
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 ... more
| Publishes | Twice weekly | Episodes | 406 | Founded | 4 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | Self-ImprovementHealth & FitnessMental HealthEducation | |||

...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... 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,
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In this special episode, Sven interviews Richard Taite, who overcame decades of addiction and founded two of the most renowned treatment centers in America. Taite describes his journey from abusive childhood to finally becoming sober and now helping ... more
More insight and inspiration from Sven as he fields questions live from listeners on social media. Please listen in! Explicit content.
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I just discovered you and it came at the right time….Im married to a physically abusive man who after 15 years has cheated on me countless times. He promised the last time I caught him it would be the last. Since then I discovered that he had done it again many many times since the promise to never do it again. He currently seeing a woman at his work, who is also married. I filed for divorce and looking to heal from all of the abusive and trauma he’s subjected me to and help my children heal fr... more
I try multiple different apps and the podcast does not play. It happens on a weekly basis
This guy has no credibility. He is not trauma informed in the slightest. Nothing about this is counseling he says it in the disclaimer it’s for entertainment purposes only. That’s so great how people’s real life childhood trauma and lifelong struggles now served up as entertainment…got it.
I’m a disabled veteran, married to my highschool sweetheart, who cheated on me twice, once before our marriage, and a period after… just found out last thanksgiving. Found out that I’m a people pleaser and never thought that possible, as I was an 11b Infantryman. Never had an issue standing my ground, except with my marriage. Been married since 1999 when we found out she was pregnant, and I came ‘to the rescue’ . Thought for years that I was the white knight, finally realized that I was the cour... more
I have been struggling my whole life. I have real issues with both of my parents, I got off the phone with my mom who is in severe denial and searched up denial on podcasts so I could understand. The generational denial episode came up… I’ve been binge listening ever since. Bought the book and and hoping to change my mental state and be the best I can be for my kids. I relate to almost every episode in one way or another. What wisdom you have Sven, thank you!!
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Relentless, no-nonsense counseling-style conversations tackle relationships, trauma, healing, and self-worth. Live call-ins and rapid-fire Q&A blends blunt guidance with practical exercises, journaling prompts, and real-world scripts to help listeners navigate difficult conversations, abuse, infidelity, and parenting challenges. Notable edge for a self-improvement audience is the raw, explicit approach and focus on long-term inner work over quick fixes, with a strong emphasis on accountability and personal transformation across episodes. A recurring throughline is turning painful experiences into actionable growth, often through brutal honesty, storytelling, and step-by-step guidance that listeners can apply in their own lives.
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