by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | May 27, 2024 | Logotherapy, Management, Meaning, Mental Health, Military Service
Happy Memorial Day! More than just the traditional start to summer and a good reason to gather with friends and family for a backyard cookout, Memorial Day has a special significance to those who have served in our military. In this conversation, Dr. Dan interviews...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Nov 20, 2023 | Anxiety, Depression, Logotherapy, Meaning, Mental Health, Military Service, PTSD
This was definitely not a topic I ever intended to cover. However, when a good friend calls and says he needs your opinion for a paper he is writing – well, I decided to hit the record button to see where it went. And, in my opinion, it went pretty well. In this...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Nov 13, 2023 | Anxiety, Logotherapy, Meaning, Mental Health, Military Service, Wellness
The 12-Step industry says FEAR is “False Emotion Appearing Real”. However, for many of us FEAR, and the related emotion ANXIETY, can feel VERY REAL. Sometimes, they can be debilitating. In this episode of the podacst, Dr. B. and I discuss the modern...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Jun 19, 2023 | Anxiety, Depression, Meaning, Mental Health, Military Service, Uncategorized
Dr. Dennis Tansley is an amazing chat. He has spent most of his life serving, in some capacity, in the United States Air Force. Today he serves as a Psychologist at the VA. His story from being “a hippie in a van” to Officer Training School (OTS) to now a...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Apr 24, 2023 | Anxiety, Depression, Logotherapy, Meaning, Mental Health, Military Service, Spirituality
Rabbi B., Dr. Baruch HaLevi, logotherapist, former Rabbi (once a Rabbi always a Rabbi?), and all-around good man, is someone I have the honor to have become friends with through our mutual work to share the wisdom of Logotherapy and Existential Analysis, and the...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Feb 13, 2023 | Management, Meaning, Mental Health, Military Service, PTSD
Retirement can often lead to the dreaded “Existential Vacuum” if we are not prepared to take meaningful action after the end of the job. Navy Chief Petty Officer (Retired) Joseph Paul and I have been friends for quite a while, so we typically have quite a...
