In this episode of Shot@Love, Kerry Brett sits down with author of the popular book Bar Tips by Neil Rogers for a powerful conversation about human connection, dating, and what the hospitality industry can teach us about finding love.

Neil shares how decades behind the bar shaped his understanding of people, respect, and first impressions—and why dating, like bartending, is ultimately a people business. From the importance of a proper greeting to the power of listening more than you speak, this episode explores how small, intentional actions can completely change the way we connect with others.

The conversation dives into transferable skills from hospitality that apply directly to dating, including preparation, punctuality, reading the room, and meeting people where they are. Neil explains why being “right” is overrated, how kindness builds trust, and why showing up without an agenda creates deeper, more authentic connections.

Kerry and Neil also discuss loneliness, modern dating challenges like ghosting, and how technology has made it easier to hide instead of engage. They explore why respect, compassion, and presence are more attractive than perfection—and how confidence grows when we focus less on impressing and more on genuinely connecting.

This episode is a reminder that love doesn’t come from performance or pressure. It comes from listening, kindness, and the courage to be yourself. Whether you’re dating, rebuilding confidence, or simply wanting better connections in your love life or in business, this conversation offers timeless lessons that can change how you show up—for dates, relationships, and life itself.

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In this heartfelt and empowering conversation, Kerry Brett welcomes back her longtime healer and friend, Dr. Ann Doggett of Whole Body Solutions. Together, they explore the intersection of science, soul, and self-care — revealing how true beauty begins from within.

• Ann shares her journey of integrating cutting-edge technology like cold fiber laser treatments into her holistic practice, showing how these innovations can rejuvenate skin, restore confidence, and support natural healing without surgery. She explains how every treatment at Whole Body Solutions is designed to work from the inside out, combining decades of experience in nutrition, acupuncture, herbal medicine, and energy work with the latest advances in non‑invasive aesthetics.
• The pair also reflect on the deeper emotional and spiritual layers of healing — from learning to smile again and rebuilding confidence after difficult life changes, to the power of community, compassion, and connection. Their discussion reminds listeners that self‑care is not vanity — it’s self‑worth, and that transformation starts with small, consistent steps toward health, balance, and self‑love.

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The start of a new year isn’t just about resolutions. It’s about acceleration. In 2026, the heaviness of the last few years begins to lift. The exhaustion, the repeating patterns, and the familiar question of why we keep ending up in the same place are finally giving way to movement and possibility. Astrologically and energetically, we are entering a rare window that supports forward momentum, emotional openness, and new beginnings.

In this episode of Shot@Love, Kerry Brett is joined by astrologer and psychic healer Jill Jardine for a deep look at what the planetary shifts of 2026 mean for love, connection, creativity, and personal growth. Jill explains why this year marks the official transition into Aquarian age energy and how the collective move from heavy earth and water influences into lighter air and fire elements creates space for inspiration, innovation, and emotional renewal.

Together, Kerry and Jill explore why 2026 is a year of acceleration rather than hesitation. The Year of the Horse arrives with momentum, encouraging people to stop dragging the past into the future and instead align with what is meant for them now. This episode breaks down why January sets the tone for the entire year, why intention-setting early matters more than ever, and how grounding practices help navigate a faster, more dynamic energetic landscape.

Jill offers a detailed snapshot of the first quarter of 2026, including the powerful Aquarius activations in January, the intensity of eclipse season and retrogrades in February, and the integration and forward motion that begins to take shape in March. She explains how these shifts may impact relationships, dating, creativity, and emotional readiness, while also offering guidance on how to stay centered during periods of rapid change.

This conversation is especially meaningful for anyone who has felt stuck, cautious, or emotionally weighed down in recent years. It offers clarity on how to work with the energy of 2026 rather than resist it, and why love becomes more accessible when timing and readiness finally align. As Kerry and Jill discuss, love is not about perfect circumstances. It is about being prepared when opportunity meets intention.

Listeners will walk away with a clearer understanding of why 2026 represents a collective reset, how to approach love and connection with optimism instead of fear, and what it means to move forward without carrying old emotional baggage. This episode is an invitation to trust the momentum, stay grounded, and allow the year ahead to unfold with purpose.

Guest Bio:
Jill Jardine is a professional Western and Vedic astrologer with more than 35 years of experience. She holds a master’s degree in counseling psychology, is a Sanskrit mantra instructor and yoga teacher, and is the host of the internationally acclaimed podcast Cosmic Scene with Jill Jardine. Jill blends psychology, spiritual insight, and ancient wisdom to help individuals navigate life transitions with clarity and empowerment.

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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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n today’s powerful episode, Kerry welcomes back one of Shot@Love’s most loved guests, Laurie Hurd Ferreira—comic, mother, and nearly nine years sober. As we move through one of the most emotionally intense months of the year, Laurie shares the tools, truths, and transformational wisdom she’s learned in Alcoholics Anonymous, and how those same principles can help anyone find balance, clarity, and strength—whether they’re in recovery or simply overwhelmed by life.

Together, Kerry and Laurie unpack why the holidays make people feel unhinged, the pressure of perfection, the pull toward unhealthy habits, and the myth that you’re supposed to keep it all together. Laurie opens up about the moment her life changed, how AA saved her, and why the 12 Steps provide a blueprint for becoming the person you’re meant to be.

They discuss:
• Why so many people feel lost, anxious, or out of control in December
• How slowing down, pausing, and “one day at a time” thinking can ground you
• What the 12 Steps really teach—and why everyone can benefit from them
• How to rebuild confidence, self-worth, and trust in yourself
• The power of community, connection, and sharing your story
• Why doing the next right thing—however small—can change your entire life
• Letting go, finding a higher power, and learning to live life with intention
• How helping someone else can become the beginning of your own healing

This episode is raw, honest, funny, and deeply inspiring. If you’re navigating holiday stress, overwhelm, heartbreak, addiction, codependency, or simply want a healthier start to the new year, this conversation offers tools you can use today. Takeaways: Slow it down: Take life one day—or one hour—at a time. Pause before reacting: Clarity comes when you stop rushing. Help someone else: Small acts of service shift everything.

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Some love stories don’t end with heartbreak — they end with unanswered questions.

Ana Walshe was 39. A devoted mother of three. Brilliant, driven, and building a life between Boston and Washington, D.C. But behind closed doors, her marriage concealed a chilling imbalance of power, control, and deception.

In this powerful and deeply personal episode of Shot At Love, Kerry Brett sits down with her daughter, Morgan Hurley — an interim court reporter who has been inside the courtroom covering the Brian and Ana Walshe murder trial. Together, they unpack what really happened, what the jury is hearing, and the warning signs that were tragically missed.

This episode is not about gossip.
It’s about truth.
It’s about red flags.
And it’s about the dangerous cost of ignoring them.

Inside This Episode:

The early warning signs that surfaced years before Ana disappeared
Brian Walshe’s long history of fraud, manipulation, and financial deception
The rise of Ana’s independence and why it became dangerous
The affair, the unraveling marriage, and December 2022’s final days
The disappearance and the disturbing timeline that followed
The chilling Google searches prosecutors call the biggest smoking gun
Surveillance footage, erratic alibis, and evidence from dumpsters across multiple towns
The eerie voicemail left for Ana’s boyfriend
The financial motive, including a $2.7 million life insurance policy
The courtroom dynamics and the challenge of proving murder without a body

Morgan also shares what it’s like to report on a case that happened in their own backyard and why this story deserves far more attention than it has received.

The Shot At Love Perspective

Ana was rising.
Her career was thriving.
Her independence was growing.

And for a narcissistic partner who depended on her financially, that became the greatest threat.

When your success threatens someone, they were never your partner — they were your prison.

This Week’s Shot At Love Dating and Relationship Takeaways:

1. Red Flags Are Not Decorations
   If someone’s past requires detective work to understand, don’t investigate. Leave.
2. Charm Is Easy. Consistency Is Rare
   Grand gestures without steady behavior are manipulation, not romance.
3. Your Body Knows Before Your Brain Does
   Intuition isn’t overreacting; it’s forecasting. Don’t mute the message.

About Today’s Guest:

Morgan Hurley is an interim court reporter covering the Brian Walshe trial firsthand. In this episode, she brings clarity, credibility, and a journalist’s lens to a case filled with unanswered questions and troubling patterns.

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Final Thought:

This episode is a reminder that love should never require fear, confusion, or survival mode. If something feels off, it probably is. And ignoring the preview can cost you everything.

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How Losing Everything Helped Ben Currier Find Himself,” is about what happens when a relationship becomes an escape hatch, a distraction, and ultimately a disaster. But more importantly, it’s about what it takes to rebuild your life from nothing.

Ben Currier—Excel genius, host of the top-ranked podcast Failure Guy, and a professor teaching Microsoft—shares a story almost too wild to believe. One minute, he’s running a successful podcast and thriving professionally. The next, he’s in North Hollywood with a black eye, no backpack, no computer, and no support system after moving across the country for a woman he barely knew.

This is a conversation about emotional addiction, trauma bonding, and why we chase intensity instead of intimacy. It’s also a conversation about resilience, self-worth, and the work it takes to break the patterns that keep us stuck.

We talk about: • Why some relationships feel like “free fall disguised as love.”
• How loneliness, avoidance, and low self-worth make us vulnerable to fantasy.
• Why jumping into the next relationship never softens the landing.
• What happens when you ignore every red flag—because you don’t want to be alone.
• The dangerous power of dopamine, impulsivity, and connection during crisis.
• How losing everything forced Ben to rebuild from the inside out.
• What recovery from love addiction actually looks like.
• How he ultimately found healthy love after believing he never would again.

Ben opens up about: • Being displaced, isolated, and robbed—twice—within weeks.
• The moment he realized he had hit rock bottom… and then below it.
• How a year of darkness became the foundation for rebuilding confidence.
• The role of friends, therapy, and honest self-reflection in healing.
• Why he now thrives in a stable, loving relationship built on respect and clarity.

Anyone who has ever chased the wrong love, stayed too long, or ignored the truth because the fantasy felt better will see themselves in this episode.

In this powerful episode of Shot@Love, Kerry sits down with longtime friend and Failure Guy podcast host Ben Currier to unpack the wild, painful, and ultimately transformational chapter of his life that began with a single impulsive decision: moving across the country for a woman he barely knew. What followed was a rapid descent—lost belongings, emotional chaos, isolation, and a complete collapse of self-worth. But it became the catalyst for his greatest rebuilding.

Together, Kerry and Ben explore why so many of us get addicted to intensity, confuse chaos for connection, and “airbag” from one relationship straight into another to avoid facing ourselves. Ben shares candidly about breaking toxic cycles, surviving rock bottom, rebuilding confidence, and eventually finding healthy love. His story is a testament to resilience, emotional clarity, and the truth that no matter how far you fall, you can rise again—stronger and wiser than before.

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Getting Clear for 2026 with Manifestation Mentor Lizzie Moore

Shot At Love is all about clarity, energy, and creating a fresh start for 2026. Manifestation mentor Lizzie Moore returns to the show to walk us through how to identify what we really want, why most people stay stuck, and how to shift our mindset so we can finally receive the opportunities, relationships, and breakthroughs we’ve been waiting for.

Lizzie explains why vague goals confuse the universe, how our energy influences what we attract, and why accountability changes everything. We talk about writing things down, showing up as the person who’s ready to receive, and how to stay committed even when life gets messy. Lizzie also shares why the last days of the year matter, how visualization activates the brain, and the science behind using vision boards to align your emotions with your goals.

If you're tired, burned out, or unsure of where to start, this conversation gives you simple practices to reconnect with hope, rebuild your belief in what’s possible, and create a plan for 2026 that you can actually follow through on. We also talk candidly about fear, doubt, initiating connections, and how clarity makes every area of life—including dating—feel easier and more aligned.

Whether you're manifesting a new career, a move, more joy, or the love you’ve been waiting for, this episode will help you get grounded, get intentional, and get ready for what's next.

What We Discuss

• Why clarity is the foundation of manifestation • How fear, doubt, and imposter syndrome block your goals • The role accountability plays in staying consistent • How emotions carry frequency and shape what you attract • Using visualization to shift your mindset • Why writing things down strengthens belief • How vision boards activate the brain and create momentum • Resetting your mindset when the year doesn’t start perfectly • The science behind the reticular activating system • The difference between resolutions and manifestation • How to pick goals that you can sustain • Why small goals matter for beginners • When to aim bigger and how to overcome fear • Using signs, symbols, and daily rituals to stay aligned • Why connecting with images each morning makes a difference • How to get more comfortable initiating opportunities and connections • How to bring love into your manifestation practice • Building a realistic plan to stay hopeful and consistent in 2026

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