by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | May 24, 2020 | Anxiety, Depression, Meaning, Mental Health, Military Service, Personal Growth
I’ve always had a special appreciation for Memorial Day. As a kid, of course it meant the end of school and the beginning of summer. We would often have family cook-outs with my cousins, aunts, and uncles – the adults would enjoy a day of barbecuing and...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | May 17, 2020 | Anxiety, Depression, Marriage, Meaning, Mental Health
Pain, Guilt, Death – we can’t escape them. They are as much a part of human life as breathing. In Logotherapy, they are considered the “Tragic Triad” – those forms of suffering that are inescapable in our human existence. Many people...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | May 10, 2020 | Anxiety, Depression, Marriage, Meaning, Mental Health
“Freedom is in danger of degenerating into mere arbitrariness unless it is lived in terms of responsibleness. That is why I recommend that the Statue of Liberty on the East Coast be supplemented by a Statue of Responsibility on the West Coast.” – Viktor Frankl...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | May 3, 2020 | Anxiety, Depression, Grief, Marriage, Mental Health, Parenting, Personal Growth, Relationships
You may have heard me say this before, but “normal” is not a point along a spectrum with a defined set of criteria. No, “normal” is the spectrum itself. There is a wide range of “normal” that is considered to be within acceptable...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Apr 26, 2020 | Anxiety, Depression, Grief, Meaning, Mental Health, Personal Growth
Many times in my reading, I find an author who expands on my thoughts or ideas in a much more powerful way than I ever could. That happened this morning, so I thought I would share it with you – it’s similar to what I have been writing about throughout...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Apr 19, 2020 | Anxiety, Depression, Marriage, Meaning, Mental Health, Parenting
I don’t know about you, but it’s hard to be the most loving husband and father after being in the same house nearly 24-hours a day for the past several weeks. This is a trying time – a fascinating one if you let it be – but a difficult one for...
