Ideas on Mental Health & Meaning
You Need a “BIGGER WHY”
In this conversation, Dr. Dan and Dr. B discuss the question 'What am I?' and explore the concept of self-transcendence. They emphasize the importance of going beyond labels and focusing on the deeper aspects of our existence. They also discuss the alignment of mind,...
More Meaning from The Doctor and the Soul
If you've been reading this weekly update for very long, you know I loooooooooooove Dr. Frankl's great book, The Doctor and the Soul. So, I decided to share more of my reading with you via podcast and or video: Podcast: TMP-Ep147 - More Meaning from The Doctor and...
Meaningful Parenting
The conversation explores the challenges and history of adolescent treatment, the impact of past treatment practices, and the need for change in the education system. Dr. Dan & Dr. B. discuss the importance of honoring the individuality and wild nature of boys, as...
Psychological Anxiety or Spiritual Distress? A Return to Self.
In this episode, Dr. Dan and Dr. B discuss the importance of personal connection and community in finding meaning and purpose in life. They highlight the impact of the Victor Frankl Meaning Academy and the role it plays in providing a supportive and nurturing...
Where is Smoky the Bear? Have We Just Given Up on Prevention?
I was being a dutiful father, standing in line at the local supermarket pharmacy, patiently - maybe impatiently - waiting for my daughter's prescriptions to help her recovery after having her wisdom teeth removed. I know it couldn't have been a fun procedure, so...
The Human Spirit – Beyond the Mind-Body Connection; “Be a Spiritual Mutt”
As you may know, Logotherapy was the first major theory of psychology to go beyond the mind and body to discuss and analyze the human "spirit" - that part of us that houses our tool box of resilience, that is our uniqueness, our singularity. That construct that...
How I Use the Psychology of Meaning in My Life
"Meaning" - I talk about it every day. Most days, I listen to others struggling with "Meaning" in their life, and I offer ways to help them heal, grow, improve, become, and discover meaning. Some days, I even have to use it myself. Lately, I've been using it a lot,...
Solutions to Nihilism & The End of the World
The world is "going to hell in a hand-basket", or some say. What can we do about it? Dr. Baruch HaLevi and I have some ideas on how YOU can have a positive impact in these changes time. TMP-Ep141 - Solutions to Nihilism & The End of the World Dr. D. & Dr. B....
Notes from the Clinical Week
Almost 30 years... I did the math just the other day. I've been working in the mental health field, helping people, for almost 30 years now. Most of those years, I've worked as a psychotherapist with licenses in general mental health and addictions. In that time, I've...
What’s Up with Travis Kelce & Taylor Swift?
Pop culture reflects real life - in some ways. And real life, healthy real life, is a long-standing tradition of archetypes, beliefs, and values. It is a balance of yin & yang, order & chaos, masculine and feminine. Until it is out of balance. And for some...
What Do You Do When You Don’t Know What to Do Anymore?
What do you do when you don't know what to do? How do you keep going, when you don't feel like going on? How do you pick yourself up after you fall down? What happens when you feel like giving up? I. Don't. Know. At least, I sure didn't feel like I did. I was feeling...
A Passionate Pursuit of Purpose
Shiraz Siddique is the author of Well Done: A Passionate Pursuit of Purpose and the founder of CBHN - the Christian Business Harvest Network - but he's also just a fun man to chat with. And with you chat with you, you can hear that passion and feel that he has found...