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Season 9 Episode 5
Listen in to this moving counseling session in which Sven guides Clara and Anthony, two strangers, toward a more peaceful, hopeful life. Both were victims of difficult and often abusive childhoods, a…
Published on 1 year, 4 months ago
Q&A: Why Don't I Deserve To Be Happy, and More
Season 9 Episode 4
Why am I afraid to rely on myself? Why can't my guy commit? How can I possibly move on? My 14-year-old dislikes his narc dad (my ex). Am I undermining my relationship by opening up too quickly? Sven …
Published on 1 year, 4 months ago
Blood On the Sheets
Season 9 Episode 3
Sven describes April's story as being in a whole new category of heinousness. April's mother began selling her to men when she was in first grade. No wonder that April, now in her 50's, still feels s…
Published on 1 year, 5 months ago
Q&A: I Don't Want to Have Kids, I'm a Narc Magnet, and More
Season 9 Episode 2
In this Lighting Round, Sven and Rob go deep into a listener's question about not wanting to have kids when his partner does. Other topics and questions include: How to protect kids from a Narc ex's …
Published on 1 year, 5 months ago
F You and Your Kids!
Season 9 Episode 1
That's the message Nicole got from her abusive parents. Nicole's brother sexually assaulted her, beginning at age 4. Her parents knew, and even endorsed it. Years later, when Nicole's parents began g…
Published on 1 year, 5 months ago
Q&A: Attachment, Detachment, Narc Divorce, and More
Season 8 Episode 26
Listen in as Sven again fields unpredictable questions in real time from his online followers. This time, topics include: Workplace gender abuse; finding the right career; protecting kids from a narc…
Published on 1 year, 5 months ago
Anger Management, Sven Style!
Season 8 Episode 25
Jay is filled with anger, even rage, from a maddening divorce, childhood sexual abuse, and a mother who made it all about her when Jay needed her most. Sensing what was trapped inside Jay, Sven uses …
Published on 1 year, 5 months ago
Q&A: Relationships, Careers, Closure, and More
Season 8 Episode 24
In this recorded Lightning Round, Sven takes on his followers' unpredictable questions including: How do I find my passion in a career? How do I stop caring about people that don't reciprocate? How c…
Published on 1 year, 5 months ago
It's Always My Fault
Season 8 Episode 23
Sven counsels Trixie, who feels like she's lost and running in circles. Everything that goes wrong in her relationship feels like it's her fault. Sven helps Trixie connect the dots to her parents and…
Published on 1 year, 5 months ago
Q&A: Narc Abuse, Letting Go Of Fear, and More
Season 8 Episode 22
This time out, Sven fields online questions on topics including: Teaching children to name their feelings; avoiding getting triggered; how long narc abuse can last; the difference between intuition a…
Published on 1 year, 5 months ago