Meet Lance and Rebecca, whose deep wounds from their lost childhoods haunt their adulthood. As a child, Lance was forced to care for his bipolar, suicidal mother. Rebecca suffered an early life filled with emotional and sexual abuse of the highest order. Did they become self-critical? "Only 100%." Listen in to this gripping session as Sven counsels these tw ... Show More
May 28
When Your Wife Takes Her Life
In this difficult counseling session, Sven works with Tucker, who lost his wife to suicide a few years ago. Dealing with this crushing loss for himself and his children, and the effects on his new marriage, Tucker finds comfort in Sven's insight and guidance. Explicit content.Sen ... Show More
1h 2m
May 24
Q&A: When "Just Joking" Hurts, and More
Listeners ofter ask if Sven knows the questions in advance, and the answer is "No!" We never know what to expect, and Sven is always on the ready to provide compassion, insight, and healing. Listen in! Explicit content,Send us Fan Mail
55m 56s
Mar 2020
Mother and Daughter: An Open Dialogue About Depression and Anxiety w/ Summer Shatat and Bayan Rafati
There’s no set guideline on what to do when it comes to helping your child through their mental illness and no such thing as a perfect parenting plan.In Ep. 8 of Season 2, we sit down with Summer Shatat and her 17 year-old daughter, Bayan Rafati, to talk about their journey to me ... Show More
1h 45m
Nov 2017
Co-Parenting with a Narcissistic Spouse: How To Deal With Parental Alienation
Sharie Stines, PsyD, The Recovery Expert, joins The Savvy Shrink to discuss the challenges of co-parenting with a narcissistic (ex) spouse. She addresses how the non-narcissistic parent can avoid parental alienation and how survivors can raise their children to safely protect the ... Show More
48m 32s
Mar 2022
why you keep repeating the same dysfunctional relationship patterns (ft. the holistic psychologist)
<p><strong>In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Nicole LePera, known to millions as The Holistic Psychologist, to explore the nature of love, intimacy, and authentic connection.</strong> Before her rise to nearly 5 million followers on Instagram, Nicole was a clinical psychologis ... Show More
1h 23m
Aug 2023
Daughters of Narcissistic Mothers - Restoring Your Authentic Self
<p>Daughters of narcissistic mothers have a particularly difficult pathway to travel. From childhood they have had to contend with mothers who were cold, distracted, self-absorbed, coercive, dismissive, manipulative and psychologically destructive. Their children are at their mer ... Show More
7m 14s
Oct 2023
The Struggle and Strength of Single Parents
In this episode, John talks about parenting, but focuses on single parents. He talks about how much stress single parents undergo, the struggles they endure raising children without a support system, how hard dating can be for single parents, and more. This episode is brought to ... Show More
20m 10s
Apr 2023
125 | Courageous Moms: Choosing Hope in the Face of Fear; Parenting with Confidence, Be Bold and Trust Your Instincts
<p>Welcome back to the podcast Life Coach BFF Show! Listen as host, Heather Pettey, tells a story about a trip on the S.S. Norway as a teen with her grandparents and received a lesson on parenting boldly. We'll also discuss how hope takes work and fear is free.</p>
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9m 55s
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Relationships with narcissists are insidious. They begin one way, and over time, very slowly and covertly, they change and become poisonous.</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">We wake up one day and wonder what we did wrong and how we got her ... Show More
