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...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Jul 19, 2020 | Anxiety, Depression, Grief, Marriage, Meaning, Mental Health, Parenting, Personal Growth, Relationships, Spirituality
I’m sure you’ve been feeling it. Something hasn’t been “right” for a quite a while. It get’s a little better. Then it gets a lot worse. Then maybe it gets better again. Part of it is just life. Part of it is some seriously...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | May 31, 2020 | Affair Recovery, Anxiety, Depression, Management, Marriage, Meaning, Mental Health, Parenting, Personal Growth, Wellness
Psychotherapy, counseling, and coaching are not always about working with anxiety, depression, and the labels of other mental health issues. My work week is filled with helping people make decisions – we explore a lot of questions in my office (and on Zoom now)....
