We're delighted to present Dr. Julie Tilsen and her new book, Personal Responsibility Inc.: How Psychotherapy Turns Society's Problems into Yours! 

Featured on The Radical Therapist, Epoché Magazine, Book and Film Globe and more, this new volume from Julie Tilsen challenges the neoliberal notion that suffering is an individual responsibility, and invites us to critique and deconstruct modalities of "healing" that feed into systems of exploitation. 

Join us for discussion and exclusive discounts (both for your own copy of the book, and for upcoming Groundfire events)! 

We'll have a chat about the book, engage with the material, have a Q&A, and connect with community over resisting recruitment into neoliberalism.

Friday, 13 November 2026 10:00am Vancouver | 6:00pm London/Lisbon

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ABOUT JULIE TILSEN, PHD 

Julie Tilsen is a fabulous narrative therapist, dear friend, and award-winning author of Personal Responsibility Inc.: How Psychotherapy Turns Society's Problems into Yours, Queering Your Therapy Practice, Narrative Approaches to Youth Work, and Therapeutic Conversations with Queer Youth, as well as countless professional articles, book chapters, and counsellor trainings. 

Julie is the recipient of the Minnesota Association of Marriage and Family Therapy Distinguished Service Award (2011) and an associate of the Taos Institute. Currently, she is living and working in Winnipeg, Manitoba, providing harm reduction services to people forced to live on the edges of society. 

You’re likely to find Julie watching the Minnesota Lynx or Minnesota Gopher Women’s hockey, riding her bike, on a hike, or tramping through the woods on snowshoes. She’s probably outside throwing a ball for her dog, Bumper right now. Coffee will be involved.