Write Yourself an Emotional Paycheck

And make every day pay day

Kara Lissy
Nov 3 · 3 min read
Photo by Fabian Blank on Unsplash

Many years ago when I told my undergraduate psychology adviser that I was applying to social work school, he smirked and said “Trying to make the big bucks, eh?”

I laughed awkwardly with him, but I had never really thought about profiting immensely from my career. I came from a family who advised some variation of Marsha Sinetar’s…

Kara Lissy

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What we need is a self-care revolution. NYC-based Psychotherapist/LCSW. kara@agoodplacetherapy.com // IG: @kara_bout_yourself

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