Sven holds a group session with Shannon and Teddy, both with horror stories of abuse from parents, medical providers, and others. Dead or alive, how much do your parents' messages affect your life? Can you ever be the real you? What if people = pain? What if your father punches you in the face for bad grades in middle school? Sven helps Shannon and Teddy deal with these questions, face their feelings, and find a way forward. Explicit content.

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After finishing "Messages From Narc Mom and Violent Dad," Sven talked with his two guests. Explicit content.

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All aboard for another chance to hear Sven field questions from his online followers! Feelings are like trains passing through, he explains, in response to a question about how to let go of hate. Themes of narcissism, forgiveness, and relationship issues all get the Sven treatment in this latest Lightning Round. Join the journey! Explicit content.

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Go behind the scenes! After the show, Sven took a few minutes to chat with his guests Ryan and Elodie.

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Sven helps two individuals in crisis put the pieces of their lives back together. Drawing on his personal experience, Sven counsels Ryan that he can pursue his dreams while still supporting his family. Should he devote his life to his kids, or set an example for them by pursuing his dreams? Sven's second client is Elodie, who thinks so little of herself that she writes "i" instead of "I." The reason becomes clear when she relates the story of her painfully -- emotionally and physically -- abusive childhood. Join Sven in session as he soothes the soul for his clients, and you! Explicit language.

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Tons of great advice on relationships, pain in many different forms, online dating, trusting your gut, and much more. In this recorded session, Sven takes live online questions from three different platforms and responds with his trademark honesty, insight, and, as always, the direct approach! Be careful, or take your time -- which should you say to your kids? Take some quality time with Sven and find out all this and more, in Lightning Round XXXII. Explicit content.

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In this intense counseling session, Sean says, "I don't know who I am." His  parents abandoned him as a child, leaving him feeling worthless and unwanted. And now, his father is back needing a loan to pay his property tax. Sean helps him out -- only to find himself locked out of the house. Still looking for love, acceptance, and an apology from his father, Sean learns from Sven to look inside instead. Sean discovers what he really needs, and doesn't need, to feel alive. Explicit content.

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It's Sven unleashed again, tackling his followers' online questions right as they come at him. Lots of insight about feelings, and how they influence all our actions. Feelings about cheating and its aftermath, feelings of being addicted to depression, feelings about finding it hard to stay away from a narcissist in a past relationship...it's all here, and more. Spring into Lightning Round XXXI! Explicit content.

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Sven helps two women in very different circumstances find their authentic voices. Jess is unhappy and stuck, and feels like "a small human." Sven connects this feeling to her childhood, living in constant fear of an explosive father. Faith feels she can't help her 23-year-old son in a classic "failure to launch" situation. A drill sergeant step father figures in, as Sven points out that the son's voice was stolen from him. Did Faith have a similar experience herself and pass it on? Join Sven in session for some interesting truths that may well resonate with you. Explicit content.

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Sven takes to three different social media platforms to record this episode featuring the usual array of unpredictable and provocative questions. For example: How do I trust my intuition after I spent 28 years with a narcissist and didn't know it? Hear great insight and advice on topics like getting your children, or your spouse, or your toxic family to open up when they don't want to. Wondering how to get over someone or something? Should you leave a marriage when there are small children involved? Join us for Sven's 30th Lightning Round! Explicit content.

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