Navigating the Emotional Turmoil of Divorce

UnYoked Living: The Divorce Recovery Podcast

UnYoked Living: The Divorce Recovery Podcast
Navigating the Emotional Turmoil of Divorce
May 15, 2025 Season 3 Episode 3
Todd Turner

In this episode of the Unyoked Podcast, Todd Turner discusses the journey of recovering from divorce, emphasizing the emotional, spiritual, and practical aspects of healing. He outlines seven key struggles faced by individuals post-divorce, including the loss of friendships, navigating emotional chaos, readiness for dating, co-parenting challenges, rebuilding trust, empowering children, and embracing a new identity. Todd provides insights and tools to help listeners find their footing again and encourages them to seek healing and purpose beyond their divorce.

Takeaways

  • Recovering from divorce involves emotional, spiritual, and practical healing.
  • Losing friends is a common and painful experience after divorce.
  • Understanding and navigating emotional chaos is crucial for recovery.
  • Assessing readiness for dating is important before moving on.
  • Co-parenting requires effective communication and consistent parenting rhythms.
  • Rebuilding trust in oneself and others is essential after betrayal.
  • Empowering children during a divorce helps them process the transition.
  • Embracing a new identity is vital for moving forward after divorce.
  • Divorce does not define you; healing and purpose are possible.
  • Seeking professional help and support can aid in the recovery process.

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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.


Episode Artwork Navigating the Emotional Turmoil of Divorce 11:08 Episode Artwork Building a Life You Don’t Need to Escape From 15:49 Episode Artwork Overcoming Heartbreak: Life's Adventure 14:40 Episode Artwork Unpacking the Untold Complexities Within Christian Marriages 55:45 Episode Artwork Building a New You After a Divorce 50:26 Episode Artwork Building a Better Dating Plan After Divorce 37:41 Episode Artwork Transforming Victimhood into Victory: A Story of Faith 57:58 Episode Artwork Losing Church Friends: A Candid Look at Religious Social Dynamics 45:32 Episode Artwork Divorce Diaries: Unpacking the Post-Split Chaos 57:02 Episode Artwork Unhappily Ever After? The Reality of Christian Marriages on the Brink 51:51 Episode Artwork Episode 0: Carrie Vitt is UnYoked 27:22 Episode Artwork Breaking the Divorce Curse: Unleashing a New You 36:59 Episode Artwork The Bedroom and the Bible: Single, Divorced, and Questioning Intimacy 43:56 Episode Artwork Redemption Unveiled: The Art of Sharing Your Secrets 33:02 Episode Artwork Unveiling Divorce: The Dark Truths Behind Happily Ever After 33:08 Episode Artwork Christian Dating Debunked: Rethinking Compatibility in Faith 44:31 Episode Artwork Spiritual Bypassing? The Church vs. Mental Health in Divorce Recovery 34:49 Episode Artwork Split and Rebooted: Crafting Your New Identity After Divorce 40:26 Episode Artwork Love's Many Faces: Decoding Grace in Fractured Relationships 33:54 Episode Artwork Prayer & Parenting: How to Co-Parent Like a True Christian Warrior 33:31 Episode Artwork The Unspoken Victims: Rebuilding Your Child's Life Post-Divorce 49:32 Episode Artwork The Lonely Journey: Overcoming Isolation After Christian Divorce 27:53 Episode Artwork The Unspoken Trauma: Why Your Church Fails Divorcees 40:06 Episode Artwork Love After Loss: Navigating Divorced and Dating Without Losing Your Soul or Sanity 42:36 Episode Artwork Finding Faithful Friends: Navigating Friendships After Divorce 35:31