The Meaning Project

The Meaning Project

By Dr. Daniel A. FranzHealth & FitnessMental Health
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The Meaning Project episodes

  • TMP-Ep36 - Logotherapy Lecture 2.2 - Self-Transcendence
    I was pretty passionate about the idea of self-transcendence when I first wrote this several years ago. It's safe to say I'm even more passionate about it now - in the 5-6 years since I wrote this, I think the idea has become far more pervasive in my life, and hopefully in the work that I do. From the original offering of this lecture: "If there is nothing else you take out of ALL of this information, PLEASE grasp this idea! This, THIS, is the crux of Logotherapy, therapy, living a meaningful life, and just being a good human."
    12 min
  • TMP-Ep35 - Logotherapy Lecture 2.1 - An Adjunct to Any Issue
    Dr. Frankl did intend for logotherapy to be a treatment within itself, but considered it to be a helpful addition to any form of treatment. However, this was in the consideration of true mental illness. In our times of existential stress, media fatigue, and societal anxiety, I would argue that maybe logotherapy is THE treatment - or at least a set of attitudes - we might all benefit from.
    10 min
  • TMP-Ep33 - The Holidays; a Light in the Darkness
    Rabbi B. and I got together for one more discussion before taking a break before the holiday season.  Through this discussion, we address the historic and current meaning of the holiday season.  Although the holidays are typically times of great joy - or at least that is the expectation, sometimes we may experience difficulties and darkness - hopefully some of our suggestions here can help.  - Enjoy!
    37 min
  • TMP-Ep32 - The Meaning of Meaning
    In a world where "meta" represents an altered reality aimed at re-inventing or perhaps evening replacing our current reality, somewhat like that in "Ready Player 1", Rabbi B. and get a little meta-physical and maybe even a little meta-cognitive and discuss the reality of "Meaning".
    41 min
  • TMP-Ep29 - Logotherapy Lecture 4 - Is it "Religious" or "Spiritual"?
    One of the first papers where I start to divine out (get it?) the academic differences between religious and spiritual. You might be able to tell that prior to this work, I instinctively knew there was a difference, but I didn’t quite have the vocabulary or understanding to verbalize it in a coherent manner - here is the beginning of what that understanding is today.
    14 min
  • TMP-Ep28 - Logotherapy Lecture 3 - Almost "Ultimate Meaning"
    I was supposed to write about "Ultimate Meaning" here, but continued my assessment from the previous discussion and shared a little bit more of my amazement for these “wonderful tools” that I was learning to use to help people. I believe this is the first time I ever said/wrote, “more people need to know about this stuff” - and therefore, you get to witness the origin of The Meaning Project.
    9 min
  • TMP-Ep27 - Logotherapy Lecture 2 - "Weltanschauung"
    Just the heck was a “Weltanschauung” and how do you cure it? It’s really not that bad - it’s German for “World View” - this lecture goes a bit into it, and the early findings in Frankls’ Logotherapy, including a primer on the Three Pillars of Logotherapy and The Meaning Triangle.
    14 min

About The Meaning Project

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The Meaning Project sits at the intersection of mental health and meaning—where insight turns into action.

Hosted by Dr. Daniel A. Franz—speaker, consultant, and psychotherapist—this podcast…