Declaration of Clinical Independence: The Empathy Tax

Welcome to The Bold Brief—

Are you being taxed?

Let’s find out so that you can declare your clinical independence.

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Continuing to Declare Your Independence

July 1 We Declared our Clinical Independence 

July 8 We broke down The Silent Resignation that exact moment you quiet quit to build a defensive barrier around your energy. But as I said, passive defense is just temporary damage control.

July 22 We will look at the root cause of why your energy is leaking in the first place.

We need to dismantle Empathy Tax because you are paying a high tax rate!