by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | May 15, 2023 | Anxiety, Depression, Logotherapy, Meaning, Mental Health
President Theodore Roosevelt’s “Man in the Arena” speech is often used as motivational material – as an admonition to get out and “just do it”, or to “dare greatly”. In this episode of the podcast, Rabbi B. and I...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | May 8, 2023 | Anxiety, Depression, Logotherapy, Meaning, Mental Health, Personal Growth, Wellness
Dr. Viktor Franlk was known to be quite direct in his approach to helping people. Perhaps, some might even call his questioning to be a bit “harsh” at times. However, his results were unquestionably successful. In one of the darkest times in his...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | May 1, 2023 | Anxiety, Depression, Logotherapy, Personal Growth, Wellness
I don’t know about you, but some days I feel like STRESS should be added to the Tragic Triad to make a Tragic Square – Pain, Guilt, Suffering, and STRESS. The 4 things we will all have to deal with in our lives. This past week was particularly stressful...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Apr 24, 2023 | Anxiety, Depression, Logotherapy, Meaning, Mental Health, Military Service, Spirituality
Rabbi B., Dr. Baruch HaLevi, logotherapist, former Rabbi (once a Rabbi always a Rabbi?), and all-around good man, is someone I have the honor to have become friends with through our mutual work to share the wisdom of Logotherapy and Existential Analysis, and the...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Apr 17, 2023 | Anxiety, Depression, Meaning, Mental Health, Personal Growth, Wellness
From what I’ve read, most podcasts don’t make it past 10 episodes. And a large percentage aren’t sharing weekly content. Thank you for giving me this opportunity – and the motivation and encouragement to go with it – in order to continue...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Apr 3, 2023 | Anxiety, Depression, Meaning, Mental Health, Work / Career
There are three areas in life in which we can discover meaning – our creative values, our experiential values, and our attitudinal values. Terry Fossum lives a truly meaningful life. He’s creative – you can see that in his storytelling and ideas in...