by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Dec 6, 2020 | Anxiety, Depression, Meaning, Mental Health, Personal Growth, Uncategorized
I’m sure I’ve shared this many times, but it strikes me as an obvious idea when it comes to having a “Happy” holiday season: “Happiness cannot be pursued, it must ensue. One must have a reason to ‘be happy’. Once the reason...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Nov 29, 2020 | Meaning, Mental Health, Personal Growth
In this “unprecedented” time, maybe we look to celebrate an “unprecedented” holiday season. As I wrote last week – we get to choose. As much as I try not avoid the materialistic culture that surrounds the Christmas and the holiday...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Nov 22, 2020 | Meaning, Mental Health, Personal Growth
Thanksgiving has always been one of my favorite holidays – short work week, a day of eating great food with family and friends, football, and then a long weekend before entering into the Christmas Season. But this year is different. There are a lot of things...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Nov 16, 2020 | Management, Marriage, Meaning, Mental Health, Parenting, Personal Growth, Wellness, Work / Career
Leaders are those people around you who choose to take charge, but do so in a tactful, respectful manner, They are self-aware and recognize their own biases and how they affect others. They choose responsibly and act with integrity. They aim to make those around...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Nov 8, 2020 | Affair Recovery, Anxiety, Depression, Grief, Meaning, Mental Health, Spirituality, Substance Abuse
Pain, Guilt, & Death – Frankl’s Tragic Triad – three factors in life we can’t escape, but we can choose how we deal with them. Fr. Richard Rohr, in Adam’s Return, writes, It is the great teacher, although none of us want to admit it. ...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Nov 1, 2020 | Anxiety, Depression, Meaning, Mental Health, Personal Growth
As you may know, I’ve been digging deeper into Johann Hari’s Lost Connections in the past few weeks. I love his work – but this one is just depressing… At least the beginning of it is. I found myself feeling quite hopeless as I read through...
