The Phoenix & flame Podcast
Pushing Through & Transforming Even When You Feel Like a Pile of Ash
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Create Healthy Boundaries with Your Host, Dana Skaggs
Phoenix and Flame is a podcast by Dana Skaggs, M.A. She is called the “Queen of Boundaries” as well as the “Sassy Psychotherapist.” Her podcast is about pushing through and transforming even when you feel like a pile of ash. If you feel alone in your struggle, check out the candid interviews with inspiring guests.
You’ll hear their authentic journey through struggle, what helped them, what hurt them, and how they finally rose from the ashes. Dana asks direct, thought-provoking questions infused with snarky humor and therapeutic commentary, designed so her listeners will take away useful and applicable rubber-meets-the-road coping strategies.
Latest Episodes
Why Comedy Might Be the Best Medicine For Mental Health
Why Imposter Syndrome Keeps Leaders Stuck
How You Can Find Hope After Rock Bottom (Aaron Ryan)
How Your Body’s Intuition Can Heal You (Rebecca Russell)
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Behind the Mic
Dana Skaggs is called the Queen of Boundaries because of her extraordinary ability to help her clients create healthy boundaries, so they can experience more peace in their lives. She has been in private practice for over 15 years, specializing in anxiety and adjustment issues as well as trauma work.
Dana earned her Masters degree in Clinical Psychology at East Tennessee State University in 1992. She is also licensed as a Senior Psychological Examiner with a Health Service Provider designation.
Out of graduate school, she worked in community mental health (Watauga Mental Health Services then Frontier Health Incorporated). She has served at Woodridge Psychiatric Hospital, Quillen Rehabilitation Hospital as manager of Psychological services, 7 area school systems, as well as conducting many other psychological assessments for the Assessment office of WMHS/FHI.
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Guest Appearances
Hear Dana take the mic as a guest on these shows.
With Pam Dwyer: Why You Say Yes When You Want to Say No (And How to Stop)
The Nope Coach with Suzanne Culberg: Overcoming Avoidance and Setting Boundaries
With Rev. Jocelyn: How to Set Healthy Boundaries Without Feeling Guilty
Speaking and Communicating Podcast: How to Set Boundaries: Stop People-Pleasing
Brianna Brown Keen: From Overcoming Manipulation to Becoming the Queen of Boundaries
With Carolyn Swora: Mastering Boundaries: Are You the CEO of Your Own Boardroom?
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Conversations about boundaries, healing, and navigating relationships with more clarity and less guilt.




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