by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Sep 29, 2019 | Anxiety, Depression, Meaning, Mental Health, Substance Abuse, Uncategorized
Maybe it’s because I am too involved in the substance abuse field that it seems like it is a monstrous problem – a leviathan of social issues. But then when I think of the things I am involved in – David’s Courage, and our effort to open a...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Sep 22, 2019 | Depression, Mental Health, Personal Growth, Substance Abuse
Although he wrote many times that he was not an addictions professional, Viktor Frankl was definitely on to something when he wrote about “meaninglessness” and the Existential Vacuum leading to depression, anxiety, and, yes, substance abuse and addictions....
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Sep 8, 2019 | Anxiety, Depression, Grief, Marriage, Meaning, Mental Health, Parenting, Spirituality, Wellness
To move the family or stick it out where you are? Take the new job or keep plugging away? Fight THIS battle, or let it go? Go back to school or stay in your current role? Work on the relationship, or end it? Discipline the child, or talk it out? We are faced with...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Aug 25, 2019 | Anxiety, Depression, Management, Work / Career
I recently heard that the area I live in is a top 10 manufacturing location in the country. That would seem to suggest there is a lot of money coming in to the area. In the same breath, I heard that this area rates highly in the nation in substance abuse, infant and...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Aug 11, 2019 | Anxiety, Depression, Management, Meaning, Mental Health, Work / Career
“The meaning of life, we have said, is not to be questioned but to be responded to, for we are responsible to life. It follows from this that the response should be given not in words, but in acting, by doing. Moreover, the correct response depends upon the...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Aug 4, 2019 | ADHD, Anxiety, Depression, Meaning, Mental Health, Parenting, Personal Growth
Recently, a young man won over $3,000,000 in a video game competition – that is incredible, life-changing money for him and his family. His mother credits his success to the 8 hours each day he spent playing the game over the past two years. 8 hours… Each...
