{"product_id":"personal-responsibility-inc-how-psychotherapy-turns-societys-problems-into-yours-paperback","title":"Personal Responsibility, Inc.: How Psychotherapy Turns Society's Problems Into Yours - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJulie Tilsen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA powerful critique of how therapy reinforces neoliberal values, and a visionary call to reclaim collective responsibility in the face of systemic distress.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePersonal Responsibility, Inc.\u003c\/em\u003e offers a one-of-a-kind investigation into psychotherapy's complicity with the insidious and harmful effects of neoliberalism on individuals, relationships, and society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncreasingly, therapy functions as an arm of neoliberal ideology--reinforcing its imperatives of personal responsibility, individualism, and relentless self-improvement. These values compel people to search inward for solutions to problems created and sustained by the system itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut this book goes beyond critique. It presents a vision--and concrete practices--for resisting neoliberalism's pressure to seek individual fixes for structural problems.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's time for therapists and therapy-users alike to stop blaming non-normative brains, negative thinking, or poor coping skills for the widespread suffering we experience in a world on the brink. Instead, we must name neoliberalism for what it is, reclaim our shared humanity, and begin transforming distress into collective awareness and action.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten by a practicing psychotherapist for an engaged, non-specialist audience, \u003cem\u003ePersonal Responsibility, Inc.\u003c\/em\u003e is not a pitch for another therapeutic method. It's an uncompromising call for a cultural course correction--and a starting point for real change.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJulie Tilsen \u003c\/strong\u003eis the author of \u003cem\u003eQueering Your Therapy Practice\u003c\/em\u003e (Routledge, 2021; winner of the AASECT 2022 Book of the Year Award); \u003cem\u003eNarrative Approaches to Youth Work\u003c\/em\u003e (Routledge, 2018); and \u003cem\u003eTherapeutic Conversations with Queer Youth\u003c\/em\u003e (Rowman \u0026amp; Littlefield, 2013) as well as a variety of professional articles and book chapters. Julie is community faculty in the Youth Studies Program of the University of Minnesota, an associate of the Taos Institute, and recipient of the Minnesota Association of Marriage and Family Therapy Distinguished Service Award (2011). You may find Julie watching the Minnesota Gophers Women's Hockey team, riding her bike, on a hike, or tramping through the woods on snowshoes. She's probably outside throwing a ball for her dog, Bumper. Coffee will always be involved.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.55 x 7.5 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 15, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48937594257510,"sku":"9781682194416","price":27.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/jpuFpQ44NZ9781682194416.webp?v=1790218260","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/personal-responsibility-inc-how-psychotherapy-turns-societys-problems-into-yours-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}