by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Apr 26, 2026 | Anxiety, Depression, Logotherapy, Meaning, Mental Health, Wellness
I just got back from a Blue Zone… and for about 24 hours I was convinced I needed to change everything about my life. For those who aren’t familiar, Blue Zones are regions of the world where people tend to live longer, healthier lives—places like Okinawa, Sardinia,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
