by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Dec 26, 2021 | Anxiety, Depression, Meaning, Mental Health, Personal Growth
Unbelievable… The next time I write you, not only will it be next week, it will be NEXT YEAR! And for many of us, that means thinking of some changes we want to make next year – some of you may even call them….. “resolutions” or...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Dec 13, 2021 | Meaning, Mental Health, Personal Growth, Relationships, Wellness
Good morning! Hopefully you had the opportunity to listen to my run of logotherapy lectures over on The Meaning Project Podcast. If you did, I would love to hear what you thought of them! I hope you enjoy the next set of Logotherapy Lectures. These are more focused...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Nov 29, 2021 | Meaning, Mental Health, Personal Growth, Uncategorized
In a world where “meta” represents an altered reality aimed at re-inventing or perhaps evening replacing our current reality, somewhat like that in “Ready Player One” (GREAT book, terrifying reality), Rabbi B. and get a little meta-physical and...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Nov 22, 2021 | Meaning, Mental Health, Personal Growth
Last week I was telling you about my recent rejection, and the doors it opened. This new podcast episode is an example of that door. “Rabbi B” approached me during that time of rejection suggesting we chat about logotherapy. Here is the start of that...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Nov 1, 2021 | Meaning, Mental Health, Personal Growth, Uncategorized
My first foray into Tragic Optimism, and the story of Dr. Long. You’ll probably hear a lot of Dr. Long’s story, and others like it, in The Meaning Project, but this was my first taste of it. On Tragic Optimism – Logotherapy Lecture 5
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Oct 25, 2021 | Meaning, Mental Health, Personal Growth
One of the first papers where I start to divine out (get it?) the academic differences between religious and spiritual. You might be able to tell that prior to this work, I instinctively knew there was a difference, but I didn’t quite have the vocabulary or...
