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...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Jun 30, 2019 | Anxiety, Depression, Management, Meaning, Personal Growth
“We live in a society in which we are terrified to fail… and it is killing us.” – Dr. Leonard Wisneski, Interim Director of the Integrative Health Policy Consortium. Our fear of failure is harmful. Even deadly. We are stressing ourselves to the point of...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Jun 23, 2019 | Anxiety, Depression, Meaning, Mental Health, Personal Growth, PTSD
Resilience is the ability to “bounce back” after a difficult life event – whether it is the death of a loved one, job loss, natural disaster, or mental, emotional, physical, or sexual trauma. We will all face difficulties in life, many of us will...
