by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | May 15, 2023 | Anxiety, Depression, Logotherapy, Meaning, Mental Health
President Theodore Roosevelt’s “Man in the Arena” speech is often used as motivational material – as an admonition to get out and “just do it”, or to “dare greatly”. In this episode of the podcast, Rabbi B. and I...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | May 8, 2023 | Anxiety, Depression, Logotherapy, Meaning, Mental Health, Personal Growth, Wellness
Dr. Viktor Franlk was known to be quite direct in his approach to helping people. Perhaps, some might even call his questioning to be a bit “harsh” at times. However, his results were unquestionably successful. In one of the darkest times in his...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | May 1, 2023 | Anxiety, Depression, Logotherapy, Personal Growth, Wellness
I don’t know about you, but some days I feel like STRESS should be added to the Tragic Triad to make a Tragic Square – Pain, Guilt, Suffering, and STRESS. The 4 things we will all have to deal with in our lives. This past week was particularly stressful...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Apr 24, 2023 | Anxiety, Depression, Logotherapy, Meaning, Mental Health, Military Service, Spirituality
Rabbi B., Dr. Baruch HaLevi, logotherapist, former Rabbi (once a Rabbi always a Rabbi?), and all-around good man, is someone I have the honor to have become friends with through our mutual work to share the wisdom of Logotherapy and Existential Analysis, and the...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Apr 10, 2023 | Logotherapy, Meaning, Mental Health
The more we talk about it, the more people seem to agree – there is an absence of meaning in modern life. We think something needs to be done about that. What better way to celebrate 99 episodes of The Meaning Project Podcast than with a chat with our friend,...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Mar 13, 2023 | Anxiety, Depression, Logotherapy, Meaning, Mental Health, Personal Growth, Spirituality
We talk quite a bit about the nöos, or the spirit or soul, in logotherapy. Dr. Frankl was the first theorist to suggest that humankind was more than just mind and body, but that we also had a “defiant human spirit”. In this chat with clinical social...
