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Three months after Hurricane Melissa tore through Jamaica, the adrenaline has faded — but the real work has only just begun.

In this deeply human conversation, host Rotarian Nerissa sits down with Lemar James, President of the Rotary Club of Montego Bay, to reflect on what leadership looks like after the storm. When the cameras leave. When the systems strain. When communities are left to rebuild — not just infrastructure, but trust, dignity, and hope.

This episode goes beyond disaster response.

Together, they explore:

• The unseen emotional toll of leadership in crisis
• Survivor’s guilt, vulnerability, and the weight leaders quietly carry
• Why leaving the disaster zone can sometimes be the most responsible act
• The difference between having a circle — and having a network
• How equanimity becomes a leadership practice, not a philosophy

From dark, unlit roads to silent bus rides back from devastated farming communities, this conversation captures the moments that don’t make official reports — but define the kind of leaders we become.

This is a conversation about steadiness, humanity, and the kind of leadership that holds when certainty is gone.

If you lead people, serve communities, or believe leadership is more than titles and plans — this episode is for you.