by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | May 3, 2020 | Anxiety, Depression, Grief, Marriage, Mental Health, Parenting, Personal Growth, Relationships
You may have heard me say this before, but “normal” is not a point along a spectrum with a defined set of criteria. No, “normal” is the spectrum itself. There is a wide range of “normal” that is considered to be within acceptable...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Apr 12, 2020 | Anxiety, Depression, Marriage, Meaning, Mental Health, Parenting, Personal Growth, Relationships, Wellness
When this is all over – when the world returns to “normal”, or the new normal it will be, Who will you be? Many of you may have just celebrated the holiday of Easter, a holiday of rebirth and resurrection – with a season of preparation and...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Feb 16, 2020 | Affair Recovery, Marriage, Meaning, Mental Health, Relationships
Hopefully your Valentine’s Day last week was an enjoyable one – maybe you enjoyed a nice dinner out and some connecting conversation, or perhaps a quiet evening and home and some closeness. But if not, if Valentine’s Day was a source of relationship...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Feb 9, 2020 | Affair Recovery, Anxiety, Depression, Management, Marriage, Meaning, Mental Health, Personal Growth, Relationships, Substance Abuse, Wellness
“Man is a being in search of Meaning.” – Viktor Frankl So how do we find meaning in our lives? The simple “How To Guide”: We can discover this meaning in life in three different ways: (1) by creating a work or doing a deed; (2) by...
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...
