The Meaning Project

In this episode, we take a concept directly out of the pages of Frankl's "Man's Search for Meaning" and expand on it for use to cope with the suffering in today's world. Tragic Optimism is optimism "in spite" of suffering - and ways to turn that suffering into achievement. I hope you find this helpful!

Alex Vesely is an established Logotherapist, the director of the movie Viktor and I - a collection of recollections of friends of Dr. Frankl's, and a founder of the Viktor Frankl Institue of America, as well as the grandson of Viktor Frankl. In this podcast, I have the privilege of talking to him about his upcoming projects, the digitalization of the Frankl archives, and, or course, what it was like growing up with the founder of Logotherapy. Enjoy!

This is a great discussion with Uriah Guildford, Marriage and Family Therapist, about helping teens navigate the difficulties of adolescence, as well as the unique struggles of the current global pandemic. He offers some great tips for families to start using right away to help build a happier, healthier, more meaningful family dynamic. You can find out more about him and his work, as well as the free resources he has put together for families at https://guilfordfamilycounseling.com/

EMDR - Eye-Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing - a fancy way of saying "bi-lateral stimulation", which is a fancy way of saying "making your eyes move back and forth"... I've referred MANY clients to EMDR specialists, and this almost the way I explained the process to them... Crystal, not just a practitioner, but a trainer in EMDR, teaches me all about EMDR, and discusses how helpful it can be for "Big T" Trauma, as well as "Little t" trauma - which is something we all may be struggling with in some way given the past year's events. This was a great conversation and very educational - I hope you find it as meaningful as I did! Enjoy!

In this episode, I chat with good friend and fellow student of Frankl's Logotherapy on his work at the award-winning Above and Beyond Family Recovery Center in Chicago, Illinois. Dan truly is an example of leading a self-transcendent life, and working to improve the lives of those around him. Enjoy!

Linda & I catch up on the crossroads of social work and social media over the past 10 years, and then we discuss her specialties in working with clients with anxiety, and toxic, possibly narcissistic, co-parenting styles. An enjoyable conversation with an outstanding clinician. Enjoy!

In this episode, we wrap up the basics of Frankl's Logotherapy in a Nutshell, covering some of the more difficult, yet meaningful aspects of life - suffering and death. With that, I offer a few of my favorite, more inspiring quotes from that section of Man's Search for Meaning.

We continue to discuss Logotherapy in a Nutshell from Frankl's Man's Search for Meaning. In this episode we take a deep look at a few brief statements on The Meaning of Life, The Essence of Existence, and The Meaning of Love. Frankl wrote prolifically on these ideas throughout his life - however in Man's Search for Meaning, these were only brief ideas as he was working so quickly to get them down on paper. In this episode we expand on those original statements. And, for those of you who listen all the way through - I TOTALLY blow a terrible joke at the end. It's "42"!!! Not "46"! I'll stick with Logotherapy from now on, I promise...

Back to some of the basics of Logotherapy straight out of Man's Search for Meaning. We talk about the noös, noö-dynamics, noögenic neuroses, and all things noetic, while I try to find ways to add more umlauts to my work! A little bit of reading from the book, and a lot of me riffing from my experience and training. Enjoy!

A much more thorough discussion on the Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) now that I've completed 4 days of certification training. I called this episode "Global Complete" because that is one of the full-process versions of the assessment you can take (there's a discount offer in the podcast, as well as on my facebook page), but also because it feels like we cover that much content on the MBTI in this podcast! If you were interested before, there is a whole lot more information here! I walk you through a little bit of MBTI history, and then the differences of each preference type. We also go through some of the exercises and steps of verifying your own type. The MBTI is an assessment I use often - almost daily - in my work. It's a topic I thoroughly enjoy discussing - hopefully something you will enjoy hearing about!