by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Sep 19, 2022 | Anxiety, Depression, Logotherapy, Meaning, Mental Health, Military Service
Resiliency continues to be an important topic in our world today. The better we are at it, the more we train ourselves to be resilient in good time, the better we will “bounce back” from difficult times. Matthew Lostaglia (“like...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Sep 5, 2022 | Anxiety, Depression, Logotherapy, Meaning, Mental Health, Substance Abuse
Although the “true” end of summer is not for a few more weeks, Labor Day in the US typically marks the transition from Summer to Fall, and for many of us life changes as kids go back to school or college. Labor Day can also be a time to slow down and...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Aug 22, 2022 | Anxiety, Depression, Meaning, Mental Health, Substance Abuse
We seem to be facing an ever increasing substance use and abuse problem. But recovery is possible. In this episode, we go back to a discussion with a former client from my days in adolescent substance abuse treatment. We continue our discussion on substance abuse,...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Aug 8, 2022 | Anxiety, Depression, Meaning, Mental Health, Personal Growth, Uncategorized
We live in an age of affluence in many respects. The mass media bombard us with stimuli and we have to protect ourselves against them by filtering them, as it were. We are offered a lot of possibilities and have to make our choice among them. In short, we have to make...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Aug 1, 2022 | Anxiety, Depression, Meaning, Mental Health, Personal Growth
Again, Frankl said this in The Will to Meaning in 1969 – over 50 years ago!! Today we live in an age of crumbling and vanishing traditions. Thus, instead of new values being created by finding unique meanings, the reverse happens. Universal values are on the...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Jul 25, 2022 | Anxiety, Depression, Meaning, Mental Health, Wellness
Another one of my favorites, and one I talk about often, from The Will to Meaning: “Tension is not something to avoid unconditionally, and peace of mind, or peace of soul, is not anything to avow unconditionally. A sound amount of tension, such as that tension...
