Send us a text In this season finale of The Phoenix Table, Sam opens up about a struggle many high achievers face: using productivity as a vice. As year-end pressure builds, she finds herself stuck in the cycle of stress, overdoing, and eventual burnout. In this honest conversation, Sam shares why slowing down feels uncomfortable, why rest gets mistaken for laziness, and how taking a full day for herself shifted her entire view of “being productive.” She invites listeners to see rest not as s...
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Send us a text In this season finale of The Phoenix Table, Sam opens up about a struggle many high achievers face: using productivity as a vice. As year-end pressure builds, she finds herself stuck in the cycle of stress, overdoing, and eventual burnout. In this honest conversation, Sam shares why slowing down feels uncomfortable, why rest gets mistaken for laziness, and how taking a full day for herself shifted her entire view of “being productive.” She invites listeners to see rest not as s...
I’m Not Okay: Part 2 — Carrying the Backpack of Grief
The Phoenix Table
27 minutes
3 months ago
I’m Not Okay: Part 2 — Carrying the Backpack of Grief
Send us a text In Part 2 of I’m Not Okay, Sam shares the next chapter of her journey following a traumatic family event. What does it really look like to heal after everything falls apart? From the fog of grief to the unexpected freeze moments that shut her down, Sam walks through the physical, mental, and emotional realities of trauma recovery. She reflects on the shame tied to “being okay,” the danger of repressing emotions, the surprising power of therapy, and the metaphor that changed how...
The Phoenix Table
Send us a text In this season finale of The Phoenix Table, Sam opens up about a struggle many high achievers face: using productivity as a vice. As year-end pressure builds, she finds herself stuck in the cycle of stress, overdoing, and eventual burnout. In this honest conversation, Sam shares why slowing down feels uncomfortable, why rest gets mistaken for laziness, and how taking a full day for herself shifted her entire view of “being productive.” She invites listeners to see rest not as s...
