Author: Maria Marshall
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Cicely Saunders and Viktor Frankl
The Relevance of Meaning in Palliative Care Professor Maria Marshall Professor Edward Marshall January 10, 2026 According to a well-known anecdote, the famous anthropologist Margaret Mead was once asked by a group of students, “When did civilization start?” Some speculated that her answer would be along the lines of “When humans learned how to use
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Logotherapy in Palliative Care
Trancript of the Article by Dr. Chritopher Wurm, published with his permission. Originally published in: Wurm, C. S. (1992). Logotherapy in palliative care. Hospress, 6(1), 34-39. By Dr. Christopher S. E. WurmFamily Practice Unit, University of AdelaideGeneral Practice Teaching Unit, Modbury HospitalBehavioural Medicine Clinic, Flinders Medical Centre, Bedford Park, South Australia Logotherapy in Palliative Care
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How to Prevent AI from Making You Redundant
“Humans Don’t Simply Follow” “So verhinderst du, dass KI dich überflüssig macht.” An Interview with Dr. Elisabeth Lukas about Leadership and Meaning by Wilhelm Tupy. December 23, 2025. Transcribed and translated to English by Professor Maria Marshall on January 10, 2026.
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The Courage to Suffer
A Logotherapeutic Alternative to Toxic Positivity Professor Maria Marshall January 6, 2026 Addressing suffering is central in Viktor Frankl’s work. It is at the heart of his theory and therapy, Logotherapy and Existential Analysis. Following the conceptualization of the human being as a three-dimensional entity, Frankl recognised the aspects of suffering such as physical, mental,
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Logotherapy and AI
Professor Maria Marshall December 31, 2025 In 2026, Viktor Frankl’s Logotherapy will be recognized as having been founded 100 years ago. Ove the years, this fruitful philosophical system, unique among the systems of psychotherapy, evolved into a living and present reality influencing the way we think about and actualize meaning. Technological advancements such as AI
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Supervision and Consultation in Viktor E. Frankl’s Logotherapy
Professor Maria Marshall Professor Edward Marshall October 29, 2025 Introduction: Among the hundreds of psychotherapeutic approaches, there is perhaps none as versatile and flexible as Viktor E. Frankl’s Logotherapy and Existential Analysis (LTEA). This meaning-centered approach to psychotherapy has been described as “’…the last school whose teaching body has been developed in terms of a
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Ambassadors of Hope
Four Keys from the Perspective of Viktor E. Frankl’s Logotherapy and Existential Analysis Professor Maria Marshall Professor Edward Marshall June 2, 2025 Introduction: Dr. Frankl once remarked that “…If we wanted to build a bridge from person to person—and this also applies to a bridge of reconciliation and understanding, the bridgeheads must not be the
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Being the Agents of Our Actions
Agency is often understood as the capacity to be in charge of our actions and decisions. It presupposes conscious awareness, and insight into the nature and consequence of our actions and decisions. However, it is not always taken for granted that we possess agency, nor is it always encouraged to have agency in clinical practice.…
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Pastoral Care during Life Transitions
Presented by: Prof. Dr. Elisabeth Lukas Location: Catholic Private University, Linz, Austria Organized by: Prof. Dr. Klara-Antonia Csiszar Abstract: Viktoria Puchner (KU-Linz) Transcribed and trans…
