by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Jan 15, 2024 | Anxiety, Depression, Logotherapy, Meaning, Mental Health, Personal Growth, Relationships, Spirituality
The University of Michigan just won the National Championship in football behind their start quarterback, JJ McCarthy. JJ is a great football player in a world of great football players – 100’s of them playing in the NCAA. But what set him apart recently,...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Jan 8, 2024 | Anxiety, Depression, Logotherapy, Meaning, Mental Health, Substance Abuse
I’ve been reading a lot lately about the history of alcohol, cannabis, and other drugs – like the psychedelics ergot, psylocibin, & LSD – and their impact on the formation of modern civilization and the religions of today. Interesting, but heavy...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Jan 1, 2024 | Anxiety, Depression, Logotherapy, MBTI Certified, Meaning, Mental Health, Parenting, Personal Growth, Relationships, Spirituality, Wellness, Work / Career
Happy New Year!! New Year, NEW YOU, Right?!?! WRONG!!! You know we don’t subscribe to that nonsense here at The Meaning Project or at The Viktor Frankl Meaning Academy. What about, new year, TRUE YOU? Or, there are a multitude of ways to use the beginning of a...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Dec 25, 2023 | Logotherapy, Meaning, Mental Health
I was thinking about this the other day – what if we took “Merry Christmas” with us into the new year? What if we saw people’s genuine kindness and well-wishing in those words, rather than being offended they did not know our exact preference?...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Dec 18, 2023 | Anxiety, Depression, Logotherapy, Meaning, Mental Health, Parenting
Why do we do what we do during the holiday season? How do we choose where to spend our time and energy – what do we do with the resources we are given? Dr. Frankl wrote on the idea of ‘traditions’ – suggesting that traditions are diminishing...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Dec 11, 2023 | Anxiety, Depression, Logotherapy, Meaning, Mental Health, Parenting, Wellness
What is the Meaning behind different celebrations during this time of year? Why do we celebrate different Christmas or Chanukkah traditions? What about other spiritual or cultural traditions today, or throughout history? In this episode of the podcast, my good friend...
