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Season 3 Episode 2
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Meet Rebecca, who has spent most of her life running from a "...dark black void," the result of an almost unbelievably harrowing childhood and parents who were abusive in the e…
Published on 2 years, 9 months ago
Lightning Round XXVI
Season 3 Episode 1
Sven kicks off Season 3 with a Lightning Round all about releasing the pain. Responding to more than a dozen questions about everything from loss of trust to loss of a child, Sven brings the calm wit…
Published on 2 years, 9 months ago
My Mother, My Self
Season 2 Episode 26
Sven counsels a young woman from South Africa who can't seem to break out of a pattern of bad relationships. After allowing that she bases her decisions primarily on the opinions of her mother and ot…
Published on 2 years, 9 months ago
Lightning Round XXV
Season 2 Episode 25
It's Sven's 25th Lightning Round, answering his followers' online questions right as they come at him. Listen for detailed insight on dealing with extreme takers (and being an extreme giver), tips on…
Published on 2 years, 9 months ago
Two Unique Challenges
Season 2 Episode 24
Sven works with two women with very different issues, and some striking details. Kimberly found out she was living with a cheater in ways you have to hear to believe. Oh, and he wants to bring home t…
Published on 2 years, 9 months ago
Lightning Round XXIV
Season 2 Episode 23
More of Sven's unrehearsed responses to online followers' questions right as they come in. Listen for tons of insight on journaling, relationships gone bad, reliving trauma, choosing a therapist, and…
Published on 2 years, 9 months ago
The Kids Are All Right
Season 2 Episode 22
In this counseling episode, Sven works with two different clients whose lives are dramatically influenced by their children. Devin faces an inevitable divorce but doesn't want her teenage son to blam…
Published on 2 years, 10 months ago
Lightning Round XXIII
Season 2 Episode 21
Taped the day before Valentine's Day, love is in the air (and often gone with the wind) during this Lightning Round. Sven's suggested topic is breakups, and several poignant questions quickly follow.…
Published on 2 years, 10 months ago
Beaten, Not Defeated
Season 2 Episode 20
In this dramatic counseling session, Sven works with two individuals who have suffered with emotional and physical abuse in the extreme. Garrison feels torn and lost, caught between cruel old message…
Published on 2 years, 10 months ago
Lightning Round XXII
Season 2 Episode 19
Sven ventures outside into the cold to answer his followers' online questions. Listen for advice on grieving after a breakup, what to do when your parents pressure you to get married, guiding an unem…
Published on 2 years, 10 months ago