Ideas on Mental Health & Meaning

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...

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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...

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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...

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The Enneagram, MBTI, and Reductionism

Rabbi B. and I discuss our favorite - perhaps most preferred - assessments for understanding personality and individual differences, and quickly dive into the dark side of assessment from a logotherapeutic perspective - the danger of reducing a person to a label,...

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The Return of Rabbi B. & more goals for 2022

After taking a break through the holidays, Rabbi B. returns to discuss plans for continued podcasting and some possible other ideas for 2022. Of course, we also find ourselves waxing philosophic on Frankl, Logotherapy, and Meaning. We've heard some good feedback on...

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Meaning Based Happiness

We live in a world that is often trying to sell us happiness. But, as Viktor Frankl writes, we cannot pursue happiness, but it must ensue from meaning based activities. Here is a list of sources of meaning based happiness from a recent group I conducted. The Meaning...

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My Words to Live By for 2022

A new year is often cause for resolutions and goal-setting. But instead, for this year, I am recommending choosing "words to live by". As promised in a Monday Morning Update a few weeks ago, here is a discussion on the words I am choosing for 2022 - Balance,...

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What Will Hold You Back?

Three days in to a new year - what have you done with it so far?  What do you plan to do with the next 360+ days? What is going to stop you from achieving those goals? I'll answer that for you - perfectionism, lack of discipline, lack of self-forgiveness, fear,...

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What’s the Word for 2022?

Unbelievable...  The next time I write you, not only will it be next week, it will be NEXT YEAR! And for many of us, that means thinking of some changes we want to make next year - some of you may even call them..... "resolutions" or "goals", perhaps you have even...

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Tips for Happy – and Meaningful – Holidays

The holiday season is upon us.  Actually, it's been here for a little while.  But, if you are anything like me, it may have crept up on you.  And now, here we are. The holidays mean different things to different people, but here are some universally helpful ideas to...

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More Logotherapy Lectures

Good morning!  Hopefully you had the opportunity to listen to my run of logotherapy lectures over on The Meaning Project Podcast.  If you did, I would love to hear what you thought of them! I hope you enjoy the next set of Logotherapy Lectures.  These are more focused...

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The Holidays – a Light in the Darkness

Rabbi B. and I got together for one more discussion before taking a break before the holiday season.  Through this discussion, we address the historic and current meaning of the holiday season.  Although the holidays are typically times of great joy - or at least that...

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