April 2012
What it means when “no significant differences were found”
It’s not what you think.
Discovery of meaning is the path to purpose
“He who has a why to live for can endure almost any how.”
Viktor Frankl, after Nietzsche
Publishing books focused on meaning and purpose
Elisabeth Lukas, Joseph Fabry, Ann Graber, Paul Wong, and Meredith Sprunger. Several appear here in English for the first time.
The Pursuit of MeaningJoseph Fabry
Meaningful LivingElisabeth Lukas
Understanding Man’s Search for MeaningElisabeth Lukas
Guideposts to MeaningJoseph Fabry
Meaning in SufferingElisabeth Lukas
The Therapist and the SoulElisabeth Lukas
Stillness and ConcentrationElisabeth Lukas
A Unique Approach to Family CounselingElisabeth Lukas
Spiritual Psychology: A PrimerMeredith Sprunger
The Journey HomeAnn V. Graber
The Positive Psychology of Meaning and SpiritualityPaul T. P. Wong, Lilian C. J. Wong, Marvin J. McDonald, and Derrick W. Klaassen
The Positive Psychology of Meaning and Addiction RecoveryLilian C. J. Wong, Geoffrey R. Thompson, and Paul T. P. Wong
See all books Titles, descriptions, excerpts and endorsements. Or point at any cover here to name it.
Editing, layout and design for Gerowise Books
Books by Geri Marr Burdman, who learned from Viktor Frankl and shares decades of experience promoting meaning and healthy aging from Bolivia to New Zealand.
“Meaning can never be given—it must be discovered.”
Elisabeth LukasThe Therapist and the Soul, page 12
Publications
Emerging ideas in journals of medicine, psychology, education, and business.
International Forum for Logotherapy2023
From the meaning of meaning to the power of purpose
Finding the heart of a living logotherapy
Frankl defined a fourth dimension in his extensive writings, which places logotherapy in a greater context.
Read the citationInternational Forum for Logotherapy2023
Updating an old paradigm
Nature, nurture, and the noëtic
The nature–nurture paradigm ignores the uniquely human dimension: the noëtic.
Read the citationXV World Congress of Logotherapy2005
Schiavo
Life is about choices
The Schiavo case raises questions about what makes a life meaningful.
Read the citationSee articles Full citations with DOIs, and a way to read each one where the rights allow.
Examining the assumptions and limitations of research
A standing argument about what published studies can and cannot support, written for people who read the headline and want to know whether it holds.
April 2013
New York Times: “Study Links Autism with Antidepressant Use During Pregnancy”—Misleading or just plain wrong?
A large enough sample turns almost any difference into a statistically significant one.
But is that difference meaningful?
January 2012
How can we study what we can’t measure?
Human experience is more than numbers.
Find out why.
Read the blog Posts on what published research can and cannot support.