by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Feb 22, 2026 | Anxiety, Depression, Logotherapy, Meaning
It’s Monday morning. You tell yourself you need to “get focused.”“Be disciplined.”“Try harder.” But what if motivation isn’t the real issue? What if the deeper problem is meaning? So often we assume that when our energy dips or our drive fades, something is wrong with...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Feb 15, 2026 | Anxiety, Depression, Logotherapy, Meaning, Mental Health, Personal Growth
I fell into a pretty deep dark hole a few weeks ago. I hinted at it here. I wrote about it, then shelved it, publishing something more “positive” for that Monday’s Mental Health and Meaning update. But then, this week, I saw a lot of my clients in...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Feb 1, 2026 | Anxiety, Depression, Logotherapy, Meaning, Mental Health, Personal Growth
I was in a pretty dark place yesterday. The world had finally gotten to me. Too much suffering. Suffering at a distance, but also suffering of those I care about and those I work with – who I also care about. So I started writing. And it came from a pretty...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Jan 25, 2026 | Anxiety, Depression, Meaning, Mental Health
As I may have mentioned, I’ve reading and listening to a lot on the current “masculinity crisis” and the near-epidemic level of young people, particularly young men, struggling to “launch” into life. From the Huberman Lab podcast with...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Jan 4, 2026 | Anxiety, Depression, Meaning, Mental Health, Personal Growth
I’ve been writing about new year goals for quite a while now. I used to write about SMART goals pretty regularly at the beginning of the year – but those quickly became to Cognitive Behavioral for me. Too rigid. Lately, in the past few years, I’ve...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Dec 22, 2025 | Anxiety, Depression, Logotherapy, Meaning, Mental Health
Why the Holidays Can Be Hard on Mental Health—and What Helps For many people, the holidays are supposed to be joyful: warm gatherings, shared meals, traditions passed down through generations. Yet every year, a quieter truth emerges in therapy offices, inboxes, and...
