The Phoenix & flame Podcast

Pushing Through & Transforming, Even When You Feel Like a Pile of Ash

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.

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.