Ideas on Mental Health & Meaning
Existential Dynamics & Therapist Break-downs
We've all been having a rough few years here, haven't we? It finally caught up with me in the past few weeks and I actually missed a week of posting a podcast. The podcast was actually done and recorded, but life and work caught up with me, and had me running around...
Leading with Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
I always get a little skeptical when standard behaviors for healthy humans become buzzwords - especially when those buzzwords seem somewhat politically motivated or forced in a way that causes the concepts to lose meaning. I've been curious about the "Diversity,...
Happiness Ensues
“Don’t aim at success—the more you aim at it and make it a target, the more you are going to miss it. For success, like happiness, cannot be pursued; it must ensue, and it only does so as the unintended side-effect of one’s dedication to a cause greater than oneself...
10 Ways to Betray a Lover
No, this is not a clip from the world-famous Paul Simon song. We will not be hopping on a bus, nor dropping off the keys.... This is a real discussion on how individuals in a committed relationship break trust - and what can be done to rebuild that trust. I feel...
REAL Experts Discuss the 10 Theses
In this episode of the podcast, I had the honor to chat again with Alex Vesely, Viktor Frankl's grandson, and Pam Roy, philanthropist in all things meaningful. As I said in this podcast, I could sit and chat with these two wonderful individuals for days - but...
Frankl’s 10 Theses About the Person
Recently translated and released on ViktorFrankl.org, Dr. Frankl's "10 Theses About the Person" is considered to be "a fundamental text on Frankl's conception of the human being". You can tell about 2/3 through the podcast, that I am in way over my head on this...
On Stolen Focus
I recently finished reading Johann Hari's latest book, Stolen Focus - Why You Can't Pay Attention and How to Think Deeply Again. I found it to be well researched and informative, and perhaps a little unsettling; so I thought I would share my perspective on it with...
The Great Resignation and The Meaning of Work
Why is work important to our mental health? What is the difference between a job and a vocation? The past few years have been full of change in the work world, regardless of your occupation or vocation. In this episode of The Meaning Project, Rabbi B. and I discuss...
Blessings in the Pocket – turning tragedy into triumph
Rabbi B. and I collaborating again! In this episode of the podcast, we discuss one of the most famous anecdotes from the life of Viktor Frankl and how you can apply it to your life. When Dr. Frankl was escorted to the Nazi concentration camps of WWII, he carried one...
Finding Meaning Amidst Modern Suffering
Current events and modern times have been stressful - and it seems that the recent few weeks have really bothered some people. Rabbi B. and I thought it would be helpful to share some logotherapeutic - or even "logo-philosophical", if I can coin an new term, ideas to...
The Meaning of Love
A discussion going beyond the traditional view of "LOVE" this Valentine's Day to discuss the self-transcendent and unselfish view of love that helps us all to discover Meaning in our lives with Rabbi B. and Dr. D. Happy Valentine's Day! TMP-Ep45 - The Meaning of Love...
Deep Dive into the Enneagram and MBTI
This podcast was a lot of fun to record! Rabbi B. goes deep inside the Enneagram - what it means, how it works, how to use it to better understand yourself, and how to "defy" the negative aspects of your nature. From there, we segue into my use of the MBTI with work...