The Meaning Project

The Meaning Project

Hosted by: Dr. Daniel A. Franz

The Meaning Project - the intersection of Mental Health and Meaning. In this podcast, Dr. Daniel A Franz, speaker, consultant, and psychotherapist, discusses the art and science behind forms of organizational health,...

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TMP-Ep53 - Mental Health and the Psychology of Meaning on "Normalize It!"

This is a LinkedIn Live show with Cam Beaudoin of Accelerated Accessibility. In this stream, Cam and I talk about the nature of Mental Health and Meaning as it relates to today's post-pandemic (hopefully!) workplace...
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TMP-Ep52 - Gottman's 10 Ways to Betray a Lover (w/ Rabbi B.!)

Sexual infidelity is often considered to be a 'deal breaker' in committed relationships. It is something I work with often in my clinical work, and I am happy to say, those couples who put forth the effort, DO come...
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TMP-EP51 - 10 Theses w/ Alex Vesely & Pam Roy

I could sit and chat with these two wonderful individuals for days - but witnessing them go back and forth on all things Frankl and meaning; that was truly special. Pam and Alex are co-founders of The Viktor Frankl...
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TMP-Ep50 - Frankl's 10 Theses About the Person

Recently translated and released on ViktorFrankl.org, Dr. Frankl's 10 Theses About the Person is considered to be "a fundamental text on Frankl's conception of the human being." You can tell, about 2/3 through the...
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TMP-Ep49 - On Stolen Focus

I recently finished reading Johann Hari's latest book, Stolen Focus - Why You Can't Pay Attention and How to Think Deeply Again. I found it to be well researched and informative, and perhaps a little unsettling; so I...
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TMP-Ep48 - The Great Resignation & The Meaning of Work

The past few years have been full of change in the work world, regardless of your occupation or vocation. In this episode, Rabbi B. and I discuss the logotherapeutic value of work in discovering meaning and in living...
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TMP-Ep47 - Blessings in the Pocket - turning tragedy into triumph

Rabbi B. and I discuss one of the most famous anecdotes from the life of Viktor Frankl and how you can apply it to your life. When Dr. Frankl was escorted to the Nazi concentration camps of WWII, he carried one thing...
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TMP-Ep46 - Finding Meaning Amidst Modern Suffering

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...
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TMP-Ep45 - The Meaning of Love

Going beyond the traditional view of "LOVE" this Valentine's Day to discuss the self-transcendent and unselfish view of love that helps us all to discover Meaning in our lives with Rabbi B. and Dr. D.
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TMP-Ep44 - Deep dive into the Enneagram & MBTI w/ Rabbi B.

Rabbi B. goes deep inside the Enneagram - what it means, how it works, how to use it to better understand yourself, and how to "defy" the negative aspects of your nature. From there, we segue into my use of the MBTI...
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TMP-Ep43 - Enneagram, MBTI, and Reductionism w/ Rabbi B.

Rabbi B. and I discuss our favorite - perhaps most preferred - assessments for understanding personality and individual differences, and quickly dive into the dark side of assessment from a logotherapeutic perspective...
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TMP-Ep42 - The Return of Rabbi B. & our plans for 2022

After taking a break through the holidays, Rabbi B. returns to discuss plans for continued podcasting and some possible other ideas for 2022. Of course, we also find ourselves waxing philosophic on Frankl,...
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