Wellness | Dr Daniel A Franz

Why Waiting for Motivation Keeps Us Stuck

by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Mar 15, 2026 | Logotherapy, Meaning, Mental Health, Personal Growth, Wellness

I often forget, “Motivation” was actually an entire chapter in a few Psychology textbooks I had, years ago. It is it’s own entire field of study. It’s own science, in a way. It is NOT a magical fairy that will appear and shoot an “arrow...

Redefining Healthy Masculinity: Lessons from the Huberman Lab Podcast with Terry Real

by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Jan 19, 2026 | Logotherapy, Meaning, Mental Health, Relationships, Uncategorized, Wellness

“Masculinity”… I don’t even know what to write about it, what I am allowed to write, or what I shouldn’t write that might be controversial. It’s a hard enough concept to define in the past few decades, but now it seems culturally...

Your Annual Logotherapeutic Holiday Gift-Giving Guide

by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Nov 30, 2025 | Logotherapy, Meaning, Mental Health, Wellness

I’ve been writing this blog every week for somewhere around 15 years. Every year, on the Monday after Thanksgiving, I share something about holiday gift giving. I love writing this post every year. A few times, I think I actually listed gifts I thought would...

The Psychology of Values: Why What You Believe Matters for Well-Being

by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Nov 23, 2025 | Anxiety, Depression, Logotherapy, Meaning, Mental Health, Wellness

Last week, I wrote about Meaning – shocker, I know. But from that, came some great discussion in my office. I write about meaning often. I talk about meaning just about every day. I study the idea of meaning all the time. Sometimes I forget, not everybody...

The Power of Meaning: Using Logotherapy Principles to Improve Your Mental Health

by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Nov 16, 2025 | Anxiety, Depression, Logotherapy, Personal Growth, Wellness

Logotherapy—developed by Dr. Viktor Frankl—centers on one core idea: human beings can endure almost any “how” if they have a “why.” Its principles help people build meaning, resilience, and psychological flexibility. Here are practical ways to apply Logotherapy in...

You’re Not as Depressed or as Anxious as You Think You Are – Part I

by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Nov 2, 2025 | Anxiety, Depression, Logotherapy, Wellness

I’ve been saying this for a long time. Maybe you are not as depressed or anxious as you think you are. Surely, in my clinical opinion, for what it’s worth, you’re not that depressed or that anxious that you require medication. You see, when I...