A Gentle, Powerful Way to Release Emotions—Without the Story
The Bunny Talk Process™ was born not in a clinic, but in a morning ritual—full of warmth, learning, and play. When Claudia’s daughter was young, she would climb into bed in the mornings, and they would play Mummy Bunny and Baby Bunny.
It began with simple hand shadow puppets on the wall. The bunnies had conversations and played. They became a safe and familiar language, laying down neural pathways of safety, security, and unconditional love.
Years later, on a difficult New Year’s Eve, Claudia's teenage daughter couldn't find the words to speak about her pain. Instinctively, Claudia brought out Mummy Bunny and asked, "Do you want to tell me?"
Her daughter brought out Baby Bunny—ears down—and began to share the problem with the bunny, not face-to-face. By morning, the burden had lifted. Bunny Talk had created a safe, dissociated space—a way to speak when speaking felt too vulnerable.
Grounded in neuroscience, hypnosis, somatic processing, and trauma-informed practice. We prioritize safety over insight.
Change cannot occur when the nervous system is in threat. We create immediate regulation through playful gestures and a non-judgmental presence, shifting clients out of fight-or-flight.
Trauma is stored in the body, not just in language. Instead of asking for the story, we ask "Where do you feel it?"—bypassing cognitive defenses to work where the experience actually lives.
The Bunny provides healthy distance. The experience becomes externalized and observed safely. Processing is safest when there is enough distance to remain regulated.
Trauma removes choice; healing restores it. The client chooses which emotion to work on and how it is represented, reactivating the prefrontal cortex and restoring power.
The Bunny Talk Process™ is designed to meet people where they are.
Because it is play-based, non-verbal, and choice-led, it is especially effective for:
The process restores choice, agency, and safety—key elements often lost in trauma—and can be adapted developmentally without changing the underlying neuroscience.
In an interview recorded at HypnoThoughts Live, Mike Mandel highlights the power of playful dissociation in the Bunny Talk Process™.
Especially written for parents, this guide helps you use the process at home to support your children. Learn how to communicate when words fail, creating a safe space for your child to feel seen, heard, and understood.
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