by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Jul 23, 2018 | Affair Recovery, Anxiety, Depression, Grief, Marriage, Meaning, Mental Health
“The most important things are often the hardest to say, because words diminish them.” – Stephen King But it is still important to try. “I’m sorry.” “I forgive you.” “I love you.” “You hurt me.”...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Jul 15, 2018 | Marriage, Meaning, Relationships
Successful, healthy, relationships and marriages are built on a foundation of trust. Without trust, we see relationships crumble under the weight of fear, anxiety, and contempt. Trust is fairly easy to build in the early stages of a relationship, and simple, in...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Jul 8, 2018 | Grief, Meaning
As I sat and listened to people share their fond memories, as I looked at the sea of individuals seated in rows for the service and remembered the overwhelming flow of people coming to pay their respects at the visitation the night before, I couldn’t help but...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Jun 24, 2018 | Grief, Meaning, Mental Health
“Humor was another of the soul’s weapons in the fight for self-preservation. It is well known that humor, more than anything else in the human make-up, can afford an aloofness and an ability to rise above any situation.” Pain, guilt, death. Frankl’s...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | May 13, 2018 | Anxiety, Depression, Grief, Marriage, Meaning, Mental Health
“LIFE IS SUFFERING. THAT’S CLEAR. There is no more basic, irrefutable truth.” Ouch, that hurts… This is the start of “Rule 7” from Jordan B. Peterson’s 12 Rules for Life : An Antidote for Chaos. I didn’t expect him to...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | May 6, 2018 | Anxiety, Depression, Grief, Meaning, Mental Health, Personal Growth
Last week I had the privilege of spending time with some great people from all over the world as part of our graduation ceremonies. I renewed my friendship with Alain, an exuberant and gentle soul who works as a hospital chaplain in Missouri, as well as a US Army...
