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Creating a Neutral Space for Bonding

Host: Fiona Murphy, The Bunny Coach

Episode Summary:
In this episode, Fiona Murphy tackles one of the most common concerns rabbit owners face when bonding their bunnies: creating a truly neutral space. Whether you have free-roam rabbits, limited space, or rabbits that have been everywhere in your home, Fiona provides practical solutions and expert guidance to help you successfully set up a bonding area.

Key Topics Covered:

• Why Neutral Space Matters
• Making Any Space Neutral
• Space Management for your rabbit's living area as well as the bonding pen
• Setting Up Your Bonding Pen (Ideal dimensions, height recommendations, equipment options, flooring protection, what to put in the pen)
• Your Comfort Matters

Coming Up Next:

Next episode will cover how to make time for bonding even with a busy lifestyle—you don't need to commit to a minimum of four hours per day!

Contact & Support:

If you're struggling with bunny bonding or need personalized guidance, visit thebunnybondingcoach.com for expert help from someone with extensive hands-on experience.

Episode Duration: ~19 minutes

Keywords: rabbit bonding, bunny bonding, neutral space, rabbit behavior, pet rabbits, rabbit care, territorial rabbits, bonding setup, rabbit enrichment

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Fiona's Happy Bunny Club is an amazing fun and supportive community of other bunny nutters with no drama (because we all know that people who aren't crazy about bunnies just don't get us!!), a whole library of bunny care classes for you to learn more about and develop an amazing bond with your precious fur baby, PLUS REGULAR LIVE BUNNY CARE MASTERCLASSES, QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSIONS, AND DISCUSSIONS WITH GUEST RABBIT EXPERTS

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🐰 Welcome to a New Season of The Bunny Coach Podcast

Preparing for Rabbit Bonding

Even thinking about Bonding rabbits can feel overwhelming — especially when you’re hearing horror stories online, juggling busy life schedules, or worrying about your rabbits hurting each other.

In this brand new season of The Bunny Coach Podcast, Fiona (The Bunny Coach) is here to help you feel calmer, more confident, and more prepared to start the bonding journey.

If you’re thinking about getting your rabbit a friend, or you’re already knee-deep in bonding worries, this season is for you.

🎧 What This Season Is All About

Throughout this season, Fiona will guide you through:

• 🏠 How to create a neutral bonding space
  Even if your rabbits are free-roam or have already been all over the house.
• ⏰ How to make time for bonding
  Without the pressure of myths like “you must bond for four hours a day.”
• 💭 Common bonding anxieties and worries
  Including fear of fights, stress, and feeling like you’re “doing it wrong.”
• 🧠 Reassurance and preparation
  So you don’t go into bonding feeling panicked or alone.

In this first episode, find out why you should listen to me, and how I am going to help you feel better and more prepared for bonding!

Fiona x

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To give your rabbit the A+ Bun Life they really deserve, hop on over to Fiona's Happy Bunny Club, your safe, one-of-a-kind space to get personalised, one-to-one guidance and feedback on your exact situation, from a Rabbit Expert, who has been exactly where you are and now supports hundreds of rabbits and their guardians every year!

Fiona's Happy Bunny Club is an amazing fun and supportive community of other bunny nutters with no drama (because we all know that people who aren't crazy about bunnies just don't get us!!), a whole library of bunny care classes for you to learn more about and develop an amazing bond with your precious fur baby, PLUS REGULAR LIVE BUNNY CARE MASTERCLASSES, QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSIONS, AND DISCUSSIONS WITH GUEST RABBIT EXPERTS

Find out all the amazing benefits here -

FIONA'S HAPPY BUNNY CLUB - MONTHLY MEMBERSHIP

THE ONLY BUNNY CLUB LIKE IT IN THE WORLD WHERE YOU GET PERSONALIZED SOLUTIONS AND ON-DEMAND CLASSES,

COME ON OVER - YOU'LL LOVE IT!!

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🎧 The Bunny Coach Podcast: Pet Loss, Grief & Love That Never Leaves

With Reverend Kaleel Sakakeeny

Losing a beloved pet can feel just as devastating as losing a family member — and yet, so many pet parents grieve in silence.

In this deeply moving episode of the Bunny Coach Podcast, Fiona is joined by Reverend Kaleel Sakakeeny, an ordained animal chaplain and credentialed pet loss grief counsellor based in the United States. After losing his own “big, big love,” Kaleel transformed his heartbreak into purpose and went on to found Animal Talks, a nonprofit dedicated to supporting people through the grief of losing an animal companion.

Together, Fiona and Kaleel explore why pet loss hurts so profoundly, why grief is not something to “get over,” and how love continues long after our pets are physically gone.

This episode is for anyone who has ever loved — and lost — a bunny, cat, dog, or any cherished animal.

🐾 In This Episode, We Talk About:

• Why losing a pet can feel as devastating as losing a human loved one
• The difference between grief and depression — and why pet loss is often misunderstood
• Why grief is not something to “fix,” medicate, or rush
• How animals bring out our best selves — and why losing them feels so destabilising
• Why we don’t “move on” from grief — we integrate it into our lives
• The Rainbow Bridge: why it comforts many people, and where it can fall short
• Whether we’ll meet our pets again in the afterlife
• Helping children navigate the loss of a beloved pet in a healthy way
• When grief becomes complicated or stuck — and how to know when extra support is needed
• How to honour your pet through rituals, remembrance, and making meaning from loss

🕯️ A Conversation About Love, Not Letting Go

As Fiona shares the loss of her heart bunny Tango, and Kaleel reflects on the cat who changed the course of his life, this episode gently reminds us:

You are not weak for hurting.
You are not “too attached.”
And you are not alone.

🧠 Support

PS IF YOU LOVED THAT, YOU WILL LOVE THIS .....

To give your rabbit the A+ Bun Life they really deserve, hop on over to Fiona's Happy Bunny Club, your safe, one-of-a-kind space to get personalised, one-to-one guidance and feedback on your exact situation, from a Rabbit Expert, who has been exactly where you are and now supports hundreds of rabbits and their guardians every year!

Fiona's Happy Bunny Club is an amazing fun and supportive community of other bunny nutters with no drama (because we all know that people who aren't crazy about bunnies just don't get us!!), a whole library of bunny care classes for you to learn more about and develop an amazing bond with your precious fur baby, PLUS REGULAR LIVE BUNNY CARE MASTERCLASSES, QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSIONS, AND DISCUSSIONS WITH GUEST RABBIT EXPERTS

Find out all the amazing benefits here -

FIONA'S HAPPY BUNNY CLUB - MONTHLY MEMBERSHIP

THE ONLY BUNNY CLUB LIKE IT IN THE WORLD WHERE YOU GET PERSONALIZED SOLUTIONS AND ON-DEMAND CLASSES,

COME ON OVER - YOU'LL LOVE IT!!

PS Sign up to receive weekly Care Tips, Special Offers, and Fun Stuff here

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