When the Weight is Invisible: Faith Clarke on Labor, Leadership, and Letting Go

In this powerful solo episode of Feminist Founders, Faith Clarke shares a deeply personal reflection on what it means to carry invisible labor as a woman, especially as a solo parent, a nonprofit consultant, and a woman of color navigating systemic inequity. From her lived experience of parenting through hypervigilance to her professional insights into underfunded organizations and the cost of over-functioning, Faith names what so often goes unnamed—and offers a call to reimagine leadership and community care.

She examines the praise women receive for being the ones who “carry it all” and challenges us to question why we accept that role in the first place. She doesn’t just talk about asking for help—she explores what it would take to build systems of collective leadership and shared responsibility.

This is an unfiltered, heart-led exploration of burnout, vigilance, scarcity, and liberation. If you’ve ever felt like Atlas with the world on your shoulders, this episode is your permission slip to set it down.

Discussed in this episode:

• The hidden costs of hypervigilance, especially in parenting and solo caregiving
• How race, gender, and nonprofit hierarchies intersect to under-resource women
• The emotional toll of being the go-to person (the “Luisa” of your world)
• Why naming invisible labor is a radical act
• How we begin moving from lone heroism to collective leadership

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