by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Feb 28, 2021 | Anxiety, Depression, Meaning, Mental Health
If feels that way lately. A lot of people are struggling – anxiety, depression, substance abuse, marital issues, work frustrations… Oh yeah, and then there is the old pandemic, the fear of a new pandemic, whether or not to get vaccinated, political unrest,...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Feb 21, 2021 | Affair Recovery, Anxiety, Depression, Marriage, Meaning, Mental Health, Personal Growth
I never really liked that word in my counseling practice, “broken”. It would seem to indicate that we all need to be “fixed” – or, worse, maybe that we can’t be “fixed”. Perhaps “damaged” fits better in my...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Feb 14, 2021 | Anxiety, Depression, Wellness
And let me tell you, it was a doozy! I think I can recall about a half dozen or so “panic attacks” throughout my life, the first one being in college, or shortly after graduation. I put quotations around “panic attack”, because once you...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Feb 7, 2021 | Meaning, Mental Health, Personal Growth, Uncategorized
Did you catch “The Big Game” this weekend? Full disclosure, I’m writing this article well in advance of the game, so I don’t know what’s going to happen, or what DID happen, by the time you read this. But I am looking forward to...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Jan 31, 2021 | Management, Marriage, Meaning, Mental Health, Parenting, Personal Growth, Wellness, Work / Career
Are you possessed by your work? Or, another way I’ve heard this asked lately – “are you a slave to your own internal Pharaoh (or master)?” Obviously taken from a bit of Biblical reading. But the question seems to come from a lot of different...