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The Badass Counseling Show

The Badass Counseling Show

By: Sven Erlandson
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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.)

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Episodes
  • Only Mom Has The Key

    Only Mom Has The Key
    May 21 2026

    ...and Dad didn't protect Claudio, who feels he was robbed of joy and safety in childhood because of his mom. At 37, he still can't get her voice out of his head, and it's filled with ridicule and rejection. But she has the key to his happiness if she would just atone! Which she never will. And where was dad in all of this? Sven goes to work to help Claudio let go and move on. Explicit content.

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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • Q&A: Single Parents, Cheater's "Friends," and More

    Q&A: Single Parents, Cheater's "Friends," and More
    May 17 2026

    Listen in for advice on a wide variety of intriguing topics including: dating extreme takers, boundaries, being vulnerable, helping your troubled kids, awareness of optics, and much more. Explicit content.

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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • Frozen Anger, Unleashed

    Frozen Anger, Unleashed
    May 14 2026

    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 her emotions, with uplifting results. Explicit content.

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    57 mins
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The incredibly perceptive questions from Sven allow the caller to dig deep in a fascinating way that results in an amazing breakthrough. Very clever.

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I love this show, I love the choreography as Sven works with the guest and the true root of their problems are revealed.
Enlightening and helpful, providing wisdom and guidance.

Enlightening

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Love their work, Rob an KC the trio are unstoppable talking about unspoken..Reading between the lines..not afraid to address the Pink element in the room nobody wants to talk about. A breath of fresh ait!

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