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When community organizing becomes overwhelming and you feel trapped by expectations

I started this tenant organizing campaign six months ago and now everyone expects me to have all the answers and I am burning out but I cannot let my neighbors down.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The burden of leadership can isolate us even as we serve others, creating a painful tension between personal limits and collective need.

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