by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Oct 19, 2026 | Anxiety, Depression, Logotherapy, Meaning, Mental Health
Somewhere along the way, we seem to have developed the expectation that every difficult experience should teach us something. A relationship ends, and we’re encouraged to look for the lesson. We lose a job, experience a disappointment, struggle with our health,...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Oct 11, 2026 | Anxiety, Depression, Logotherapy, Marriage, Personal Growth
I recently returned from a men’s retreat at southern Colorado’s Joyful Journey’s Retreat Center with a group of men I’ve come to know through Men’s Peer Groups. I’ve been part of a Men’s Peer Group for a couple of years now,...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Oct 5, 2026 | Anxiety, Depression, Logotherapy, Personal Growth
Whew… what a week. I’m sorry I didn’t get this post out yesterday, like I usually do. I’ve been away in Colorado for a retreat with my Men’s Peer Group – https://menspeergroups.com/ The past few days have been inspiring,...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Sep 20, 2026 | Anxiety, Depression, Logotherapy, Wellness
I’ve been reading a book recently called Don’t Believe Everything You Think by Joseph Nguyen, and the title alone contains some pretty good psychological advice. We tend to give our thoughts tremendous authority. What if something goes wrong? What if they...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Aug 23, 2026 | Anxiety, Depression, Logotherapy, Meaning, Mental Health, Parenting, Personal Growth, Wellness
One of the questions I’ve been thinking about lately is deceptively simple: Who are you becoming? We spend a tremendous amount of time thinking about what we need to do. We make to-do lists, set goals, plan vacations, build careers, save for retirement, and...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Aug 16, 2026 | Anxiety, Depression, Logotherapy, Meaning, Mental Health, Personal Growth
This weekend, our house was full again. This time it wasn’t Franztoberfest. It was another annual tradition—our fantasy football draft with a group of my college fraternity brothers. We’ve been doing this for 24 years. Twenty-four years. At some point this...
