What happens after the crisis is over?

In Episode 29 of Summit After the Storm, Bart Wilbanks explores the often-overlooked season that follows intense pressure — the quiet after the storm.

After months of high-stakes leadership, sleepless nights, and sustained decision-making, the crisis finally stabilizes. The phone slows. The urgency fades. The wind stops.

And instead of relief, there’s something unexpected: emptiness.

Drawing from leadership experience and lessons from Mount Kilimanjaro, Bart reflects on why the descent can be more dangerous than the climb — and how many leaders burn out not during the storm, but after it.

Anchored in Psalm 30:5, this episode reframes recovery as intentional, not automatic:

“Weeping may stay for the night, but rejoicing comes in the morning.”

Morning doesn’t erase the night. It follows it.

This episode speaks to leaders navigating:

• Recovery after crisis

• Burnout and emotional fatigue

• Post-adrenaline emptiness

• Executive leadership resilience

• Integrating pressure seasons

• Faith and leadership under stress

• Mount Kilimanjaro leadership lessons

If you’ve just come through something intense — professionally or personally — this conversation will help you process what comes next.

Because strength isn’t just enduring the storm.

It’s knowing how to come down safely.

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