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Podcast: Right Your Own Story
Episode: #48 - Man's Search For Meaning
Description: #48 - Man's Search For Meaning
In this weeks podcast episode, I talk about Viktor Frankl, a Jewish Austrian neurologist, philosopher, writer and Holocaust survivor.
Born in 1905, he developed an interest in psychology while at school. He later communicated frequently with Sigmund Freud, but they fell out of favour with each other when he challenged some of Freud's concepts.Â
He specialised in Depression and Suicide, particularly the increasing suicide rate among students. He then went on to specialise in working with suicidal women.
In 1940, he was head of the neurology department at Rothschild Hospital.
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