by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Dec 13, 2020 | Marriage, Meaning, Mental Health, Parenting
Now, if you grew up in the 1990’s, that question may have brought a vision of two sharply dressed gentlemen bobbing their heads, and you answered the question with, “Baby, don’t hurt me…” And if you didn’t grow up in the...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Nov 16, 2020 | Management, Marriage, Meaning, Mental Health, Parenting, Personal Growth, Wellness, Work / Career
Leaders are those people around you who choose to take charge, but do so in a tactful, respectful manner, They are self-aware and recognize their own biases and how they affect others. They choose responsibly and act with integrity. They aim to make those around...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Oct 4, 2020 | Marriage, Meaning, Mental Health, Parenting
In last week’s podcast, I discussed Parenting for Meaning and Family Dynamics – topics that seem to be quite pertinent in our times today, or at least in my clinical work, they have been. Dr. Elisabeth Lukas, a student of Frankl’s, shares these...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Sep 20, 2020 | Affair Recovery, Anxiety, Depression, Grief, Marriage, Meaning, Mental Health, Parenting, Personal Growth, Podcast, PTSD, Relationships
I fell on this while research a speech I am preparing – I forgot how profound the work of my dear Professor, Dr. Ann V. Graber, can be. You can here Alex Vesely and I swoon over her work a bit in last week’s podcast. Alex is the grandson of Viktor...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Aug 16, 2020 | Affair Recovery, Anxiety, Depression, Marriage, Meaning, Mental Health, Parenting, Personal Growth, Relationships
“Grace” is a word I use a lot in my office. I can’t take credit for it. The idea was shared with me long ago by a good friend – another therapist. Over the years, I’ve added a bit to what he told me about it – as you might guess,...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Aug 9, 2020 | Anxiety, Depression, Marriage, Meaning, Mental Health, Parenting, Relationships
“The beginning of love is the will to let those we love be perfectly themselves, the resolution not to twist them to fit our own image. If in loving them we do not love what they are, but only their potential likeness to ourselves, then we do not love them: we only...
