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#27 What is Your Life's Purpose? A Psychiatrist's Answer Inspired by Viktor Frankl

January 04, 2026 • Dr. Jenna Cheng, Dr. Patrick Kelly • Season 2 • Episode 8

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As you face the new year (and possibly Sunday blues today), you might be questioning your sense of purpose, direction, and life’s meaning. This is an episode to help you through this time of transition, which often feels crushingly paralyzing. Inspired by none other than the great psychiatrist and Holocaust survivor, Dr. Viktor Frankl, sit back and explore with me the world of existentialism.

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