Phoenix and Flame Podcast

Are you caught in a web of "What Ifs?"  Then this episode may help you detach from needless fear and anxiety.

How to manage stress and become stronger in the process.   The Seed Who Was Afraid to Be Planted by Anthony DeStefano www.fosteringresilience.com "Grit" coined by Angela Duckworth "Antifragility" - Nassim Taleb Friedrich Nietzche quote

This episode focuses on the power of unprocessed trauma to pull us into the past via triggers which hijack our emotional reactions.   I Thought It Was Just Me (but it isn't):  Making the Journey From "What Will People Think" to "I Am Enough " by Brene Brown www.brenebrown.com  

Does your life seem stuck in a rut?  This episode focuses on why that may be and ways to promote healthy growth.

Reflections on aging, body shaming, and learning how to accept our whole self

Are you overwhelmed at work?  This episode focuses on some helpful coping strategies.

A mini info-episode describing my new Patreon page and why I chose to make it.

A mini info-episode describing my new Patreon page and why I chose to make it.

Do you find yourself rolling around in the past or grinding about the future?  This episode focuses on why we do that, why it isn't helpful, and how to stay in the "Now."   Excerpt from How to Stop Worrying and Start Living by Dale Carnegie ( http://www.dale-carnegie.com ) 

Are you tired of struggling to be "enough?"  Is it even possible to be "enough?"  This episode examines the concept of "Being Enough."

What are your beliefs?  Are you afraid to take a stand because you feel like a rabbit surrounded by wolves?  This episode investigates the dynamic and boundaries of people-pleasing and belief declarations.   "All I Really Need To Know I Learned in Kindergarten." --Robert Fulghum

Do your shoulders feel like concrete?  Are your RPMs sky-high even though you're in park?  Have you lost all hope of being anything other than one big tension ball?  Learn how to finally relax and let go using mindfulness strategies that are fast, simple, and effective.   The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle

How to make a lasting improvement not only in race relations but in accepting and loving those different from us.   References:  "First They Came For the Jews" by Martin Niemoller "I Have A Dream" speech by Martin Luther King, Jr. Simon Wiesenthal quote, "For evil to flourish, it only requires good men to do nothing."

This episode provides some conversation about how we might go about dealing with this stage of the COVID-19 pandemic.

We're all gonna be 100 lb overweight alcoholics when this is done!  

Tired of other people blaming you for their mess? Are you ready to stop blaming others for yours? Find out how to move forward and get healthy.   Dana Recommends:  

Is there someone in your life who short-circuits your control panel and makes you feel lost and disoriented? Learn some possible ways to find your way home.  

If you're so over this shelter-in-place mandate and about to lose it, here are a few suggestions that may ease your mind.    

Out with the black and in with the white - facing fears of aging  

Are your beliefs causing you to make poor choices and experience pain? Learn how to understand and challenge those beliefs.  

Are you being dominated by your feelings?  Learn how to manage them better.   Dana Recommends:  

Are you ignoring your feelings? Learn how to be responsible for your feelings.   Dana Recommends:  

What are emotional boundaries? What are sexual boundaries? Learn about 6 types of boundary violations.   Dana Recommends:  

Are you overwhelmed? Do you feel as if you are drowning? Maybe you have a boundary issue.   Dana Recommends: