Anxiety | Dr Daniel A Franz

From Grumbling to Gratitude

by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Nov 24, 2019 | Anxiety, Depression, Meaning, Mental Health, Relationships

Gratitude – the practice of reminding ourselves what we have, what we experience, to be grateful for, is a key component to psychological health and mental well being. This is the perfect time of year to practice Gratitude. Not only as we celebrate...

Striving, Substance Use, & The Holidays Part 2

by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Nov 17, 2019 | Anxiety, Depression, Meaning, Mental Health, Parenting, Relationships

As I am finishing up writing The Meaning Centered Recovery portion of the online Substance Abuse & Recovery course on teachable.com (feel free to take a look at https://drdan.teachable.com/courses/enrolled/662861) – I have been reminded of how important...

Return of the Holidays – Part 1

by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Nov 10, 2019 | Anxiety, Depression, Meaning, Mental Health, Parenting, Uncategorized

There several common topics I discuss in my office at this time of year. The holidays are upon us. Thanksgiving will soon be here, quickly followed by “Black Friday” – the spending holiday – then several weeks of “joyful...

Wisdom from The Alchemist

by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Nov 3, 2019 | Anxiety, Depression, Meaning, Mental Health, Personal Growth

I don’t know how I’ve never heard of this book until now. It was published over 25 years ago, and I just became familiar with it thanks to a logotherapy conference earlier this year, and the endocrinologist who recommended it. For me, it is one of those...

The Oneness of Meaning

by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Oct 6, 2019 | Anxiety, Depression, Grief, Marriage, Meaning, Mental Health

I’ve been having this one idea present itself in different ways, almost every day, for the past few weeks. I’ve been reading (skimming) a couple of books – Franciscan priest Richard Rohr, business guru and Patrick Lencioni, and Viktor Frankl’s...

This @#$% Substance Abuse Problem

by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Sep 29, 2019 | Anxiety, Depression, Meaning, Mental Health, Substance Abuse, Uncategorized

Maybe it’s because I am too involved in the substance abuse field that it seems like it is a monstrous problem – a leviathan of social issues. But then when I think of the things I am involved in – David’s Courage, and our effort to open a...