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.)
Episodes
423 episodes
Frozen Anger, Unleashed
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 he...
Q&A: Mourning & Maintaining Relationships, and More
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.
Six Seven At Age 6 & 7
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 b...
Q&A: Faith, Fear, Flushing
You've got questions, Sven's got answers. More interesting topics and insightful responses in this Lightning Round. Please listen in! Explicit content.
Father, Figure
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. Confron...
Q&A: My 8-Year-Old Won't Listen, and More
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.
Protection Introspection
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...
Q&A: Healing, Finding "Me," and More
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.
Robbed of Childhood
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 ...
Q&A: Stay For the Kids? and More
More probing questions and answers with Sven as he handles unpredictable topics from his social media followers. Please listen in! Explicit content.
When Love is Sad, Angry, and Lonely
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 ...
Q&A: Jealousy, Positive Attention, and More
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.
Porn, Pictures, Prevarication
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...
Q&A: Dating, Authenticity, and More
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.
Exes, Hexes...and Kids
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 al...
Q&A: Exes, Trust, and More
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 pa...
Living With the Greatest Losses
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 a...
Q&A: Narc Boyfriends, Resentment, Apathy, and More
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.
Horses For Courses
...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 ...
Q&A: Going Slow in Relationships, and More
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,
Q&A: Anger, Betrayal, and More
More insight and inspiration from Sven as he fields questions live from listeners on social media. Please listen in! Explicit content.
Boyfriend or Grandson: Choose
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 char...
Q&A: Broken Parents, Religion, and More
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.
Guilt and Shame x2
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 s...
Q&A: Careers, Coercion, Cheating, and More
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...