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 Invisible Battle of Cancer: Endurance, Healing, and Choosing Joy with Meg Duffy
In this episode of The Phoenix Table, Sam Anderson sits down with Meg Duffy, a Principal Professor at HubSpot Academy, who shares her powerful journey from running the Tokyo Marathon to facing an unexpected cancer diagnosis just two weeks later.
Meg opens up about the shock of hearing the word “cancer,” the guilt and denial that followed, and what it was like to navigate treatment while still showing up in life and at work. She talks about the invisible toll of thyroid cancer, how she found ways to let her community support her, and the hidden gifts that emerged through the process.
This is a story about endurance, resilience, and learning how to keep going — even when life knocks you flat. Whether your own burnout feels like a dramatic collapse or a quiet unraveling, Meg’s honesty will remind you that you are not alone in the messy middle.
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