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...
The Real Burn Down: What I Lost and What it Gave Me
The Phoenix Table
19 minutes
5 months ago
The Real Burn Down: What I Lost and What it Gave Me
Send us a text In this deeply personal episode, Sam takes you back to the moment everything she built came crashing down — the collapse of her first business, the grief that followed, and the unexpected clarity it gave her. This isn't just a story about loss — it's about identity, shame, resilience, and the quiet rebuilding that happens when no one’s watching. She opens up about what it felt like to shut down a company, lay off a team she loved, and question her worth when the titles an...
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...
