{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"You\u2019re Still the Identified Patient. Own It.","description":"Ready to set your fee? You choose the dream, we\u2019ll do the math. Download our FREE Fun with Fees Calculator \ud83d\udc49\ud83c\udffd leaninmakebank.com\/free Therapists are the identified patients of our culture. You were the one who noticed when something wasn\u2019t right. You named what everyone else refused to see. You felt the emotional temperature of the room before anyone else had words for it. And because of that, you were often told to be quiet. To stop making things uncomfortable. To sit down, calm down, tone it down. This episode is Tiffany naming what has always been true about you \u2014 and why it matters more now than ever. In a world addicted to black-and-white thinking, hot takes, and algorithmic \u201canswers,\u201d you are the one built to hold nuance, depth, and complexity. And that makes you powerful. It also makes you inconvenient. In this episode, Tiffany unpacks: Why therapists have always been the identified patients \u2014 in our families and in society How early punishment for naming truth trained you to silence yourself Why being sensitive, perceptive, and attuned is not a liability but a leadership trait What it means to be \u201con the vanguard\u201d \u2014 and why it often comes with initial rejection How culture\u2019s push toward flattening complexity (AI, algorithms, binaries) directly threatens therapy Why therapists must claim authority in 2026 \u2014 or big tech will do it for us The direct link between owning your authority and charging your Life First Fee Why you cannot be an empowered change agent while overworked, underpaid, and trapped in insurance systems What becomes possible when you charge enough to have time, space, rest, and creative freedom Why the work of cultural change has to start in your own practice This episode is not about marketing. It\u2019s not about mindset. It\u2019s about agency. If therapists do not step into authority \u2014 intellectually, clinically, financially \u2014 we will be replaced by systems that cannot hold human complexity. And the first place to reclaim your power is your fee. If you\u2019re tired of being exhausted, underpaid, and pushed around \u2014 by systems or by your own fear \u2014 email Tiffany at tiffany@leaninmakebank.com with the word \u201cImpact.\u201d She\u2019ll know exactly what you mean. It\u2019s time to stop shrinking. It\u2019s time to stop apologizing. It\u2019s time to take your place. And yes \u2014 it starts with you owning your Life First Fee.   ","author_name":"The Money Sessions","author_url":"https:\/\/leaninmakebank.com\/podcast\/","html":"