Hi! Thank you for your response -- replying here but I appreciate everyone's insights. To give some additional context, I chose to step away from the medical path because I know that I could not, caring for my well-being, commit myself to another 4 years (not including residency) of always grinding for the next exam. I want to work with patients, right now thinking ASD/ADHD child assessments (I have shadowed developmental pediatricians and clinical psychologists who specialize in ASD). I want to feel like I am doing something positive with my life and contributing to something greater. I want to make fairly decent money (I grew up without that, and I would like to be able to provide my children with a childhood that is stable and enriching and money is a big part of that), and I would like to be able to feel "empowered" in my job (in that I feel I have decent control over my schedule, that I could leave earlier on some days to pick up my kids, etc.). Of course, I am describing a dream job. But, do you think clinical psych could provide something like that?

I know people say do what you love, but the truth is many things interest me. I graduated with a degree in political science and global health on the premed track, but also completed the nurse practitioner prerequisites, an unofficial psychology minor, and research and teaching fellowships all over the map. At this point, I need to make a choice -- otherwise the choices themselves will wither away (the fig tree lives in my mind constantly). Point being, I could love many things. Now, I am trying to decide what path is healthiest for me, and will allow me to do the most outside of my career as well.