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The Badass Counseling Show

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.)

Copyright: © 2025 The Badass Counseling Show LLC

Latest Episodes:

Guy Problems Jan 05, 2023

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Sven counsels two men with some common problems that hit hard when it happens to you. Daniel's core beliefs and fear of failure get in the way of his success. Brandon finds himself in a custody battle and thinks of confronting his ex about their feelings for each other -- but what does he really want and need? In this illuminating episode, Sven helps the guys understand the cause and effect of their feelings, and where to go from here. Explicit content.

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Lightning Round XVI Jan 01, 2023

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The new year of Sven's Lightning Rounds gets off to a fast start with many questions centered around the concept of core beliefs: Why are they so hard to discover, so critical in the quest for real change, and how do they drive behaviors? Other questions in this session concern grandparents raising children, raising children who like you, and ways to overcome toxic shame. Sven also shares his feelings about seeking revenge. Join Sven and his followers for Lightning Round XVI. Explicit content.

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I Want To Know What Love Is Dec 29, 2022

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In this deep and emotional episode, Sven counsels a client whose parents knowingly pushed them into an ongoing situation with a sexual predator, one of many examples of abuse and emotional neglect. Sven points out that the client clearly knows what love isn't, and helps them on the way to self-worth...and self-love. Listen in as the client experiences a life-changing epiphany. Explicit content.

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Lightning Round XV Dec 25, 2022

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Time to join Sven again for all the answers to questions his online followers throw at him. If you've been wondering...

What to do when your partner wants to search your phone,
How to move on when your partner has no problem doing it,
How to accept that you may never have kids,
If it's ok for a husband to take a female co-worker to dinner and share 2 bottles of wine, or
What to do when your mother gives you a weight to carry that you were never meant to bear,

then come on in and take the chill off! It's Lightning Round XV!

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Careful What You Wish For! Dec 22, 2022

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Sven’s client wants a good relationship with her father. But listen as she says, “Blow my mind!” when she begins to understand the profound effects of her past. If you don’t feel safe as a child, can you repair the relationship with your parents? And it’s no surprise that you want to do better with your own kids. Easier said than done, but Sven helps find the way. Explicit content.

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Lightning Round XIV Dec 18, 2022

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Join Sven for another recorded online session as he fields rapid-fire questions from his followers on an amazing variety of subjects, including:

How do you know when your marriage is not repairable?
How do I deal with the anger that comes from an injustice complex?
Is it normal to have no memories of childhood?
My husband doesn't appreciate gifts. Should we still give them?
How do I manage my first holidays without my best friend who died?

and much more. Come aboard for Lightning Round XIV!

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Oy! To The World Dec 15, 2022

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Holiday season got you down? Sven has deep insight and inspiration for you! His first guest can’t remember much of her childhood but recalls that the holidays were a particularly tough time in a very volatile household, facing neglected birthdays just before Christmas, emotionally absent parents, and an unstable sister. And yet Sven’s guest finds the strength to put herself first and enjoy life—and the holidays—again.

Sven’s second guest brings a heartbreaking story of losing her mother just before Thanksgiving and losing her rock, her father, just before Christmas. The magic of the holidays vanished for her, a single mom raising three boys, two with special needs. She found herself alone and without hope. Sven provides a broad shoulder and positive thoughts about managing the pain and grief, and seeing the promise of a brighter path forward. Explicit content.

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Lightning Round XIII Dec 11, 2022

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Sven again takes to the Internet to field a steady flow of questions coming in from his followers. This time, Sven gets into some of his own family history and provides guidance on topics including:

Moving on after divorce when you're stuck and your ex isn't
Staying in a relationship with a malevolent partner
Best friends who abandon you
Cutting ties with abusive adoptive parents
Holidays when your kids want to see your in-laws...and you don't

And much more. It's full badass. It's Lightning Round XIII!

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When Your Own Feelings Don't Matter Dec 08, 2022

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Sven’s counseling session builds to a dramatic climax when his client realizes her parents never allowed her to express her own feelings. Despite a successful career in adulthood, the pattern was set for crippling depression, no sense of purpose, and suicide attempts. Sven asks the question, “Do you want to know why you’re miserable, depressed, and anxiety-ridden?” Together with his client they find the answer, and a better way forward. Explicit content.

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Lightning Round XII Dec 04, 2022

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Listeners have questions, Sven has answers. Deep answers! In this collection of Sven's followers' challenging issues:

My mom doesn't realize she will lose her kids because of her narcissist husband.
I can't establish boundaries with my parents because they threaten eviction.
I've been abused all my life and can't find my authentic self.
Is it possible to be happy alone, after a 23-year marriage?
How can I get my mom to stop teaching my kids negativity like she did to me?
Why do I keep going back to my abusive boyfriend?

And more. Listen as Sven goes full badass for Lightning Round XII!

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