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This article critiques emotional regulation as a dominant therapeutic discourse that individualises distress and reinforces neoliberal, normative ideals of self-governance. Using critical theory and narrative therapy, it argues that emotional regulation disproportionately burdens marginalised groups and pathologises resistance or grief. Narrative therapy is presented as a relational, justice-oriented alternative that situates emotions within social and political contexts.
This article critiques emotional regulation as a dominant therapeutic discourse that individualises distress and reinforces neoliberal, normative ideals of self-governance. Using critical theory and narrative therapy, it argues that emotional regulation disproportionately burdens marginalised groups and pathologises resistance or grief. Narrative therapy is presented as a relational, justice-oriented alternative that situates emotions within social and political contexts.