"Anger Mismanagement" Overtime
Send us a text After the show, Sven chats with Becker about his experience. Explicit content.
Jan 23, 2025•7 min•Season 11Ep. 3
The Badass Counseling Show
Sven Erlandson, TikTok star, best-selling author & founder of BadassCounseling (NYC), is a CEO-whisperer & soul counselor, who kicks your ass, taking you to the dark places of life to finally heal into true ALIVENESS! Listen for new counseling sessions every Thursday, and Sven's responses to his followers' questions every Sunday. Explicit content.
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Q&A: Narcs! Co-parenting with one, gaslit by one, and more
Send us a text 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....
Jan 19, 2025•50 min•Season 11Ep. 2
I Should Have Been Aborted
Send us a text 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....
Jan 16, 2025•55 min•Season 11Ep. 1
"I Should Have Been Aborted" Overtime
Send us a text After the show, Sven chats with Sakura about her feelings and ends on a positive, optimistic note.
Jan 16, 2025•9 min•Season 11Ep. 1
Q&A: My Son Is Marrying A Narcissist, and More
Send us a text 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....
Jan 12, 2025•58 min•Season 10Ep. 26
Husband Says "F the Kids!"
Send us a text 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....
Jan 09, 2025•1 hr 4 min•Season 10Ep. 25
Husband Says "F the Kids!" Overtime
Send us a text After the show, Sven chats with Dilese about her experience. Explicit content.
Jan 09, 2025•7 min•Season 10Ep. 25
Q&A: Resolutions, Exes, Apologies, and More
Send us a text 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.
Jan 05, 2025•41 min•Season 10Ep. 24
Dishonor Your Mother
Send us a text 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 stil...
Jan 02, 2025•1 hr 13 min•Season 10Ep. 23
BONUS: "Dishonor Your Mother" Overtime
Send us a text After the emotional show, Sven chats with BeeBee and Mickey. Explicit content.
Jan 02, 2025•11 min•Season 10Ep. 23
Q&A: Love/Hate For Your Ex, Need For Space, and More
Send us a text 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.
Dec 29, 2024•58 min•Season 10Ep. 22
A Lifetime of Grieving
Send us a text Sven counsels two different women who both struggle with the lasting effects, the guilt and the shame, of childhood abuse in the extreme. New understandings abound when Sven probes their painful memories and feelings. Meet Libby and Skeeter, who end up helping each other, and join in their journey to a new sense of aliveness! Explicit content.
Dec 26, 2024•55 min•Season 10Ep. 21
BONUS: "A Lifetime of Grieving" Overtime
Send us a text After the show with Skeeter and Libby, Sven goes even deeper to help them on their way to healing. Explicit content.
Dec 26, 2024•15 min•Season 10Ep. 21
Q&A: Coercive Relationships, Cheaters, and Boundaries
Send us a text In this Lightning Round, Sven opens up about the causes of his own 12-year suicidal depression. Questions from his followers include: moving on after a long relationship, how to enforce boundaries, should you stay with a cheater, helping a healing partner, and much more. Please listen in! Explicit content.
Dec 22, 2024•52 min•Season 10Ep. 20
My Mean Unforgivable Mom
Send us a text Conditioned by her emotionally immature mother to see herself as unlovable, Liz Sue has never had a successful romantic relationship and finds it hard to make friends. She blames herself. Sven guides her to a new concept of her truth and authenticity. This counseling session brings insight and hope to Liz Sue...and, we believe, our listeners. Explicit content.
Dec 19, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Season 10Ep. 19
Q&A: Triggers, Pride, and Satan
Send us a text Lightning Round time again for Sven and Rob. Gathering questions as they come in from TikTok and YouTube, Sven tackles: Using horses to teach boundaries, dealing with sibling abuse, the kids want my ex to come to my house for Xmas, why the love of my life is suddenly ghosting me, and much more. Lots of insight to gain here, so please join! Explicit content.
Dec 15, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Season 10Ep. 18
The Truth About Mom & Dad
Send us a text Sven counsels Seth, who feels disgust and contempt for his mother, but never faced the fact that she was loving and kind to his brother. At the same time, he's mourning that his father didn't protect him - but did protect his sister. Sven gives Seth a whole new outlook on understanding his feelings, setting his younger self free, and getting on with a much better, lighter life. Explicit content....
Dec 12, 2024•58 min•Season 10Ep. 17
Q&A: Cheating, Friends, Truth and Lies
Send us a text Lightning Round! Sven takes questions in real time from online followers on a wide variety of topics. Always ready with a great answer, tune in if you ever wonder about life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness! Explicit content.
Dec 08, 2024•57 min•Season 10Ep. 16
Cinderella Gets It All Together
Send us a text In this powerful counseling episode, Dot reveals her fears that her evil stepmother was right about her. And she comes to grips with her real feelings about her father. Mom chose alcohol. Dad chose stepmom. Told she was always wrong and stupid, she never felt safe in her home and her adult life has been tragically affected. Can she get in touch with her authentic self? Listen in as Sven goes to work as only he can. And don't miss the Overtime bonus content, when Dot puts it all to...
Dec 05, 2024•53 min•Season 10Ep. 15
"Cinderella Gets It All Together" Overtime
Send us a text After the show with Dot, Sven has an illuminating conversation with her. Explicit content.
Dec 05, 2024•15 min•Season 10Ep. 15
Q&A: Toxic Relationships, Self-Harm, Going Low Contact, and More
Send us a text Sven's latest foray into questions from social media followers include: Why can't I get started? Does anger heal you? How can I start loving myself and avoid toxic relationships? Is it unhealthy to leave town after a blowup with my dad? I'm having a flare-up during my recovery from self-healing, what should I do? And much more. Please join us for this latest Lightning Round. Explicit content....
Dec 01, 2024•55 min•Season 10Ep. 14
Overcoming an Awful Family
Send us a text In this counseling episode, meet Skye. Her mother, a pillar of the community, denies the horrible abuse that Skye suffered as a child. Now confronted with the truth, her mother is turning the whole family against her. How to fight back, or how to grieve? Skye is beginning to make progress, and Sven guides her to deeper understanding through a difficult discussion of her childhood sexual abuse. KC adds her thoughts as well. And listen for a great elephant analogy! Explicit content....
Nov 28, 2024•57 min•Season 10Ep. 13
Q&A: Slow Walking Exits, Red Flags, Family Cutoffs, and More
Send us a text In this Lightning Round, Sven fields questions as they come from his social media followers. Topics include getting past a relationship with a narc, getting your sexual self back after years of neglect, when to forgive, being too content, and much more. Come on in! Explicit content.
Nov 24, 2024•44 min•Season 10Ep. 12
Her Father's Biggest Shame
Send us a text ...And mom was arguably worse. Sven makes new connections for Lena in this uplifting counseling episode. Her earliest, difficult experiences in an abusive home were magnified by the onset of Tourette's. Now in her 40's and in survival mode, Lena wonders what to do to salvage her life. Should she cut off her parents? After all, they have cut her off in the past. Sven is ready and able to help. Explicit content....
Nov 21, 2024•53 min•Season 10Ep. 11
BONUS: "Her Father's Biggest Shame" Overtime
Send us a text After the show, Sven chats with Lena about her experience. Explicit content.
Nov 21, 2024•8 min•Season 10Ep. 11
Q&A: Narc Recovery, Dating Adventures, and More
Send us a text Taking to social media, Sven never knows what questions will come up, but he's always at the ready to provide insight, context, advice, and some occasional good humor. Please join us for this Lightning Round! Explicit content.
Nov 17, 2024•54 min•Season 10Ep. 10
No Love, No Nurturing
Send us a text In this counseling session, Della and Lance would both love to have a parent to rely on - but they don't. Support, love, and nurturing are almost totally absent. They are in various stages of cutting ties and wonder what's the best way forward, while dealing with powerful feelings. Sven helps point the way. Explicit content.
Nov 14, 2024•1 hr•Season 10Ep. 9
BONUS: "No Love, No Nurturing" Overtime
Send us a text After the show, Sven chats with Lanie and Della about their feelings. Explicit content.
Nov 14, 2024•9 min•Season 10Ep. 9
Q&A: Suffering, Forgiveness, Sexual Abuse, and More
Send us a text In this Lightning Round, Sven answers questions and gives detailed insight on topics including: Do people choose to suffer? Why do I have attachment issues? Is it bad to not feel sympathy towards someone who hurt you? How do I forgive a parent who abandoned me? And: How do I deal with memories of sexual abuse that only happened once or twice? For al this and more, please listen in! Explicit content....
Nov 10, 2024•1 hr•Season 10Ep. 8
Abused and Alone
Send us a text Jayda suffered incredibly severe physical and emotional abuse at the hands of her ex-husband. She desperately wants to protect her children. But her mother isn't supportive and was never nurturing, and not even her therapist believes her description of the violence she endured. She has lost her faith, and lost herself. Sven helps Jayda through her feelings of being unlovable, guides her to some uncomfortable truths, and makes a surprise offer of help. Explicit content....
Nov 07, 2024•1 hr 9 min•Season 10Ep. 7
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