The Frankl Cure for the 21st Century: Why Self-Transcendence is the Key to Mental Health and Flourishing
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| Key points | Argues that Viktor Frankl's dialectical and paradoxical self-transcendence model, in which one finds the true self by letting go of the old one, provides the best answer to the mental health crisis during COVID-19. Proposes that meaning, defined in terms of self-transcendence, is the key to mental health and flourishing, and presents self-transcendence as a new paradigm for wellbeing research. |
Abstract
Viktor Frankl has the best answer to the mental health crisis during COVID-19, and we ignore him at our own peril. His dialectical and paradoxical self-transcendence (ST) model emphasizes that we can find our true self only by letting go of the old one. He defines meaning in terms of ST and propose that meaning is the key to mental health and flourishing. My remembrance of Frankl revolves on his three aspects of ST: (1) ST is an awe-inspiring way of life, (2) ST is at the heart of therapies, and (3) ST represents a new paradigm for wellbeing research.
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