Podcast
The Badass Counseling Show
Hosted by Sven Erlandson · EN
Sven Erlandson, MDiv., Keynote Speaker, 64-week Top10 best-selling author (8 books), Social Media Creator with 3M+ followers (aka "Badass Counseling").
Founder of Badass Counseling, NYC, he is single-handedly rewriting an entire industry with his "healing shouldn't take a long time," raw and aggressive approach to transformation. He has counseled Special Forces to Hollywood insiders, homeless to Wall Street CEOs, and people in the trades to everyday folks just trying to get by. Always real, always raw, always kind. Former pastor, military, and NCAA Head Coach for Strength.
His 2x/week podcasts feature no-BS, LIVE counseling sessions and Q&A 'lightning rounds' where he takes questions LIVE on three social media platforms, all at one time, rapid-fire. With coarse language and a no-nonsense approach, Sven attacks life's toughest issues — from massive trauma to cheating, suicide to self-worth, career loss to parenting — always challenging guests to dive deep and emerge transformed.
Ranked in the Top 10 for Mental Health/Fitness podcasts, tune in for new counseling sessions every Thursday and hear Sven respond to followers' questions every Sunday. (Content may be explicit.)
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Episodes
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Q&A: Self-Sabotage, Narc Parents, and More
4d ago00:53:23Tap to summarizeMore questions and answers as Sven takes on all topics of love, life, and authenticity. Listen in for insight and advice! Explicit content.Send us Fan Mail
Transcribe →But Mom Had It Rough
1w ago00:59:31Tap to summarizeSven counsels Sunny, who at 52 feels like an emotionless, chaotic disaster. She's quick to take care of others but doesn't know why she has no relationship with her neglectful mother who "...never had it easy." And why does she keep defending her? Sven goes to work as Sunny begins to understand the truth that sets her free. Explicit content.Send us Fan Mail
Transcribe →Q&A: Givers & Takers, and More
2w ago00:54:44Tap to summarizeSven is in top form as he fields questions in real time as they come in from his followers on social media. Looking for the right way to end a relationship? Challenges with parents, whether dead, alive, or ill? Wondering about dating as a single parent? Listen in for advice on all these issues, and much more. Explicit content.Send us Fan Mail
Transcribe →Broken Is Not Forever
2w ago01:01:04Tap to summarizeMila comes to Sven seeking peace and forgiveness. When she discovered that her husband was molesting her daughter, she immediately left him. But now with mixed feelings of love and hate, and wondering about the effects on all her children, she's not sure how to go on. Sven carefully and forcefully works Mila through her feelings, and brings the path to healing. Explicit content.Send us Fan Mail
Transcribe →Q&A: Breakups, Boundaries, and More
3w ago00:55:18Tap to summarizeIt's Sven again on social media live, taking provocative questions from his followers. Please listen in to this recorded session! Explicit content.Send us Fan Mail
Transcribe →Not Guilty!
3w ago00:57:17Tap to summarizeIt would be hard to find a darker description of one's life than that provided by Cricket, a widower who Sven counsels with compassion and good humor. Although Cricket's wife died decades ago, his guilt remains that he was somehow responsible - which he wasn't. Listen in to this uplifting counseling session! Explicit content.Send us Fan Mail
Transcribe →Q&A: Love, Poetry, and More
4w ago00:48:43Tap to summarizeSven takes to social media again to field unpredictable questions from his followers. This time: Does love exist like in songs? Why do people bully? How can I help my son? What if my partner says they just want to be friends? And many more issues of life and love. Explicit content.Send us Fan Mail
Transcribe →I Am Not Worthless!
4w ago01:01:35Tap to summarizeAxel has done a lot of work to heal from a terribly abusive childhood, but still struggles with self-confidence and the effect of his trauma on his children. Why does he still feel worthless? Lynette also joins the show, describing a disheartening lack of parental support from childhood through graduate school. Now totally dissatisfied with her life and feeling worthless, she also turns to Sven for the motivation to get things turned around. Listen in as Alex and Lynette hear the parallels in their experiences and, with Sven's help, find ways to help each other. Explicit content.Send us Fan Mail
Transcribe →Q&A: I Won't Grow Up! and More
May 3100:51:19Tap to summarizeSven's online followers keep hurling fastball questions, and Sven knocks 'em out of the park. Unpredictable topics, insightful answers. Please listen in! Explicit content.Send us Fan Mail
Transcribe →When Your Wife Takes Her Life
May 2801:02:45Tap to summarizeIn this difficult counseling session, Sven works with Tucker, who lost his wife to suicide a few years ago. Dealing with this crushing loss for himself and his children, and the effects on his new marriage, Tucker finds comfort in Sven's insight and guidance. Explicit content.Send us Fan Mail
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