Mental Health | Dr Daniel A Franz

The Psychology of Values: Why What You Believe Matters for Well-Being

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...

You’re Not as Depressed or as Anxious as You Think You Are – Part II; Anxiety

by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Nov 9, 2025 | Anxiety, Depression, Logotherapy, Mental Health, Personal Growth

Don’t get me wrong – depression and anxiety are VERY REAL issues in our world today. Whether physiological in nature, a symptom of modern life in a constantly quicker world, or some combination thereof, these issues are real. And sometimes, medication is...

Phoenix Revival

by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Oct 26, 2025 | Anxiety, Depression, Logotherapy, Meaning, Mental Health, Military Service

Through my journeys in the past few weeks I was recommeded to read a book – an amazing story – a story of intense trauma and revival. A story most of us can’t relate to directly, but a situation we can all recognize in our lives, in some parts. ...

A Story About Men

by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Oct 19, 2025 | Logotherapy, Meaning, Mental Health, Relationships, Wellness

I am just now descending back into “the real world” after what seems like decades away from the office. In reality, it was only two weeks – several days on a Men’s Peer Group Retreat working with plant-based medicine in the mountains of...

The Difference Between Selfish and Self-Care

by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Oct 12, 2025 | Anxiety, Depression, Logotherapy, Marriage, Mental Health, Parenting, Personal Growth, Relationships

This was an important discussion last week at my men’s retreat – what is “selfish” and what is “self-care”. From my experience, those of us who tend to ask that question may find ourselves on either end of an extreme. Some people...

When You Don’t Feel Like A Priority

by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Oct 5, 2025 | Logotherapy, Meaning, Mental Health, Parenting, Relationships

Sadly, it’s been an all-too-common theme, not feeling like #1 in your own marriage or relationship – and I hear it from both sides, both men and women, husbands and wives. That’s a tough and painful place to be, and it makes sense you’d be searching for...