#27 What is Your Life's Purpose? A Psychiatrist's Answer Inspired by Viktor Frankl

from Good Enough Shrink · host Dr. Jenna Cheng, Dr. Patrick Kelly

As you face the new year (and possibly Sunday blues today), you might be questioning your sense of purpose, direction, and life’s meaning. This is an episode to help you through this time of transition, which often feels crushingly paralyzing. Inspired by none other than the great psychiatrist and Holocaust survivor, Dr. Viktor Frankl, sit back and explore with me the world of existentialism. Topics Discussed:Why finding your life’s purpose is importantWhat does having purpose mean?Viktor Frankl’s logotherapyPhilosophers: Nietzsche, Dostoevsky, SchopenhauerJacques Lacan’s meaning of LoveLove your failuresHave questions for us, or feedback about our podcast? Send us a message!

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