by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Jan 11, 2026 | Affair Recovery, Logotherapy, Marriage, Meaning, Mental Health, Personal Growth, Relationships
Contempt. It’s a hard word to accept – it has such a strong negative connotation. It’s even harder to accept or understand when it is found in your most important and most intimate relationship. Sadly, I see it all too often in my office. ...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Jan 4, 2026 | Anxiety, Depression, Meaning, Mental Health, Personal Growth
I’ve been writing about new year goals for quite a while now. I used to write about SMART goals pretty regularly at the beginning of the year – but those quickly became to Cognitive Behavioral for me. Too rigid. Lately, in the past few years, I’ve...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Dec 28, 2025 | Logotherapy, Meaning, Mental Health
Beyond Resolutions, Noise, and the Countdown New Year’s Eve often arrives wrapped in noise—countdowns, parties, resolutions shouted into the void. And yet, for many people, this night feels quieter than expected. Beneath the celebration is something more vulnerable:...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Dec 22, 2025 | Anxiety, Depression, Logotherapy, Meaning, Mental Health
Why the Holidays Can Be Hard on Mental Health—and What Helps For many people, the holidays are supposed to be joyful: warm gatherings, shared meals, traditions passed down through generations. Yet every year, a quieter truth emerges in therapy offices, inboxes, and...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Dec 14, 2025 | Depression, Logotherapy, Meaning, Mental Health
At the time I am writing this, we still have not reached the Winter Solstice – the shortest day of the year. This day marks the slow, the very slow, return of more sunlight in our days. Warmth, light, brightness…. still months away. And, I don’t...
