by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Sep 27, 2020 | Affair Recovery, Depression, Grief, Marriage, Meaning, Mental Health, Personal Growth, Uncategorized
In last week’s podcast, I talked about Viktor Frankl’s idea of “Tragic Optimism” – that is, optimism “in spite of” the suffering in the world, the suffering brought on by pain, guilt, and death. We don’t have to look too...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Sep 20, 2020 | Affair Recovery, Anxiety, Depression, Grief, Marriage, Meaning, Mental Health, Parenting, Personal Growth, Podcast, PTSD, Relationships
I fell on this while research a speech I am preparing – I forgot how profound the work of my dear Professor, Dr. Ann V. Graber, can be. You can here Alex Vesely and I swoon over her work a bit in last week’s podcast. Alex is the grandson of Viktor...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Sep 13, 2020 | Affair Recovery, Depression, Marriage, Meaning, Mental Health, Personal Growth, Substance Abuse, Wellness, Work / Career
This is, perhaps, is one of my favorite stories from any of Viktor Frankl’s books. I remember tearing up a bit the first time I read it – the idea of “responsible action” in the face of such consequences was quite overwhelming. But I think it...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Sep 6, 2020 | Anxiety, Depression, Meaning, Mental Health, Military Service, PTSD
If you listened to last week’s podcast with Crystal Whitlow, you know that EMDR – Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing – is one of the newest and most effect treatments for “Big T” and “Little T” trauma, as well as...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Aug 30, 2020 | Anxiety, Depression, Marriage, Mental Health, Personal Growth, PTSD, Substance Abuse
In last week’s podcast, my discussion with Dan Hostetler on how he is using Logotherapy at Above and Beyond Family Recovery Center, we briefly discussed how Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) is used there as well. REBT is an excellent technique –...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Aug 23, 2020 | Anxiety, Depression, Management, Marriage, MBTI Certified, Meaning, Mental Health, Personal Growth
Stretching improves muscle flexibility, relieves tension, improves exercise, and is just overall pretty good for you. I’m going to assume most people know that, even if we all don’t practice it as much as we should. Just a simple few moments to stand up...
