#36 When Holiday Triggers Become Your Path to Freedom

n this episode of the Free From Porn podcast, host Richard Young dives into one of the most overlooked pressure-cookers of the year: the holiday season. For many, Thanksgiving and Christmas bring joy… but they also bring stress, old triggers, family dynamics, and emotional weight that can feel overwhelming.

But what if those very triggers were invitations—not setbacks?

Richard unpacks why moments of pressure are often the same moments that used to drive you to medicate with porn… and how this season can become a sacred opportunity to renew your mind, release old patterns, and walk in the peace that’s already yours in Christ.

From Paul’s words in Philippians 4 to the practice of getting alone with God in the “secret place,” this episode shows you how to turn holiday anxiety into holy ground. You'll learn how to:

• Bring your anxieties to God instead of numbing them
• Recognize triggers as opportunities for transformation
• Let the peace of God guard your heart and mind
• Build new habits of freedom in the moments that used to break you
• Step back into family settings with calm, clarity, and Christ’s life flowing through you

Whether you're listening before Thanksgiving or weeks afterward, this conversation will help you walk into any environment—family gatherings, stressful moments, old memories—with peace, gratitude, and unshakeable identity.

This holiday season, your buttons aren’t setbacks.
They’re invitations to freedom.