“Sex as currency” might grab your attention… but that’s not really where this conversation stays.

In this episode, Todd Turner sits down with Dr. Brooke Jones of Stronger Women and quickly moves beyond surface-level dating talk into something deeper—trauma, abuse, identity, and the patterns that quietly shape relationships.

What starts as a conversation about sex in modern dating turns into a powerful look at how people—especially those coming out of abuse or broken homes—learn to use what they have to survive, feel loved, or regain control. 

This isn’t about judgment.
 It’s about understanding the “why” behind behavior—and what it actually takes to heal.

🔍 What you’ll hear in this episode:

•  Why “sex as currency” often starts as a survival response, not manipulation 
•  How abuse (emotional, physical, spiritual) shapes relationship patterns 
•  Why people stay in or return to unhealthy relationships 
•  The “aha moment” that finally leads to change 
•  Why healthy relationships can feel boring after chaos 
•  How dopamine, trauma, and attention-seeking behaviors are connected 
•  The truth about boundaries—and why people struggle to set them 
•  Why communication is one of the most important relationship skills 
•  The role of identity, healing, and taking ownership after divorce or trauma

Call to Action:

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Learn more about Dr. Brooke Jones and her work helping women heal and rebuild at:
 👉 strongerwomen.com

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UnYoked - The Post Divorce Podcast:  Navigating your divorce and recovery with grace.

Divorce and the new single life is hard but it is even more complex when you made a promise to God to "keep your marriage till death do you part." American Christian culture doesn't make navigating the decisions and ripple effects of divorce any easier. Christian marriage and divorce advice runs rampant yet often conflicts with the realities of pain, abuse, loneliness, and the real world. 

God has a lot more to say than, “I hate divorce.” God gives a standard and then graciously restores and renews people even when His standard isn't met.

Those of us who are navigating the life changing event of unYoking from a spouse and/or uprooting a family have to journey through some dark, lonely, and confusing places. Our issues aren't frequently tackled from the pulpit and the advice we receive isn't always relevant to our current place.

The UnYoked podcast is just for you. A safe place to wonder, ponder, relate, and consider your steps of navigating a divorce, singleness, and the future. A place where we live in the tension between God's plan and the realities of living in a broken world with broken people and broken relationships. Buckle up... remove the mask.. and let's get real about discussing the ripple effects of divorce and equip ourselves to survive being unYoked as a Christian.

Visit ToddTurner.com/Divorce for more resources.