by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Feb 23, 2020 | Affair Recovery, Marriage, Meaning, Mental Health, Parenting
Men, we’ve got a problem – many of us don’t know what it means to be a man. We know it. Our wives, girlfriends, co-workers, daughters, and female friends know it. We’ve been getting some mixed messages for a while, and it hasn’t been...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Feb 2, 2020 | Affair Recovery, Anxiety, Depression, Marriage, Meaning, Mental Health, Parenting, Personal Growth, Relationships
“But I just want to be happy – why can’t that just be easier?” That was the statement from my teenage daughter during one of “those” discussions about life, the future, responsibility, success, etc. I feel for her. It can’t...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Jan 26, 2020 | Anxiety, Depression, Grief, Marriage, Meaning, Mental Health, Parenting, Personal Growth, Relationships, Spirituality, Substance Abuse, Wellness
In our stressed-out, 80-hour work week, 5-hours of sleep per night, skip meals, work smarter not harder, hyper-connected, teched out world, we’ve recently started to hear more about “self-care” – the idea of taking time for yourself. As a...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Dec 15, 2019 | Affair Recovery, Anxiety, Depression, Marriage, Meaning, Mental Health, Parenting, Personal Growth
“The ought is the ethical directive, how our personal conscience tells us to act in response to the meaning of the moment, to make us aware that what we feel deep within us is most meaningful. If the “want” is the result of our will to meaning, it...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Nov 17, 2019 | Anxiety, Depression, Meaning, Mental Health, Parenting, Relationships
As I am finishing up writing The Meaning Centered Recovery portion of the online Substance Abuse & Recovery course on teachable.com (feel free to take a look at https://drdan.teachable.com/courses/enrolled/662861) – I have been reminded of how important...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Nov 10, 2019 | Anxiety, Depression, Meaning, Mental Health, Parenting, Uncategorized
There several common topics I discuss in my office at this time of year. The holidays are upon us. Thanksgiving will soon be here, quickly followed by “Black Friday” – the spending holiday – then several weeks of “joyful...
