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Bunny Hugs and Mental Health
Bunny Hugs and Mental Health features real life stories and experiences from survivors, bereaved families and professionals. Suicide attempt survivor and host Todd Rennebohm has candid conversations about various mental illnesses, traumas, addiction, and mental health issues. It is recognized as one of the best Canadian mental health podcasts, offering a safe space that combines deep, serious topics with empathy and humour.
Episodes
Bunny Hugs and Mental HealthMoving On From Depression - Will Craig
Will is an advocate and author. In his new book, One Step Forward: Ideally in the Right Direction, Will explores his not always pretty journey with mental…
Bunny Hugs and Mental HealthKetamine Treatment Saved My Life - Keana
Keana was suffering extreme anxiety, panic and depression. She stayed in the local psychiatric ward numerous times where they tried numerous treatments…
Bunny Hugs and Mental HealthHost and Creator of This Is Actually Happening - Whit Missildine
Whit Missildine is the host and creator of the wildly popular podcast This Is Actually Happening. We discuss how and why the podcast started, Whit's own…
Bunny Hugs and Mental HealthWhy Do Men Die of Suicide Nearly 4 Times More Than Women? - Elise Michaels
If you are a man, have a male family member, or know a man, you should listen to this episode. Why has men's mental health become a recent concern, why don't…
Bunny Hugs and Mental HealthVital Care Pharmacy, Specializing in Mental Health and Addiction - Lindsey Ziegler
Lindsey and her team at Vital Care Pharmacy are super heroes. The only medication they dispense are medication that treat mental illnesses, mental health and…
Bunny Hugs and Mental HealthEMDR Therapy? What Even is That? - Brianna Taylor
Since starting the podcast, I've heard people tell me multiple times how EMDR therapy changed their life. It's time I understood what exactly EMDR therapy is…
Bunny Hugs and Mental HealthCelebrating 100 episodes - BONUS EPISODE with Trash
TRASH IS BACK!! One of my most popular guests has returned to celebrate 100 episodes! Trash has talked in the past about their DID (dissociative personality…
Bunny Hugs and Mental HealthCelebrating the 100th episode!! - Hailey Rose
Happy 100 episodes! Hailey Rose is back and we get and update on her latest hospital stay, bipolar disorder mania, how bipolar disorder can affect…
Bunny Hugs and Mental HealthChild Psychologist, International Speaker and Best Selling Author - Dr. Jody Carrington
Have you ever met someone and you swear you've known that person for years? Thats what it was like for me meeting Dr. Jody Carrington. She is extremely…
Bunny Hugs and Mental HealthI've Never Told My Story, Now I Hope To Help Others By Telling It - Daniel Norwood
Daniel knows violence. Whether it was street violence, drug violence or his time spent as a medic in the military, he knows violence. Returning home from Iraq…
Bunny Hugs and Mental HealthHost of the Podcast 'I Have ADHD' - Kristen Carder
This week's guest is Kristen Carder, host of the podcast 'I Have ADHD' and trainer of ADHD coaches. Her podcast is full of great advice, information and…
Bunny Hugs and Mental HealthBeing a Nurse During a Pandemic - Tracy Zambory
Imagine being called a hero one day, with love, respect and accolades being shown, to seemingly over night being spat at and called a murderer as you entered…
Bunny Hugs and Mental HealthThe Truth About Harm Reduction and Safe Consumption Sites - Kayla DeMong
Kayla DeMong is the Executive Director of Prairie Harm Reduction. PHR improves the quality of life for all members of the community through gold standards in…
Bunny Hugs and Mental HealthMy life with BPD borderline personality disorder - Xannie
Xannie had been diagnosed with BPD and after much work she now considers herself 'functionally recovered'. She also happens to be very charming, funny, clever…
Bunny Hugs and Mental HealthMy Journey From Drug Addiction to Recovery - Jon Cerone
Growing up, Jon Cerone was a good student and athlete in an average household with Christian values. He went to college and that all changed...Today Jon is a…
Bunny Hugs and Mental HealthWhy I Applied For Medical Assistance In Dying For a Mental Illness - Agata
Agata wants the option to die with dignity. Living with anorexia for most of her life, Agata is tired of suffering. She applied to be MAiD ( medical assistance…
Bunny Hugs and Mental HealthWhy Working in the Field of Animal Wellness is Mentally Daunting - Laura, Erin, Kristy
Did you know nearly 70% of veterinarians have lost a colleague or peer to suicide? Did you know a recent study suggested that annual incidence of…
Bunny Hugs and Mental HealthHow I Survived a Bear Attack and Extreme PTSD - Jeremy Evans
In 2017 Jeremy was mauled in a bear attack several kilometres away from his truck and civilization. Listen to his INCREDIBLE story of survival of, not just the…
Bunny Hugs and Mental HealthI Heard My Father Murder My Mom - Collier Landry
In 1990 at the age of 12, Collier heard his father murder his mother in the middle of the night. He now helps others with their trauma recovery and talks about…
Bunny Hugs and Mental HealthMen Get Raped - Emmanuel Flores
Emmanuel is the author of the new book Men Get Raped, set to be released this summer. As a boy growing up in Mexico, he experienced sexual abuse from a male…
Bunny Hugs and Mental HealthInternational Award Winning Mental Health Advocate - Glenn Roil
There is no bigger mental health advocate in Canada than Glenn Roil. Glenn is an international award-winning mental health advocate and global mental health…
Bunny Hugs and Mental HealthSex and Mental Health Part 2 - Robin Hilton
Robin is back for the second part of this 2 part series, Sex and mental health! In this episode we discuss sex addiction, sex work, sex in long term…
Bunny Hugs and Mental HealthFighting To Find a Diagnosis For My Daughter - Pam Hutchings
Pam's daughter Taryn was a normal teen, maybe even exceptional. Taryn was succeeding in advanced classes in school, a dancer and athlete. Then seemingly over…
Bunny Hugs and Mental HealthMaladaptive Daydreaming - Jayne Bigelsen
What if you were so addicted to something you couldn't even have a conversation in a restaurant without wanting to run to the bathroom to use, you were losing…
Bunny Hugs and Mental HealthLive at The Grand Theatre - Big Daddy Tazz
This episode was recorded live on January 25th at The Grand Theatre in Indian Head Saskatchewan in front of 300 high school students. You may remember Big…
Bunny Hugs and Mental HealthGrowing Up In Abuse and Poverty To Becoming Miss Universe - Ashley Callingbull
For years Ashley lived with an abuser. Ultimately she was able to escape with her mother. Physically she was safe but mentally she was suffering. Her mind…
Bunny Hugs and Mental HealthHow I Mentally Survived a Somalian Kidnapping - Jessica Buchanan
Jessica was an aid worker in Somalia when her and a coworker were carjacked and kidnapped. They spent the next three months outside, in the desert, with…
Bunny Hugs and Mental HealthSex and Mental Health - Robin Hilton
How does sex affect our mental health? How does mental health affect sex? Those are such big questions that Robin Hilton, a Pleasure Expert & Feminist Sex…
Bunny Hugs and Mental HealthEmotional Pain Motivated Me To Run Across Canada - Skylar Roth
Skylar Roth is exceptional. After losing friends to mental health and after his own struggles, he decided to run across Canada to raise money for the Canadian…
Bunny Hugs and Mental HealthLithium Anyone? - Dr. Sudhir Gadh
Dr. Sudhir Gadh loves his lithium! In fact his research shows that everyone's brains love lithium. At low doses, lithium is proven to improve our mental and…
Bunny Hugs and Mental HealthSurviving Columbine: 24 Years Later - Amy Over
Columbine High School was the location of perhaps the most infamous school shooting in American history. Over 20 years after the Columbine shootings and Amy…
Bunny Hugs and Mental HealthI Was Diagnosed With ADHD In My 50's - Nigel Sutton
When you think of an ADHD diagnosis, one tends to think of a child in primary or maybe high school. Nigel Sutton is a New Zealander ADHD coach. He was…
Bunny Hugs and Mental HealthI Escaped Scientology - Chris Shelton
What if you grew up in a world of lies, coercive control, and manipulation? What if you weren't only a victim but also an unknowing perpetrator? What if you…
Bunny Hugs and Mental HealthDid My Family Die While I Was Sleeping - Shiva Souri
Shiva's entire family is in Iran while she is a student in Canada. Every morning she wakes up to check her phone to see if her family is still alive. The…
Bunny Hugs and Mental HealthI Share My Body With Over 30 People Because of My Dissociative Identity Disorder - The June Bug System
The June Bug System is one of the most fascinating people I've ever talked with. They have over 30 personalities or alters, including a cat, men and women…
Bunny Hugs and Mental HealthLife With Histrionic Personality Disorder...(and Dissociative Identity Disorder, Schizotypal Personality Disorder, OCD and PTSD) - Trash
Trash is back! One of my most popular guests is back and we are discussing their life with, and symptoms of, histrionic personality disorder. Yet again Trash…
Bunny Hugs and Mental HealthFrom Substance Abuse and Violence To Giving Back - Steven Mark
I met Steven in Pine Lodge, an addiction treatment centre, in 2016. I instantly liked him. In fact everyone liked him. He behaved and even looked like members…
Bunny Hugs and Mental HealthUsing Psychedelics To Treat Extreme Mental Health and Addiction Cases - Mark Rizkallah
Mark Rizkallah is the CEO of Tulua Health, an addiction and mental health treatment facility based in Santa Monica CA. Mark is passionate about new pathways to…
Bunny Hugs and Mental HealthThe Power of Peer Support - Cece Cheng
Cece Cheng is the founder and CEO of the peer support tech platform, ShareWell. We discuss her past struggles with mental health, toxic relationships, how she…
Bunny Hugs and Mental HealthI'm Able To Help Others With My Life Experience - Louise Barnett
Louise's addiction took her to lows she never thought existed. After an unplanned pregnancy, toxic relationships and suicidal ideation, she was able to find…
Bunny Hugs and Mental HealthLife with ADHD, Schizoaffective Bipolar and CPTSD - Hailey Rose
Hailey Rose, one of my most popular, charming and funny guests is back. Back in episode 32 she was just beginning her mental health content journey on…
Bunny Hugs and Mental HealthAn American Addict in London - Izzy
Izzy is a recent university graduate living in London. A former teetotaler, Izzy let loose during her student days including getting into a toxic relationship…
Bunny Hugs and Mental HealthSPIRAL the Documentary - Randall and Jennifer
Randall White is the main character of the new Jennifer Hutchins produced documentary, SPIRAL. SPIRAL is directed by two-time Oscar winner Bill Guttentag and…
Bunny Hugs and Mental HealthPMDD Took My Daughter's Life - Donna
Bachelor fans may recognize Donna Micheletti from an episode of Dr. Phil or from season 14 of The Bachelor. Donna's daughter Gia Allemand, who was a popular…
Bunny Hugs and Mental HealthSkin Picking Nearly Ruined Her Life - Angela Hartlin
This week, October 1 - 7 is BFRB (Body Focused Repetitive Behaviour) Awareness Week and so I speak with perhaps BFRB's biggest advocate. Angela Hartlin is an…
Bunny Hugs and Mental HealthLove on the Spectrum - Jimmy and Sharnae
Jimmy and Sharnae are the wildly popular couple from the wildly popular Netflix show Love on the Spectrum. Their relationship was featured on both season 1 and…
Bunny Hugs and Mental HealthThe Revolutionized Mind And The Pressures of Competing In High Level Sports - Angelica
Angelica is a mental health podcaster and experienced sufferer of depression. As a teen she went through a bought of self harm and suicidal ideation. Her…
Bunny Hugs and Mental HealthDon't Hate Me Because I'm a Narcissist - Tessa
Tessa is a 24 year old woman diagnosed with NPD (narcissistic personality disorder). She created an Instagram account to educate people about her diagnosis…
Bunny Hugs and Mental HealthThe Coffin Confessor - Bill Edgar
People hire Bill while on their death beds to say or do something at their funerals or to do some tasks before they pass. Bill provides the service of 'peace…
Bunny Hugs and Mental HealthI Work In Mental Health And I Suffer From Mental Health Disorders - Cassie
Cassie is a mental health professional who lives with mental health disorders and had a mental breakdown at work. We discuss her up bringing, her traumas…
Bunny Hugs and Mental HealthLife with DID (Dissociative Identity Disorder) - Trash
If you have suffered sexual or physical abuse you may be triggered at times in this episode. Trash lives their life with dissociative identity disorder…
Bunny Hugs and Mental HealthMy life with Schizophrenia - Michelle Hammer
Have you ever wondered what a schizophrenic episode really looks like? Michelle is a 30's something living in New York and she wondered what one of her own…
Bunny Hugs and Mental HealthWork Place Bullying Has Broke Me and Social Media Has Saved Me - Paul "Fluffy" Sinclair
Fluffy is an Australian TikTok star and #gayfarmer. His videos are charming and filled with curse words. Fluffy even has has his own merchandise with his catch…
Bunny Hugs and Mental HealthGrowing Up Silenced; Growing Up Around Mental Illness Part 2 - Daniella Ponticelli
When we last left Daniella, she was a teen living with an ill father in an unhealthy home. Her mother was beginning to open up to Daniella and began counting…
Bunny Hugs and Mental HealthGrowing Up Silenced; Growing Up Around Mental Illness - Daniella Ponticelli
This is an episode I've been wanting to do for a long time! We've heard first hand experiences from people suffering from mental illness, professionals…
Bunny Hugs and Mental HealthI Was a Gray Area Drinker - Emily Roberts
Its summer time and its time to get your drink on!!!...or is it? Emily is a young mother and wife. She transitioned from college to mother so quickly that her…
Bunny Hugs and Mental HealthMedical Assistance In Dying When it Comes to Mental Illness and Health - Dr.Sonu Gaind
In 2023 Canada is set to allow medical assistance in dying for people with mental illness and mental health struggles with the passing of Bill C7. In this…
Bunny Hugs and Mental HealthMy First Year as a Trans Woman - Juniper Elvin
IT'S THE 50th EPISODE!!! And for the 50th episode I'm speaking with our first return guest, Juniper Elvin. When we last heard from Juniper, she had just came…
Bunny Hugs and Mental HealthAm I Thriving or Surviving - Deena Al
Deena is a beautiful, quirky soul, filled with passion and compassion. We became quick instagram friends and I hosted numerous Instagram live talks with her…
Bunny Hugs and Mental HealthI'm a Stand Up Comedian With Bipolar Disorder, ADHD, OCD - Big Daddy Tazz
I know I've talked with a few stand up comedians lately but I just had to speak with one more. Big Daddy Tazz lives with bipolar disorder, ADHD and OCD. His…