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The Badass Counseling Show

Podcast · BadassCounseling.com · EN
Hosted by Sven Erlandson

The Badass Counseling Show, hosted by Sven Erlandson, offers live counseling sessions and rapid-fire Q&A on trauma, cheating, parenting and self-worth. It has 465 episodes released roughly every four days, with a median length near 53 minutes. Estimated downloads per episode are 5,000 to 25,000, implying a rate of about $90 to $620 per episode.

Why brands sponsor The Badass Counseling Show

Engaged mental health audience hearing live counseling and rapid-fire Q&A twice weekly

  • 465 episodes with a roughly four-day cadence build a long, consistent back catalogue.
  • Apple Podcasts shows 417 ratings averaging 4.8 stars, indicating an enthusiastic listener base.
  • Live Q&A sessions invite direct listener engagement across three social platforms.
Best formental health and wellness appsself-improvement and coaching productsfitness and recovery brands
Watch forExplicit language and adult relationship topics limit suitability for family-oriented brands.

Brand fit report

Content

Topics, IAB taxonomy
Mental Health45%
Relationships25%
Health & Fitness10%
Religion & Spirituality5%
Careers10%
Parenting5%
Formats
live counseling session, Q&A lightning round, guest interview
Tone
direct, raw
Language
English
Production
Clean, edited audio
Typical length
40 to 65 minutes

Audience

Commercial intent25/100
Comments asking for links, prices or where to buy
Sentiment60/100
Estimated from titles, descriptions and engagement
Est. downloads per episode5k–25k
Estimated, confidence 60%: 417 Apple ratings fall in the 200 to 1,000 band (5,000 to 25,000), supported by 465 episodes, a weekly-plus cadence, 3M+ social followers and a high Podcast Index popularity score of 9.
Audience asks abouthow to recover from infidelityhow to process trauma and griefhow to set boundaries with family and exes
Age
15%18-24
35%25-34
28%35-44
22%45+
Gender
55%women
45%men
Countries
🇺🇸 United States70%
🇨🇦 Canada8%
🇬🇧 United Kingdom7%
🇦🇺 Australia5%
LanguagesEnglish 100%

Commercial

0%of the last 20 episodes had a sponsor
None seenno sponsor mentions in the last 20 episodes
Brands seen
None yet
Categories promoted
None yet
Affiliate links
No

No sponsor mentions found in the feed; the feed lists no funding links.

Suitability GARM Brand Safety Floor + Suitability

Profanityhigh
Adultmedium
Drugslow
Violencelow
Politicslow

The description states 'coarse language' and 'Content may be explicit', and the explicit flag is set; titles include 'I Want My Polyamory' and 'Reasons For Cheating'.

We classify content, never people. No age, gender, ethnicity, religion or political views are inferred about the creator. Audience figures are estimates unless marked verified. Creators can correct anything on their profile.

Where to listen

Benchmark score: 88 / 100

Public rule, same for everyone. How it works.

Consistency Latest episode within the usual cadence50 / 50
Activity Episodes in the last 90 days, weekly is full marks30 / 30
Reach Estimated downloads per episode, 20k is full marks15 / 20

Recent episodes

Last six episodes from the show's feed, latest 4 days ago, a new one about every 4 days.

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…
The Badass Counseling Show's own show description from the podcast feed

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About The Badass Counseling Show

The Badass Counseling Show is hosted by Sven Erlandson, who describes himself in the feed as a keynote speaker, a Top 10 best-selling author of eight books, and founder of Badass Counseling in NYC. The show features live counseling sessions and Q&A lightning rounds on subjects including trauma, cheating, suicide, self-worth, career loss and parenting. Episodes release roughly every four days with a median length of about 53 minutes, according to the RSS feed.

The show has 465 episodes, and Apple Podcasts lists 417 ratings with an average of 4.8 stars. Listener figures are estimates: the Apple rating count points to roughly 5,000 to 25,000 downloads per episode. The feed shows no sponsors, so the estimated rate of about $90 to $620 per episode reflects a host-read mid-roll and would suit mental health, self-improvement and fitness brands comfortable with explicit content.

Source: the RSS feed, the show's website listing in the feed, and Apple Podcasts data.

Written from the show's public RSS feed, its Podcast Index listing and episode titles. Numbers updated 2026-10-19. The Badass Counseling Show can edit or remove this page at any time.

Questions about The Badass Counseling Show

How much does The Badass Counseling Show charge for a podcast sponsorship?

Based on estimated downloads of 5,000 to 25,000 per episode, a host-read mid-roll is estimated at about $90 to $620 per episode. Rates are estimates derived from listener signals, not published by the show.

What is The Badass Counseling Show about?

The show features live counseling sessions and rapid-fire Q&A with host Sven Erlandson, covering trauma, relationships, cheating, parenting and self-worth. It releases episodes about every four days.

How do I contact The Badass Counseling Show about sponsoring an episode?

The show's contact email unlocks on Starbooked for $0.80. Boosted shows can also be booked through Starbooked.

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