THIS EPISODE WASN’T SUPPOSED TO EXIST.
Some deaths feel personal—even when you never met the person.
The sudden death of Hayden Panettiere stopped Bunny MD in her tracks and changed the beginning of this podcast.
This is not an obituary.
It is not an investigation.
And it is not an attempt to explain a life that belonged to someone else.
It is what happened when one woman’s death brought Bunny face-to-face with time, survival and everything she had been waiting to say.
This episode is raw and unedited—one take, no bumpers, with every pause, tremble and tear left exactly where it happened.
This conversation is for anyone who has watched someone they love disappear inside pain.
Anyone carrying questions that may never receive answers.
Anyone who survived—and still wonders why.
And anyone who needs to be met before they know how to ask for help.
Some episodes entertain you.
Some teach you something.
And every once in a while...
an episode finds you at precisely the moment you need it.
This is one of those.
Listen now, then follow Love, Trauma & Other Plot Twists wherever you listen—because this conversation is only beginning.
Content note: This episode includes personal conversations about addiction, substance use, sobriety, relapse, trauma, grief, survivor’s guilt, suicide, motherhood and mental health.
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Everything inside is yours to explore.
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This podcast shares lived experience and emotional-wellness education. It is not a substitute for medical care, mental-health treatment or emergency support.