by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Oct 27, 2019 | Affair Recovery, Depression, Marriage, Meaning, Mental Health, Parenting, Personal Growth
Forgiveness is the intentional and voluntary process by which a victim undergoes a change in feelings and attitude regarding an offense, lets go of negative emotions such as vengefulness, forswears recompense from or punishment of the offender, however legally or...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Oct 13, 2019 | Marriage, Mental Health, Personal Growth, Relationships, Uncategorized
“Trust is not just some vague quality that grows between two people …it is the specific state that exists when you are both willing to change your own behavior to benefit your partner while on the other hand, distrust is when you don’t have faith in your...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Sep 22, 2019 | Depression, Mental Health, Personal Growth, Substance Abuse
Although he wrote many times that he was not an addictions professional, Viktor Frankl was definitely on to something when he wrote about “meaninglessness” and the Existential Vacuum leading to depression, anxiety, and, yes, substance abuse and addictions....
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Aug 4, 2019 | ADHD, Anxiety, Depression, Meaning, Mental Health, Parenting, Personal Growth
Recently, a young man won over $3,000,000 in a video game competition – that is incredible, life-changing money for him and his family. His mother credits his success to the 8 hours each day he spent playing the game over the past two years. 8 hours… Each...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Jul 28, 2019 | Meaning, Mental Health, Personal Growth
Youth has many advantages over old age: It contains the seed of it’s own future. But one thing youth never has: the collected harvest of a mature life. Elisabeth Lukas People may be forsaken, lonely, the loneliness depresses them, and yet there is a...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Jul 7, 2019 | Anxiety, Depression, Meaning, Mental Health, Personal Growth
A few weeks ago, I wrote about the Logotherapy concept “noö-dynamics” – the idea that the human spirit calls us to grow and evolve, to become more than we are; even though there are times that our minds, our bodies, maybe even modern society, tells us to seek...