by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Dec 18, 2023 | Anxiety, Depression, Logotherapy, Meaning, Mental Health, Parenting
Why do we do what we do during the holiday season? How do we choose where to spend our time and energy – what do we do with the resources we are given? Dr. Frankl wrote on the idea of ‘traditions’ – suggesting that traditions are diminishing...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Dec 11, 2023 | Anxiety, Depression, Logotherapy, Meaning, Mental Health, Parenting, Wellness
What is the Meaning behind different celebrations during this time of year? Why do we celebrate different Christmas or Chanukkah traditions? What about other spiritual or cultural traditions today, or throughout history? In this episode of the podcast, my good friend...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Nov 6, 2023 | Anxiety, Depression, Logotherapy, Meaning, Mental Health, Parenting, Personal Growth, Relationships, Substance Abuse
It’s that time of the year again! The time when many of us clinicians get early morning calls to reschedule or cancel appointments due to “cold”, “flu”, or “feeling terrible”, and we graciously accept so that we may keep those...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Jan 9, 2023 | Logotherapy, Meaning, Mental Health, Parenting, Wellness
Dr. Xu Simon is smart. Being that she works in the Boston area, you could say she is “wicked smaaht”. She earned her BA in Biochemistry from Rice University and, in 2008, completed her PhD in Biophysical Chemistry and Molecular Structure at MIT. After...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Nov 21, 2022 | Anxiety, Depression, Logotherapy, Meaning, Mental Health, Parenting, Personal Growth
I had a wonderful opportunity this week to speak to one our podcast listeners, and a group of parents she has been working with for the past few years. We had a great discussion about the similarities and differences in parenting young adults in Canada and the US...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Jan 10, 2022 | Management, Marriage, Meaning, Mental Health, Parenting, Personal Growth, Relationships, Spirituality, Work / Career
A new year is often cause for resolutions and goal-setting. But instead, for this year, I am recommending choosing “words to live by”. As promised in a Monday Morning Update a few weeks ago, here is a discussion on the words I am choosing for 2022 –...
