by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Dec 28, 2025 | Logotherapy, Meaning, Mental Health
Beyond Resolutions, Noise, and the Countdown New Year’s Eve often arrives wrapped in noise—countdowns, parties, resolutions shouted into the void. And yet, for many people, this night feels quieter than expected. Beneath the celebration is something more vulnerable:...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Dec 22, 2025 | Anxiety, Depression, Logotherapy, Meaning, Mental Health
Why the Holidays Can Be Hard on Mental Health—and What Helps For many people, the holidays are supposed to be joyful: warm gatherings, shared meals, traditions passed down through generations. Yet every year, a quieter truth emerges in therapy offices, inboxes, and...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Dec 14, 2025 | Depression, Logotherapy, Meaning, Mental Health
At the time I am writing this, we still have not reached the Winter Solstice – the shortest day of the year. This day marks the slow, the very slow, return of more sunlight in our days. Warmth, light, brightness…. still months away. And, I don’t...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Dec 7, 2025 | Anxiety, Depression, Logotherapy, Meaning, Mental Health, Personal Growth
Why We Become So Nostalgic During the Holidays Every year, right on schedule, it happens. It usually starts in my office just a few days before Halloween – if I am conscious enough to start asking the right questions. But, for most of us, it starts less...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Nov 30, 2025 | Logotherapy, Meaning, Mental Health, Wellness
I’ve been writing this blog every week for somewhere around 15 years. Every year, on the Monday after Thanksgiving, I share something about holiday gift giving. I love writing this post every year. A few times, I think I actually listed gifts I thought would...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Nov 23, 2025 | Anxiety, Depression, Logotherapy, Meaning, Mental Health, Wellness
Last week, I wrote about Meaning – shocker, I know. But from that, came some great discussion in my office. I write about meaning often. I talk about meaning just about every day. I study the idea of meaning all the time. Sometimes I forget, not everybody...
