Hotel Bar Sessions Therapy
Nov 21, 2025
The hosts dive into the rise of therapy-speak and question its impact on personal responsibility. They debate whether therapy addresses individual issues or obscures deeper societal problems. There's a critique of pop-therapy trends and how they can commodify healing. The discussion highlights the importance of community care and collective action alongside individual therapy. They also explore the role of philosophy as a tool for deeper understanding and challenge the notion that therapy is a one-size-fits-all solution.
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Therapy As A Cultural Dialect
- Therapy has become a cultural dialect that claims to solve everything from relationships to politics.
- This raises the worry that personal healing is being asked to fix structural and moral problems it can't address.
Don't Let Therapy Excuse Harm
- Don't use 'they need therapy' to shift responsibility away from someone's actions.
- Hold people accountable even if they claim to be working on issues in therapy.
Corporate Wellness Can Mask Structural Issues
- Corporations often substitute wellness initiatives for substantive changes like better pay.
- That risks turning therapy into a bandage that preserves harmful conditions rather than fixing them.
