The Badass Counseling Show
Hosted by Sven · Sven Erlandson
4.8from 904 ratings
- 467
- Episodes
- 246
- Transcribed
- 904
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2022
- First episode
- 2M
- YouTube views
About 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.)
- Publisher
- Sven Erlandson
- Category
- education · health & fitness · religion & spirituality
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- Yes
- First episode
- 10 Sept 2022
- Latest episode
- 15 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
246 of 467 episodes have a transcript.
15 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Long Distance Dedication
11 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Q&A: Reasons For Cheating, and More
8 Oct 2026
What Hurts The Most?
Inside a recent episode
Long Distance Dedication
Published 15 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And then it was supposed to be this. When you express your frustration with the can sort of getting kicked down the road, what is his response? How does he respond? I think in his mind, he always knew that it was when the kids were still in school. So he doesn't really agree that it was ever 18 or something like that. I guess what I'm wondering, okay, that's good to know. How does he respond to your frustration? Even if he disagrees on the point itself, does he understand your frustration? Does he sympathize with your frustration? Or is it a bit sort of, you know, like a wall? Yeah, I think he does sympathize to a point. […]
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- YouTube views
- 1,558,973
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.8 / 5
- 417 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.9 / 5
- 487 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 85 / 100
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- Quality
- 93
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 99
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Sven host the show. Published by Sven Erlandson.
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