Surviving the Holiday Bermuda Triangle: Dry January & the 12 Steps–Laurie Hurd Ferriera
In This Episode, We Discuss: • Why the holidays are especially challenging for emotional regulation and sobriety • The concept of the Holiday Bermuda Triangle and how to navigate it • How the 12 Steps apply to dating, relationships, burnout, and self-abandonment • Why community and shared experience are essential for real healing • The difference between happiness and true joy • How small, intentional choices can create lasting change • Why asking for help is a strength — not a failure • How emotional sobriety shows up in dating and attachment patterns • Why you don’t need to rush love, clarity, or certainty • The power of kindness, presence, and service during difficult seasons
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Show Notes
The holidays can feel like a perfect storm — emotionally, mentally, and physically. In this timely and deep conversation, Surviving the Holiday Bermuda Triangle: Dry January & the 12 Steps—Kerry Brett is joined once again by comedian, mom, and nearly nine-year-sober Laurie Hurd Ferreira for part two of their series on the 12 Steps — and why they’re not just for recovery, but for anyone craving peace, and real change.
Together, they unpack what Laurie calls the Holiday Bermuda Triangle—Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s — a season that amplifies loneliness, temptation, comparison, and emotional overwhelm. With humor, honesty, and hard-earned wisdom, Laurie explains how the 12 Steps offer a practical framework for sobriety, self-trust, and community support — especially during the holidays or as Dry January is upon us. Or in moments when willpower alone isn’t enough.
This episode isn’t about perfection or labels. It’s about transformation — the desire to change, to slow down, to stop repeating patterns, and to choose a different way forward, one day at a time.
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