The Phoenix Table
Welcome to The Phoenix Table—a podcast for anyone rising through the messy middle.
Hosted by entrepreneur, parent, and storyteller Sam Anderson, this show is where the real stories get told unfiltered, unpolished, and unapologetically powerful.
Whether you're navigating burnout, grief, mental health, caregiving, or the quiet ache of rebuilding your life, you're not alone.
Through soul-deep conversations, raw solo episodes, and stories of survival and rebirth, The Phoenix Table invites you to pull up a chair and exhale. We’re exploring the concepts of grit, grief and growth.
This is not a space for toxic positivity or surface-level advice. It’s for the people who’ve been through it, are still in it, and are determined to rise anyway.
You’ll hear from guests who’ve lost everything and started over, who’ve cared through crises, loved through darkness, and dared to dream again. And you’ll hear from Sam—honestly, vulnerably, fiercely—as they share their path from ashes to alignment.
If you're ready to feel seen and be inspired, we invite you to pull up a chair.
🔥 New episodes every Wednesday. Subscribe and let's rise better together.
The Phoenix Table
The Real Burn Down: What I Lost and What it Gave Me
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 and success disappeared.
But what she found in the ashes was something she never expected: space to redefine who she is— not as a CEO, a wife, or a mother — but as herself.
If you've ever had your life detour off the path you planned… this episode is for you.
🔸 Why shame can silence our greatest lessons
🔸 What it means to lose your identity — and slowly reclaim it
🔸 How failure made room for a life that fits better
This is a story about the messy middle — and the beauty that can rise from it.
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