by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Nov 3, 2019 | Anxiety, Depression, Meaning, Mental Health, Personal Growth
I don’t know how I’ve never heard of this book until now. It was published over 25 years ago, and I just became familiar with it thanks to a logotherapy conference earlier this year, and the endocrinologist who recommended it. For me, it is one of those...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Oct 27, 2019 | Affair Recovery, Depression, Marriage, Meaning, Mental Health, Parenting, Personal Growth
Forgiveness is the intentional and voluntary process by which a victim undergoes a change in feelings and attitude regarding an offense, lets go of negative emotions such as vengefulness, forswears recompense from or punishment of the offender, however legally or...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Oct 13, 2019 | Marriage, Mental Health, Personal Growth, Relationships, Uncategorized
“Trust is not just some vague quality that grows between two people …it is the specific state that exists when you are both willing to change your own behavior to benefit your partner while on the other hand, distrust is when you don’t have faith in your...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Oct 6, 2019 | Anxiety, Depression, Grief, Marriage, Meaning, Mental Health
I’ve been having this one idea present itself in different ways, almost every day, for the past few weeks. I’ve been reading (skimming) a couple of books – Franciscan priest Richard Rohr, business guru and Patrick Lencioni, and Viktor Frankl’s...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Sep 29, 2019 | Anxiety, Depression, Meaning, Mental Health, Substance Abuse, Uncategorized
Maybe it’s because I am too involved in the substance abuse field that it seems like it is a monstrous problem – a leviathan of social issues. But then when I think of the things I am involved in – David’s Courage, and our effort to open a...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Sep 22, 2019 | Depression, Mental Health, Personal Growth, Substance Abuse
Although he wrote many times that he was not an addictions professional, Viktor Frankl was definitely on to something when he wrote about “meaninglessness” and the Existential Vacuum leading to depression, anxiety, and, yes, substance abuse and addictions....
