by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Aug 7, 2023 | Anxiety, Depression, Grief, Meaning, Mental Health, Personal Growth, PTSD, Spirituality, Substance Abuse
You may have heard or read about the latest project I’ve been working on – The Meaning Academy. Our goal is to continue to share the ideas and applications of Dr. Frankl, logotherapy, and all the work that has gone into this field in the past 50+ years. So...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Mar 20, 2023 | Meaning, Mental Health, Substance Abuse
Part of my clinical work for the past 20 years has been incorporating mental health and logotherapy into theories and practice of substance abuse treatment. This has brought me close to the corrections industry – sometimes more commonly thought of as...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Sep 5, 2022 | Anxiety, Depression, Logotherapy, Meaning, Mental Health, Substance Abuse
Although the “true” end of summer is not for a few more weeks, Labor Day in the US typically marks the transition from Summer to Fall, and for many of us life changes as kids go back to school or college. Labor Day can also be a time to slow down and...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Aug 22, 2022 | Anxiety, Depression, Meaning, Mental Health, Substance Abuse
We seem to be facing an ever increasing substance use and abuse problem. But recovery is possible. In this episode, we go back to a discussion with a former client from my days in adolescent substance abuse treatment. We continue our discussion on substance abuse,...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Feb 21, 2022 | Anxiety, Depression, Meaning, Mental Health, Personal Growth, Substance Abuse, Wellness
Current events and modern times have been stressful – and it seems that the recent few weeks have really bothered some people. Rabbi B. and I thought it would be helpful to share some logotherapeutic – or even “logo-philosophical”, if I can...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Jun 6, 2021 | Anxiety, Depression, Substance Abuse
What is the nature of substance use? When does it become substance abuse? Why?...
