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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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Send us a text In this Lightning Round, Sven fields several questions about dealing with parents, alive and dead. He also explains why on some topics he won't comment. Please listen in! Explicit content.
Send us a text Finn was trained to serve others, and now feels caught in a seemingly impossible situation - supporting his autistic son from a previous marriage, while understanding his present wife's resentment and salvaging his marriage, all the time being true to himself. Sven peels off the layers of Finn's feelings, and guides him toward better understanding, and hope. Explicit content.
Send us a text Sven answers questions as they come in from Facebook, TikTok, and YouTube. For insight and advice on great ways to soothe your soul, please listen in! Explicit content.
Send us a text It's another insightful counseling session with some universal truths. As an infant, Doc's mother literally discarded her, leaving her with a cruel woman she didn't know. With an unbelievably horrendous past and always feeling like a burden, Doc seeks understanding and help from Sven, who quickly unlocks her path forward. Explicit content.
Send us a text Once again listen in as Sven fields questions from his social media platforms and never fails to provide helpful, insightful advice. There may even be some laughs along the way. Explicit content.
Send us a text Britta, a self-described perfect child, left a 20-year marriage filled with abuse of her children and herself. She has now decided to rekindle the romance with her ex-husband. Her family has attacked her decision, she regrets losing them, and she wants them all back. Is that even possible? And how do the children feel? Employing his most empathetic yet direct approach, Sven goes to work to find out what's really going on here. Explicit content.
1Send us a text Sven takes on all comers from TikTok, YouTube, and Facebook in this recorded Lightning Round. Great questions, insightful answers. Please listen in! Explicit content.
Send us a text How much of the truth do you really want? Natasha suffered the extreme trauma of family abuse, and being sex-trafficked at age 12. Now 36, she turns to Sven for peace, and the opportunity to tell her story. But can she face the truth? Explicit content.
Send us a text Join Sven for another unpredictable session, recorded live while monitoring social media platforms for questions as they come in. Lots of insight and helpful advice here, with just a touch of good humor. Explicit content.
Send us a text In this counseling episode with two different guests, Reese has felt pressure to be perfect all her life. She says, "I don't know who I am." Zura finds herself in a complicated relationship, gets little love in return, and feels selfish about it. Sven dives in, finds the common threads, and helps these very different women face the unvarnished truth about the similar roots of their pain. Explicit content.
Send us a text In this recorded Lightning Round, Sven is still at the beach but is on the case with a variety of questions submitted in real time on social media. There's a lengthy back-and-forth with a listener who has felt like ending it all since she was a teenager. Listen for her story and much more. Explicit content.
Send us a text Sven's at the beach, but calls in to counsel Priscilla, who is having trouble dealing with her child in the terrible twos. Work stress figures in, as does Priscilla's difficult life experiences which resonate with her current situation. Sven gets to the root of Priscilla's issues, and guides her to new understanding and new solutions. Explicit content.
Send us a text It's another recorded session with Sven fielding questions right as they come from live feeds on TikTok, YouTube, and Facebook. For insight and helpful guidance on a wide variety of intriguing topics, please listen in! Explicit content.
Send us a text Tawny's husband has suffered a stroke, which resulted in a wholesale personality change, including the pursuit of other women. Wondering how much of his behavior is due to his medical condition, Tawny wants to know if she can continue to serve as both a caregiver and a wife. Sven probes for the deep truth, and possible answers for Tawny. Explicit content.
Send us a text Join us for more inspiration and motivation as Sven responds to unpredictable questions from his many followers, recorded as he goers live on YouTube, Facebook, and TikTok. Explicit content.
Send us a text Sven counsels Vaughn, who fears his narcissistic behaviors are working against his desires to reunite with his ex-wife, and be the best father to his children. He seems very much in touch with his feelings but knows something is getting in the way of him reaching his goals. After hearing several twists in Vaughn's story, Sven guides him to the best way to discover and fully deal with his truth. Explicit content.
Send us a text In this recorded Lightning Round, lots of questions came in regarding narcissists, or as Sven calls them, extreme takers: How to stop being one? Why feel guilty about divorcing one? Why do they move on and not work on their relationship? Please listen in for all these, plus more questions on confidence, partners, fear, and healing the hole in your soul. Explicit content.
Send us a text In this counseling session with 2 different stories, both Naz and Averill are in worlds of pain. But is the pain great enough to bring about needed change? Naz is accused of harming his son, who was injured in a fight Naz had with his wife. Facing prison time, Naz turns to Sven for help. Averill listens to Naz's story and wonders if she can stay in a marriage to a husband she loves... but only feels a small bit of love in return. Ever feel like you're in a relationship with som...
Send us a text Sven fields more questions as they come in from his followers on Facebook, TikTok, and YouTube. Why do I feel guilty about saying No? Why can't I trust anymore? Why won't my therapist give me homework? Why do I get so angry? And many more Qs and As. Please listen in. Explicit content.
Send us a text "You're exactly like your mom." Those are the words Thumper most fears hearing. She knows what she wants and needs to do but can't bring herself to do it. Sven probes the nature and source of her fears of leaving her husband and getting her mother to move out. And what is the effect on her children? Thumper feels blocked, despite doing work on herself. Sven goes to work...Listen in for the results. And be sure to check out the Overtime bonus content with Thumper. Explicit conte...
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for me it's financial!!
By far my favorite analogy, "You can't build a bridge from only one side of the bridge." I love this podcast, I'm so grateful for finding Sven.
This is so much of the same thing I am going through. Thank you for sharing this. I am 49, and my 2nd marriage is a failure, and I am so scared to leave, but I am so angry with myself for staying.
This podcast is awesome. I'm glad I hit subscribe.