by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Aug 22, 2022 | Anxiety, Depression, Meaning, Mental Health, Substance Abuse
We seem to be facing an ever increasing substance use and abuse problem. But recovery is possible. In this episode, we go back to a discussion with a former client from my days in adolescent substance abuse treatment. We continue our discussion on substance abuse,...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Aug 15, 2022 | Anxiety, Meaning, Mental Health, Personal Growth, PTSD, Uncategorized, Wellness
That’s right, The Meaning Project Podcast is BACK!!! It seems like we have been an experiencing increasing rates of anxiety and trauma, post-COVID. A recent statistic I read suggests “90% of people will face some kind of trauma in their life.” In...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Aug 8, 2022 | Anxiety, Depression, Meaning, Mental Health, Personal Growth, Uncategorized
We live in an age of affluence in many respects. The mass media bombard us with stimuli and we have to protect ourselves against them by filtering them, as it were. We are offered a lot of possibilities and have to make our choice among them. In short, we have to make...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Aug 1, 2022 | Anxiety, Depression, Meaning, Mental Health, Personal Growth
Again, Frankl said this in The Will to Meaning in 1969 – over 50 years ago!! Today we live in an age of crumbling and vanishing traditions. Thus, instead of new values being created by finding unique meanings, the reverse happens. Universal values are on the...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Jul 25, 2022 | Anxiety, Depression, Meaning, Mental Health, Wellness
Another one of my favorites, and one I talk about often, from The Will to Meaning: “Tension is not something to avoid unconditionally, and peace of mind, or peace of soul, is not anything to avow unconditionally. A sound amount of tension, such as that tension...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Jul 18, 2022 | Depression, Meaning, Mental Health, Personal Growth, Uncategorized
In the 1969 book The Will to Meaning, Dr. Frankl discusses his views on using medication to treat “endogenous”, or physically manifested, depression, suggesting that in some situations, medication or even ECT, electroconvulsive therapy, might be warranted....
