The Badass Counseling Show

This time, Sven goes live on 4 social media platforms at once, and fields a wide variety of unpredictable, intriguing questions. Please listen in! Explicit content.Send us Fan Mail

Terrance finds himself mired in chaos, no small part being caused by his young wife's heart transplant. Married for 17 years, their relationship is strained due to what Terrance calls a lack of emotional control and echoes of his heartless childhood home. Who had the colder heart, his stepfather or his mother? As Sven encourages Terrance to face this and other difficult questions, the results are impactful. Come on in, and experience Terrance's success and relief. Explicit content.Send us Fan Mail

Sven takes on a variety of intriguing life questions from his followers as he goes live on 3 social media platforms at once. Listen in for enlightening answers and tons of guidance to soothe the soul. Explicit content.Send us Fan Mail

Sven counsels two women who have serious questions about their place in life. Faith feels like she's never been chosen - in childhood and in her abusive marriage. She isn't sure whether to stay or go. Bonnie struggles with her identity beyond being a parent, as she continues to deal with a painful history. The two women are helped and guided by Sven - and each other. Explicit content.Send us Fan Mail

Once again Sven opens up Facebook, TikTok, and YouTube Live for listener questions. The recorded results are right here, with tons of insight, guidance, and always, a touch of humor. Please listen in! Explicit content.Send us Fan Mail

Blaine wants more than anything to be a father, but he and his wife have struggled with infertility for years. He feels his life has been one disappointment after another, starting with the knowledge that he was supposed to be aborted. Through Blaine's confusion, Sven helps him to find himself, and some real hope. Explicit content.Send us Fan Mail

No, we don't know what questions will be coming in, and yes, Sven answers all the questions right as they come from Facebook, TikTok, and YouTube. Please listen in to the recorded results of this Lightning Round! Explicit content.Send us Fan Mail

Anya is angry and bitter about her divorce, which occurred after she discovered her husband had been cheating for years. He blames her for his actions, which affect their 3 children as well. All the pain inflicted by someone who chooses to cheat comes into sharp focus as Anya comes to understand there is never any justification for cheating. Sven points the way to truth and, in Anya's own words, empowerment. Explicit content.Send us Fan Mail

More 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

Sven 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

Sven 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

Mila 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

It'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

It 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

Sven 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

Axel 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

Sven'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

In 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

Listeners ofter ask if Sven knows the questions in advance, and the answer is "No!" We never know what to expect, and Sven is always on the ready to provide compassion, insight, and healing. Listen in! Explicit content,Send us Fan Mail

...and Dad didn't protect Claudio, who feels he was robbed of joy and safety in childhood because of his mom. At 37, he still can't get her voice out of his head, and it's filled with ridicule and rejection. But she has the key to his happiness if she would just atone! Which she never will. And where was dad in all of this? Sven goes to work to help Claudio let go and move on. Explicit content.Send us Fan Mail

Listen in for advice on a wide variety of intriguing topics including: dating extreme takers, boundaries, being vulnerable, helping your troubled kids, awareness of optics, and much more. Explicit content.Send us Fan Mail

Brittany's life of hell has left her in a mess. She feels lost, stuck, paralyzed, and fears making the wrong decisions. An unhappy 35-year marriage and a miserable childhood have left her with no joy and no hope. Sven goes to work to unleash her emotions, with uplifting results. Explicit content.Send us Fan Mail

Always ready with an insightful answer to unpredictable questions, Sven takes on a new batch of the issues and life challenges of his online followers. Please listen in! Explicit content. Send us Fan Mail

Bernie remembers hating herself as early as age 6 or 7. She survived a violent childhood and abusive marriage, only to turn to her parents after her divorce for help with her 2-year-old daughter. When that situation turned horribly worse, she became determined to make it on her own. Now sober for 5 years, she seeks healing from Sven to ensure she doesn't pass her pain down to her daughter. Explicit content.Send us Fan Mail

You've got questions, Sven's got answers. More interesting topics and insightful responses in this Lightning Round. Please listen in! Explicit content.Send us Fan Mail

Sven counsels Kaden, who is having trouble adjusting to being a new father at age 22. At the same time, he questions if he should even stay in his marriage. Kaden feels disconnected from everyone, and wonders if he should just run away. Confronting the question of what makes a good father, Kaden gets good insight and guidance from Sven. Explicit content.Send us Fan Mail

As listeners throw hardball (and softball) questions at Sven, he's at the ready to knock them out of the park. For insight and understanding into a wide variety of complicated personal issues, please listen in. Explicit content.Send us Fan Mail

Sven counsels Poppy, who has experienced severely abusive relationships. She has sought protection all her life with little success, and now discovers she is protecting those who have hurt her. Her mother has recently passed, and now her father ignores her in front of her son. Wondering if she herself is the problem, she turns to Sven for guidance. And gets it. Explicit content.Send us Fan Mail

More unpredictable questions for Sven as he goes live on social media to provide insight and guidance on all matters of life and love. Explicit content.Send us Fan Mail

Pepper comes to Sven for counseling about finding love when her experiences have been filled with betrayal and cheating. She wants to be showered with love, but doesn't trust it. Sven probes Pepper's thoughts and fears - her adult children and her mother figure prominently - to help her find her way. Explicit content.Send us Fan Mail

More probing questions and answers with Sven as he handles unpredictable topics from his social media followers. Please listen in! Explicit content.Send us Fan Mail

Sven counsels Raven, who feels unworthy of love. She finds herself in a second difficult marriage, this time with a husband who only shares his emotions with another. Raven is in love with him, but struggles with boundaries and knows something has to change - for herself, and her children. Sven takes her through the roots of her feelings, fears, and all her possibilities. Explicit content.Send us Fan Mail

Sven takes to social media live to take unpredictable questions from his followers. Lots of great ideas to consider here, so please listen in! Explicit content.Send us Fan Mail

Sven counsels LaCroix, whose marriage is in trouble because of his online emotional infidelity. Feeling deceitful, and denigrated by his wife, LaCroix wants to change and seeks guidance from Sven who, as always, has insightful and life-changing answers. Explicit content.Send us Fan Mail

Can't stop the questions from coming in live to Sven, recorded here for the podcast, as he deals with a variety of topics on all aspects of life and love. Please listen in for great insight and advice. Explicit content.Send us Fan Mail

Sven counsels two different women, Taka and Bonnie. Taka says, "I'm frozen" and is unsure how to handle the 50/50 custody arrangement for her young son. She fears his time with her ex, a controlling and manipulative father. Bonnie is farther along in her healing and has done a lot of work to get past two failed marriages for which she mistakenly blames herself. Yet she emerges as a leader in the session as Sven pulls all the threads of the women's stories and ties them all together. Explicit content.Send us Fan Mail

You never know what questions might come up as Sven goes live on TikTok, Facebook, and YouTube. In this recorded session, topics include missing your ex when you're engaged to someone else, how to trust enough to have a new relationship, and partners who use your journal against you. Tons of good advice here on life and love, so please listen in! Explicit content. Send us Fan Mail

In this counseling episode, each guest has suffered an enormous loss: one of a parent at a young age, and one of a child. Sal wants to be relieved of the burden of losing his father and having to live with a manipulative mother who refuses to acknowledge the pain she has caused him. Pierce just wants to wake up each day without the crushing weight of being the mother of a murdered son. Very different stories, but Sven - and the two guests - insightfully find healing in the common threads. Explicit content.Send us Fan Mail

Sven takes to live social media again, taking questions on all matters of life and love. Easy to find inspiration and guidance here, so please listen in! Explicit content.Send us Fan Mail

...One literally, and one metaphorically. In this counseling episode with two different guests, Zia wants to train horses professionally and has had experience since being a teenager. But her family relentlessly denigrates her and she severely doubts herself, to the point that she spent time in a psychiatric hospital. Katie grew up in chaos, feeling neglected and unsafe. Neither felt loved as a child. Both want to get on to productive, happier lives. Sven goes to work. And the two women help each other, too. Explicit content.Send us Fan Mail

Sven takes on all comers live on social media in this illuminating recorded Lightning Round. You've got questions, Sven has answers. Take a listen! Explicit content,Send us Fan Mail

More insight and inspiration from Sven as he fields questions live from listeners on social media. Please listen in! Explicit content.Send us Fan Mail

In this counseling session, Annalisa faces a difficult choice: Her adult son tells her if she doesn't end her relationship with her boyfriend, she will never see her grandson. Sven guides her to understand being controlled, and how to take charge of her own life. Explicit content.Send us Fan Mail

Listen in to this recorded session as Sven goes live on social media to tackle unpredictable and challenging questions. Need advice on life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness? Come on in! Explicit content.Send us Fan Mail

In this counseling episode, Sven works with 2 different people who are facing major life changes. Bev takes care of everyone - except herself. She feels unloved and unwanted, and longs to find love. Mostly, though, she needed a mom. Bo Rabbit suffers with a bad marriage to an addict and has separated to work on himself. He's now ready to take action, but what about the kids? And is it all his fault? Explicit content.Send us Fan Mail

Looking for relationship advice? Journaling help? Need to manage grief? These are some of the topics in this recorded Lightning Round, with Sven taking questions online from TikTok, YouTube, and Facebook Live. Please listen in! Explicit content.Send us Fan Mail

Boundaries and relationship equality figure in to this impactful counseling episode. Struggling after two abusive marriages, Marcie thinks she would be okay if she became a nun. She feels guilty about leaving the marriages, despite having given much love with little in return. Sven probes for the roots of Marcie's pain and guilt, and provides welcome relief. Explicit content.Send us Fan Mail

In this recorded session, Sven fields live online questions covering many aspects of parents' relationships with their children, and vice-versa. Other issues about exes and the need for acceptance are discussed, too. Please listen in! Explicit content.Send us Fan Mail

It's hard to imagine more serious childhood trauma than that experienced by Roddy, a man who's adept at expressing his feelings but fears love, success, and effectively interacting with others. Sven hears his tragic story and goes to work with compassion and deep insight. Explicit content.Send us Fan Mail

Sven goes to work on his social media followers' questions once again, with insightful responses on parenting, relationships, personal healing, and much more. Please listen in! Explicit content.Send us Fan Mail