by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | May 16, 2021 | Anxiety, Depression, Marriage, Meaning, Mental Health, Wellness
You cannot chase happiness. But if you seek meaning in your life, in your work, in your relationships, you might just find yourself being happy, and maybe even successful. “Don’t aim at success — the more you aim at it and make it a target, the more you are going to...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Mar 7, 2021 | Affair Recovery, Marriage, Meaning, Mental Health, Relationships
Look, I didn’t name it, but I am using it. Relish is a new – or at least new to me – “Relationship Coaching and Self-Care App”, recommended to me by someone in my office. So far, I kind of like it. It’s got quite a few of the tools...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Feb 21, 2021 | Affair Recovery, Anxiety, Depression, Marriage, Meaning, Mental Health, Personal Growth
I never really liked that word in my counseling practice, “broken”. It would seem to indicate that we all need to be “fixed” – or, worse, maybe that we can’t be “fixed”. Perhaps “damaged” fits better in my...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Jan 31, 2021 | Management, Marriage, Meaning, Mental Health, Parenting, Personal Growth, Wellness, Work / Career
Are you possessed by your work? Or, another way I’ve heard this asked lately – “are you a slave to your own internal Pharaoh (or master)?” Obviously taken from a bit of Biblical reading. But the question seems to come from a lot of different...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Dec 27, 2020 | Marriage, Meaning, Mental Health, Parenting, Personal Growth, Wellness
Usually, around this time of year, I write about resolutions, SMART goals (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-Based), or Meaningful ideas for the New Year. Sometimes I discuss taking the “suffering” of the previous year and using it to...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Dec 13, 2020 | Marriage, Meaning, Mental Health, Parenting
Now, if you grew up in the 1990’s, that question may have brought a vision of two sharply dressed gentlemen bobbing their heads, and you answered the question with, “Baby, don’t hurt me…” And if you didn’t grow up in the...
