Category: Logotherapy
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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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The Human Dimension of Spirit: A Necessity for Peace
Professor Edward Marshall December 16, 2025 While the world continues to reel from the impact of multiple armed conflicts, peace efforts—particularly in Ukraine—remain elusive. It is difficult to comprehend that, after centuries of historical lessons on the futility and devastation of war, Europe once again finds itself on the brink of calamity. Nonetheless, human beings
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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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Competency-Based Education
Professor Edward Marshall Professor Maria Marshall Semptmeber 3, 2025 The Ottawa Institute of Logotherapy has adopted a competency-based learning framework across our Logotherapy and Existential Analysis (LTEA) program to support student’s growth in clarity, confidence, and real-world readiness. This approach focuses on how one applies key skills, insights, and professional standards in practice. We have
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Eduaction with Meaning
An Overview Professor Maria Marshall Professor Edward Marshall June 30, 2025 “Shared joy is double joy. Shared sorrow is half sorrow.” (Swedish proverb) For the past twenty years, we have been providing meaning-oriented education and psychotherapy according to the principles of Viktor E. Frankl’s Logotherapy and Existential Analysis. Our approach to psychotherapy contains a logo-educational
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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