The Badass Counseling Show

Sven's ready to go for another Lightning Round, taking questions on topics of life and love, hope and despair, marriage and divorce, and so much more. Please listen in as he applies his wit and wisdom to listeners' questions. Explicit content. Send us Fan Mail

Feeling betrayed by her mother for forcing her to have an abortion at age 17, Kiki still feels the pain and anger 25 years later. She's hoping for an apology that will never come. Kiki believes she's hurting her own family and wants to just disappear. Epiphanies and hope await, as Sven goes to work identifying the root of her problem, and the way out. Explicit content. Send us Fan Mail

Sven goes it alone for most of this Lightning Round, as Rob and KC get called away. No worries! He takes on topics including: How to recover post-narc divorce; How to stop feeling guilty after breaking up with a narc; How to build trust in a relationship if you've been hurt before; How to deal with anxious attachment; and many more how-to's in some of the most challenging questions of li...

Della, in her mid-20s, can't figure out what to do with her life. She feels she has to live up to her own rigid expectations that began as early as age 6. What is the source of her fears and the pressure she feels? Sven works closely with Della to get to the root of her problems so she can confidently get on with what she really loves about life. Explicit content. Send us Fan Mail

After the show with Della, Sven chats further with her about her feelings. Explicit content. Send us Fan Mail

The questions are really flying at Sven in this latest Lightning Round. Listen in to this recorded session as Sven goes live on multiple social media platforms and handles topics and questions including: How can I let go of a friend who is using me? My mother is stealing from me and my kids, what can I do? Do you have to be completely healed before you start a new relationship? And much more. Expl...

Bennett is an exhausted single mother who has given in to self-sabotage. She has serious concerns about her children, 16 and 21. Sven helps her discover what feels right in her life, and what was causing her to doubt herself. Bennett admits she never felt wanted by her mother, who had her at age 15 and is now financially secure. Bennett thinks the key to her healing is getting the money from her m...

After the show, Sven chats with Bennett about her experience. Explicit Content. Send us Fan Mail

Listen in as Sven fields questions from his social media followers. Chances are, your own questions will be addressed in this intriguing Lightning Round. Explicit content. Send us Fan Mail

As a child, Becker never got enough attention from his father and now has serious anger issues that he fears will harm his relationship with his children. He says he's always hated himself. Sven uncovers the painful truth about the roots of Becker's feelings, and guides him to a whole new approach to life. Explicit content. Send us Fan Mail

After the show, Sven chats with Becker about his experience. Explicit content. Send us Fan Mail

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...

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 he...

After the show, Sven chats with Sakura about her feelings and ends on a positive, optimistic note. Send us Fan Mail

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...

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...

After the show, Sven chats with Dilese about her experience. Explicit content. Send us Fan Mail

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. Send us Fan Mail

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 mo...

After the emotional show, Sven chats with BeeBee and Mickey. Explicit content. Send us Fan Mail

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. Send us Fan Mail

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. Send us Fan Mail

After the show with Skeeter and Libby, Sven goes even deeper to help them on their way to healing. Explicit content. Send us Fan Mail

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. Send us Fan Mail

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. Send us Fan Mail