The Badass Counseling Show

Send us a textIn this Lightning Round, Sven takes questions such as: Is poor sex a reason for divorce? Advice for a narc that wants to change? Best way to get over insecurity in a relationship? How to trust after a betrayal? And much more. Come on in and listen! Explicit content.

Send us a textIn this double counseling episode, Aldo has been depressed from an early age, suicidal at some points, and he understandably blames the treatment he received from his parents. He fears that his daughter might be filled with the same rage and self-hatred that he feels. Sven also counsels Griffith, who needs to understand why he struggles with finding joy and having a sense of pride, despite a very successful career. Sven helps both men find the reasons for their pain, and the way out of it into a new and brighter life. Explicit content.

Send us a textMore great questions from Sven's followers as he goes live on Facebook, YouTube, and TikTok. During the taping, listeners can see Sven in the studio, and one of them becomes critical of Sven's shirt. Listen in for his answer to this, and many more serious issues! Explicit content.

Send us a textDylan has uncovered memories of childhood sexual abuse at the hands of her father, and her pain continues over fear of her children's possible contact with him. Her mother did nothing to protect her. Dylan feels lost and alone. Sven goes to work with a very emotional Dylan, revealing her truths and her real feelings, and guides her forward. Explicit content.

Send us a textListen in as Sven takes unpredictable questions from listeners on TikTok, Facebook, and YouTube. Topics this time include: missing being fat and not caring, fear of a new relationship, coming to terms with a parent dying, and much more. It's another badass Lightning Round! Explicit content.

Send us a textSven counsels Jericho, who is in a career crisis. She's training to be a life coach while feeling trapped in a small town and a job that has nothing to do with her life's purpose. Sven advises her to define her fears and find the way to her true path. Be sure to listen to Overtime as Sven goes deeper and deeper into Jericho's truth. Explicit content.

Send us a textAfter the show, Sven gets to the real heart of Jericho's problem. Explicit content.

Send us a textLightning Round! Sven never knows what's coming but when the questions come in from social media, he's always ready with wit and wisdom. Listen in! Explicit content.

Send us a textWhat does Harley want? She says she wants her sex-addicted boyfriend out of her life, but when Sven probes her feelings it's clear she has conflicting needs. Sven points out that Harley is very strong - strong enough to take a lot of abuse - but there are different ways to define "strong." Listen in to this counseling session for a very compassionate Sven and deeply insightful relationship advice. Explicit content.

Send us a textGot issues? Listen in for more insight and inspiration as Sven fields questions from listeners on multiple social media platforms. Topics include: Why do I feel sorry for a mother who didn't love me? How do I stop negative self-talk? Why do I fear my new love will leave me? How can I stop overthinking? And much more. Explicit content.

Send us a textIn this emotional and hard-hitting counseling episode, Sven works with a woman and a non-binary, Doc and Wendy. Both suffer with emotional pain, and Wendy has the added challenge of chronic physical pain. Doc feels guilt for the way she ended her marriage, and fears the effect on her kids. Wendy feels devastated by her physical challenges and justifiable feelings of anger due to abandonment and ridicule by her parents. Sven admits it's not easy to see a way out, but shows them the way. Explicit content.

Send us a textTopics in this Lightning Round include: Growing up with parents who didn't want you, narcs who make you mad and then laugh about it, the definition of heaven, the real nature of grief, and much more. Sven never knows what questions will come up, but he's always ready to respond with empathy, wisdom, and a smile! Please listen in. Explicit content.

Send us a textAnnabelle is trying to work through the pain of family abandonment while mothering a toddler daughter. She feels she's blocked from going deep enough to make progress, feeling shame. Sven guides her to fully confront the horrifying origins of her shame, and helps her understand why her parents can't face her. Explicit content.

Send us a textSven gets into it again as he takes on rapid-fire questions on a variety of unpredictable, provocative topics. Please listen in to this Lightning Round! Explicit content.

Send us a textSven counsels Janis and Rick, two people with very different but equally tragic stories. Janis was betrayed by her mother and made to feel like a monster. She still struggles with those feelings. Rick says he feels defective and a basket case because of his recent breakup and extremely troubled history. It's a challenge to get to the roots of their problems, but Sven finds some common threads and shows them that hope can prevail. Explicit content.

Send us a textAfter the show, Sven chats with Rick and Janis about their experience. Explicit content.

Send us a textIn this latest recorded session featuring Sven taking questions live on social media, topics include reconnecting with kids, getting mom's voice out of your head, dealing with the aftermath of doing your healing work, and much more. Please listen in to this Lightning Round! Explicit content.

Send us a textKenny has been unhappy in his 6-year relationship for the past year. He imagined a better life without his partner and has actually separated but worries about the effect on his kids. Marin is studying to be a counselor but is concerned how her relationship with God seems to be in conflict with the science of psychology. Above all, both are concerned about how others will perceive them. Sven counsels them to embrace their authenticity, and confront the truth about who took away their comfort in being themselves. Explicit content.

Send us a textAfter the show, Sven checks in with Marin and Kenny to get their reactions and see how they're doing.

Send us a textSven tackles more intriguing questions from his followers in this Lightning Round. Topics include people pleasing, kids living with exes, inviting family to your wedding, dating while healing, leaving a marriage after age 70, and much more. Please listen in! Explicit content.

Steig has cut off his mother and brother after an abusive childhood in which his father left before he was 3. Something is holding him back from healing, and Sven guides him to confront the answer in some ugly truths about his brother. Explicit content.

Topics in this recorded Lightning Round include: Alone at 24 and fear of dating, compassion for our own unhealed parenting, exes ruining your life with your kids, broken trust, AA sponsorship, addiction, and much more. Listen in as Sven takes questions as they come in from TikTok, Facebook, and YouTube. Explicit content.

Charo blames herself for her husband's suicide. She feels like she made him do it. But Sven counsels her to look at the truth of his drug addiction and abuse, and guides her toward a new understanding of her parents' influence on her feelings, and how to pass along the right impression to her own children. Explicit content.

Sven has a heart-to-heart discussion with Charo after the show. Explicit content.

Nothing gets Sven going like rapid-fire questions coming at him from 3 social media platforms at once. In this episode he responds to issues including emotional intelligence, narcs at work, the need (or lack of need) for forgiveness, low self-esteem, loss of family, and much more. Please listen in to this provocative lightning round! Explicit content.

Cheating causes your partner incalculable pain, but in this counseling episode Sven works with Suki, whose pain was multiplied by her husband's decision to become a serial cheater while their young daughter was dying of cancer. Sven helps Suki face the truth of her difficult situation, even as her husband seems willing to change. For another angle on this story, listen to the episode with her husband Jeffrey from December 2023 entitled "Can't Face the Hate." Explicit content.

More unpredictable questions taken live by Sven and recorded for another Lightning Round episode. Topics include: Dealing with paralysis, worrying about screwing your kids up, what if I'm the narc, domestic abuse, and much more. Please listen in! Explicit content.

Here's the other side of Cass' story, last week's "Robbed of Normal." Meet Kitty, Cass' wife, who can't get past Cass' drinking and stealing, and wonders if she can stay in the marriage. Childhood trauma figures in, and Sven guides Kitty to confront her honest feelings and the truth about her life...and her marriage. Explicit content.

In this Lightning Round, Sven takes questions and comments on topics including sexual trauma, love bombing, a partner's bad behavior, how to tell the kids about divorce, and much more. Please listen in! Explicit content.

Cass is in serious pain. She wants to save herself and her marriage to Kitty (who Sven counsels in next week's show). Cass knows she must confront her troubled past but hasn't been able to face the whole truth. Fears of abandonment and golden child issues pay a big part. Join Sven and Cass in this inspiring healing journey. Explicit content.

Sven's ready to go for another Lightning Round, taking questions on topics of life and love, hope and despair, marriage and divorce, and so much more. Please listen in as he applies his wit and wisdom to listeners' questions. Explicit content.

Feeling betrayed by her mother for forcing her to have an abortion at age 17, Kiki still feels the pain and anger 25 years later. She's hoping for an apology that will never come. Kiki believes she's hurting her own family and wants to just disappear. Epiphanies and hope await, as Sven goes to work identifying the root of her problem, and the way out. Explicit content.

Sven goes it alone for most of this Lightning Round, as Rob and KC get called away. No worries! He takes on topics including: How to recover post-narc divorce; How to stop feeling guilty after breaking up with a narc; How to build trust in a relationship if you've been hurt before; How to deal with anxious attachment; and many more how-to's in some of the most challenging questions of life. Please listen in! Explicit content.

Della, in her mid-20s, can't figure out what to do with her life. She feels she has to live up to her own rigid expectations that began as early as age 6. What is the source of her fears and the pressure she feels? Sven works closely with Della to get to the root of her problems so she can confidently get on with what she really loves about life. Explicit content.

After the show with Della, Sven chats further with her about her feelings. Explicit content.

The questions are really flying at Sven in this latest Lightning Round. Listen in to this recorded session as Sven goes live on multiple social media platforms and handles topics and questions including: How can I let go of a friend who is using me? My mother is stealing from me and my kids, what can I do? Do you have to be completely healed before you start a new relationship? And much more. Explicit content.

Bennett is an exhausted single mother who has given in to self-sabotage. She has serious concerns about her children, 16 and 21. Sven helps her discover what feels right in her life, and what was causing her to doubt herself. Bennett admits she never felt wanted by her mother, who had her at age 15 and is now financially secure. Bennett thinks the key to her healing is getting the money from her mother - or is it the love that was always missing? And can she heal without it? Explicit content.

After the show, Sven chats with Bennett about her experience. Explicit Content.

Listen in as Sven fields questions from his social media followers. Chances are, your own questions will be addressed in this intriguing Lightning Round. Explicit content.

As a child, Becker never got enough attention from his father and now has serious anger issues that he fears will harm his relationship with his children. He says he's always hated himself. Sven uncovers the painful truth about the roots of Becker's feelings, and guides him to a whole new approach to life. Explicit content.

After the show, Sven chats with Becker about his experience. Explicit content.

In the first Lightning Round recorded in 2025, Sven takes on all comers with questions including: Is the term narcissist overused? How can I co-parent with a narc ex? Why do I feel like I'm being gaslit by a narc into believing I'm the narc? Also: issues of control, manipulation, intimacy problems in a new relationship, people who threaten suicide, and more. Come on in and take the chill off! Explicit content.

Sakura felt unwanted as early as she can remember. Little wonder, since her mother told her that she should have been aborted. Her adult life has suffered greatly, going from one toxic relationship to another. Sven guides her gently and carefully to accept her lifetime feelings of loneliness and sadness - and how to let it all go. Listen in to this hypnotic counseling episode and join Sakura on her healing journey. Explicit content.

After the show, Sven chats with Sakura about her feelings and ends on a positive, optimistic note.

Sven's followers are at it again, with 20 more unpredictable questions and topics for him to handle. In this episode: My mom says I'm crazy because of something that happened years ago. My stepson urged me to leave his father and now he won't talk to me. Are parents afforded boundaries? I'm discouraged by online dating. And: Is it normal to love being alone? All these and more are here in this Lightning Round. Please listen in! Explicit content.

Taught as a child that her only worth was to serve others, Dilese struggles with having left her abusive husband in order to protect her kids. She did the right thing but continues to feel guilty for abandoning the disabled husband who still tells her she's "a piece of shit coward" for choosing the kids and herself over him. Why does she think she's a bad person? Sven dives in and helps her discover the truth that can set her free. Explicit content.

After the show, Sven chats with Dilese about her experience. Explicit content.

In this Lightning Round, Sven takes on topics and questions including: I'm a therapist and I don't know how to move on from my divorce; My boyfriend's bestie is a woman and she says I outshine her; How do I build back trust when I'm married to a drug addict; Why do I feel incapable; and much more. Please listen in! Explicit content.

In this episode, Sven counsels BeeBee and Mickey as their emotions overflow. Beaten by her parents, emotionally and literally, BeeBee was taught to be submissive because that's what love is. She is studying to be a therapist so she can help others, but Sven points out that she must heal herself first. Mickey feels broken by her abusive mother, who cuts off any conflict with "Honor thy mother." Filled with sadness but afraid of her anger, she turns to Sven for help. Both women still seek their parent's love, but understand they will never get it. Sven guides the women on a path to a much better life. Explicit content.

After the emotional show, Sven chats with BeeBee and Mickey. Explicit content.

Lots of great questions from Sven's social media followers in this Lightning Round! Relationships dominate the discussion, but Sven also takes on toxic dads, emotional insecurity, boundaries with parents, gentle parenting, and much more. Please join! Explicit content.