Saving the Modern Soul: Therapy, Emotions, and the Culture of Self-Help

By Eva Illouz. 2008

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BDSM as therapy? (2011, background): “In exploring this particular discourse, I seek to shed light on an erotic subculture (professional erotic dominance) that has received little attention from researchers, as well as contributing to a literature that explores rhetoric about ‘the therapeutic’ beyond traditional clinical settings (Becke”
Sharing and Web 2.0: The emergence of a keyword (2013, background): “While sociologist of emotions Eva Illouz does not herself define sharing, this sense of the word is unmistakable in her definition of the therapeutic ideal as ‘the injunction to share all needs and feelings’ (Illouz, 2008: 227).”
Clearing the Muddled Path of Traditional and Contemporary Mindfulness: a Response to Monteiro, Musten, and Compson (2015, background): “In contrast, Foucault has noted how these types of “psy discourses” present a benevolent face with their professed claims at of self-emancipation, while their actual usage may make individuals more manageable and disciplined within current institutional structures (Illouz 2008).”
Therapeutic Servicescapes and Market-Mediated Performances of Emotional Suffering (2019, background): “The suppression of tears aligns with a “verbal overshadowing” (Illouz 2008, 245) that prioritizes linguistic disclosure over nonverbal therapeutic release.”