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-Ep126 - Cold & Flu, Seasonal Affect Disorder, & Holiday Season

It's that time of the year again! The time when many of us clinicians get early morning calls to reschedule or cancel appointments due to "cold", "flu", or "feeling terrible", and we graciously accept so that we may...
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TMP-Ep125 - So Many Forms of "Addiction" & How the Three Pillars of Logotherapy Can Help

With everything growing so quickly at The Meaning Academy, Dr. B. & Dr. D. crossed paths and calendars this week, and somehow missed each other's schedule.So, after many weeks, I return to share a solo podcast!! I...
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TMP-Ep124 - How to Live w/ Meaning, Purpose, & Resilience

We say it at the end of the Viktor Frankl Meaning Academy podcast every week, "now go live your life with Meaning, Purpose, & Resilience."But how do you do that?We've probably discussed it different ways at...
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TMP-Ep123 - Only Two Races; the Decent and the Indecent

In 'Man's Search for Meaning', Dr. Frankl writes; “There are two races of men in this world, but only these two -- the "race" of the decent man and the "race" of the indecent man. Both are found everywhere; they...
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TMP-Ep122 - To Be a Good Human

What does it mean to "be a good human"? I had the opportunity to take a good friend and business owner out to dinner recently. The hope, other than some good chicken wings, was in to pick his brain about his business...
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TMP-Ep121 - The Transition from the Morning to the Afternoon of Life

Life is full of transitions - and many of us struggle through them. Whether it is the struggle from one season to the next, from summer to fall to winter; or it is the struggle from youth to middle age, we all have...
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TMP-Ep120 - Coach Prime & The Compassion of Brutal Honesty

Go to your local bookstore - if you still have one within a hundred miles - or run a quick online search on the topic, and you can find endless information on parenting. How to raise the perfect child, or even...
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TMP-Ep119 - Psychology of Men; the Transition from Prince to King

How do men grow from "Prince" to "King"? (And hopefully bypass "Toad") At one time, we lived in a culture full of male initiation rites. But that has changed in the past few decades. So how can men grow from...
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TMP-Ep118 - An Idea Whose Time Has Come

Take three Logotherapists and put them together in a room to discuss the importance and impact of logotherapy in modern times.That's what this podcast is all about - I welcome my peers from the Meaning Academy, Dr....
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TMP-Ep117 - The Meaning of Compassion and Friendship

You may have noticed there was no Meaning Project Podcast or Viktor Frankl Meaning Academy podcast last week. That's my fault - well, sort of. Life got a little crazy - yes, life goes awry even for a logotherapist. I...
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TMP-Ep 116 - To Be Worthy of Our Suffering

What does it mean "to be worthy of our suffering"?Dr. Viktor Frankl writes in 'Man's Search for Meaning': “Dostoevski said once, "There is only one thing I dread: not to be worthy of my sufferings." These words...
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TMP-Ep115 - What is a "Meaning Mastermind"?

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...
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