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.
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"I'm Not Okay": Loving Someone Through Depression
This week’s episode of The Phoenix Table is one of my rawest yet. Just two weeks ago, my husband’s depression reached a breaking point, and for the first time I had to face the reality that I couldn’t “fix it.”
What followed was one of the scariest and most transformative experiences of my life — navigating the helplessness of loving someone through a mental health crisis while realizing my own limits. I talk about what it felt like to be powerless, why asking for help is the bravest thing we can do, and how allowing others to show up changed everything for us.
This is not a story wrapped in a bow. It’s an open letter to anyone carrying the weight of someone else’s struggle, or battling silently themselves. You are not alone. And it’s okay to not be okay.
If you or someone you love is in crisis, please know that you can dial 988 for immediate support.
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