by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Aug 7, 2023 | Anxiety, Depression, Grief, Meaning, Mental Health, Personal Growth, PTSD, Spirituality, Substance Abuse
You may have heard or read about the latest project I’ve been working on – The Meaning Academy. Our goal is to continue to share the ideas and applications of Dr. Frankl, logotherapy, and all the work that has gone into this field in the past 50+ years. So...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Oct 10, 2022 | ADHD, Depression, Grief, Logotherapy, Meaning, Mental Health, Personal Growth, Uncategorized, Work / Career
Rayna Steigman is, quite possibly, THE MOST energetic and enthusiastic person I know. And definitely one of the hardest working. Not only is she a training manager and professional speaker by day, but she is also studying for her doctorate in organizational leadership...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | May 9, 2022 | Affair Recovery, Anxiety, Depression, Grief, Meaning, Mental Health, Military Service, PTSD
I often speak of turning suffering into achievement in my logotherapy work – one way to do this is by becoming more RESILIENT. Training to be more resilient will actually help you to ‘bounce back’ from difficult times, and to weather traumatic...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Mar 14, 2021 | Anxiety, Depression, Grief, Meaning, Mental Health, Personal Growth, Wellness, Work / Career
I was recommended to read Humankind: A Hopeful History by Pam Roy, co-founder of the Viktor Frankl Institute of America. The book takes a positive, and sometimes meaningful, approach to the question of human nature, and whether humankind is inherently good or evil. ...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Nov 8, 2020 | Affair Recovery, Anxiety, Depression, Grief, Meaning, Mental Health, Spirituality, Substance Abuse
Pain, Guilt, & Death – Frankl’s Tragic Triad – three factors in life we can’t escape, but we can choose how we deal with them. Fr. Richard Rohr, in Adam’s Return, writes, It is the great teacher, although none of us want to admit it. ...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Oct 25, 2020 | Anxiety, Depression, Grief, Meaning, Mental Health, Personal Growth, Uncategorized, Wellness
“Then and there he understood that he is by no means merely the product of his childhood but the architect of his present destiny.” One of the most common question I field as a psychotherapist is, “How did this event in the past affect who I am...
