UNBOUND FOUNDERS: 🎙️ @BunnyGirlBags | Building Culture amongst Chaos | The Spirit of Sui

@HavenMediaCoOct 30, 2025

The Spaces explores market fatigue and pivots quickly into a candid, deeply human conversation with BG (Bunny Girl) hosted by Mike, with co-hosts Capo and Potato Finance (Neppa). BG recounts a turbulent North London upbringing as the protective child of Iranian immigrants amid domestic violence, developing humor as a survival mechanism and later confronting trauma, depression, and PTSD after her father’s death. She details therapy’s role in healing and couples therapy’s impact, then narrates long COVID forcing her from a director role to being largely housebound before returning to crypto in March 2024. BG traces her degen path (Pump.fun, Doginals), a serious harassment incident, and onboarding to Sui via Rick, Smiles, and Van, culminating in stewarding the Sui Lords community (a test-run collection derailed by a dev/contract issue that evolved into a misfits-first culture hub). She calls out silos and judgments within Sui, urging more cross-community respect, resilience in bear markets, and focusing on controllables and small wins. The session closes with practical encouragement, shout-outs, and a reminder of upcoming activations like Potato Finance’s Hero mint on Nov 1.

Unbound Founders — BG (Bunny Girl): Resilience, Community, and Building on Sui

Participants and Roles

Mike (Host): Leads the conversation, frames the themes around community and resilience in down markets.
Capo (Co-host): Market/trading voice; offers encouragement about perseverance and value of showing up.
BG (Guest, “Bunny Girl”): Community builder in Sui, co-steward of Sui Lords; shares a deeply personal life story of trauma, recovery, and purpose.
Neppa (Potato Finance): Co-hosting support; remarks on vulnerability and strength.
Referenced (not speaking in this session): Rick (Sui Lords), Smiles, Van, Voodoo (artist), Big Flow (Prime Machines), Craig, Daryl (Catalog), Mr. Filth, Bluefin, Sui Foundation, Monad chain, Prime Machines, Based Angels (ordinals), TradePort.

Opening Context

Market mood: Broad frustration and fatigue with the crypto market; humor used as a coping mechanism. Mike, Capo, and BG all note the emotional grind of red days and the disconnect when outsiders assume crypto folks are “pumped.”
Community energy: Despite charts being quiet, Mike frames “culture” and “community” as the real alpha during drawdowns. Shout-outs to Potato Finance and Bluefin; Potato Finance’s presence adds optimism.

BG’s Origin Story: Protector Archetype and Early Adversity

Family background: Born and raised in North London to Iranian parents who fled post-revolution; father was imprisoned during the revolution. Household marked by chaos and instability.
Childhood violence: BG describes her father as aggressive and violent, with her mother bearing the brunt. From age 11, BG became her mother’s protector—calling police, handling hospital visits, and managing crises.
Financial strain: Learned cash-flow hacks from her mother (e.g., leveraging check clearing times) to make ends meet. Late bills and “red letters” were common.
Coping with humor: BG “performed” outside the home—turning dark experiences into jokes—both as survival mechanism and to mask pain. Notes the double-edge: built resilience but delayed processing trauma.
Chaos as a motif: Born on “Black Monday” during a hurricane—a personal metaphor for life amid storms. Mother’s refrain: BG brought luck; BG tries to carry silver-lining thinking.

Impacts on Trust and Relationships

Father: Battled cancer (colon, then liver) from 1999 to 2017. BG had intense resentment due to abuse and control. His deterioration created cognitive dissonance (from violent to frail). He died holding her hand, triggering PTSD and nine months of depression. Only later did she feel compassion, aided by parallels when BG herself got sick.
Mother: BG protected her but later realized her mother did not protect her in return; describes her as emotionally limited and sometimes using BG as a “punching bag.” Relationship is strained.
Brother and loss: Family fractured; however, BG and her brother grew closer, especially following the shock death of her nephew in 2023 (diagnosed with leukemia and passed within ~36 hours).
Triggers: Raised in a home with shouting and violence, BG’s nervous system still reacts to yelling. Prefers calm communication; notes a story of “whispering when angry” being more unsettling than shouting.

Friendships and Social Support

Early years: In primary school, peers had no idea; in secondary, she confided in one friend with similar experiences. In college, worsening home events forced more disclosure; many peers lacked tools to process it.
Adult recalibration: After her father’s death and during depression, some “best friends” cut her off (including the day before her 30th). Learned that big circles ≠ high-quality friendships. Suspects she gravitated to people with traits similar to her mother’s, leading to painful cycles.
Web3 relationships: Highlights meaningful friendships made in crypto (e.g., Van, Rick, Smiles). Emphasizes the people behind PFPs as the real value.

Therapy, Mental Health, and Recovery

Early attempts: Childhood referral via youth club; later discovered the charity was problematic (providing cash rather than real therapy). A damaging experience with a university counselor who minimized her suicidality.
Crisis points: Discloses a prior suicide attempt as a youth; felt unseen and had to “show up” at school the next day with no one knowing.
Productive therapy: Returned post-2017 (after father’s death); initially misdirected to a chatbot, then found a culturally competent therapist, Sylvia. This became “the best decision,” with ongoing, flexible support (sometimes compensated with “crypto alpha”). BG and her husband also do couples therapy.
Key insight: Validating one’s worth is essential; BG describes the harm in seeking external validation rather than cultivating self-worth.

Marriage and Personal Growth

Meeting story: BG was a hip-hop blogger; husband found her via X/Twitter and asked for music feedback. First date was awkward (his nervousness put her off). A year later, after a bad relationship, she asked him out; they have been together ~13 years.
Dynamics: Husband is caring and family-oriented—“nothing like my dad.” The relationship is hard at times due to both partners’ childhood triggers (e.g., shouting). Couples therapy supports communication.

Entry into Crypto and Web3

Early brushes: In 2011 her father asked about Bitcoin and Silk Road; BG dismissed it—a big regret. Walked past a Bitcoin ATM for years without buying.
2020–2021: Motivated by a family anecdote of a BTC windfall; dove into Clubhouse, listened to The Bitcoin Standard, invested, and did well, including some late-cycle BNB degening.
2021–2022: Health declines (see next section), began stepping back from markets.

Health, Career Interruption, and Re-entry

Long COVID: First infection at the outset of lockdown, severe course with months-long recovery; recurring illnesses afterward. In 2022, reinfected; then neurological issues (legs stopped working, brain fog so severe she couldn’t read her phone). She had just been promoted to Director of Development at a nonprofit—high stress, heavy responsibility.
Forced pause: Doctor insisted she stop working (“you’ll kill yourself” if you continue). From Nov 2022 to Mar 2024, largely bedridden; husband became full-time carer. BG ran a tiny home business making bunny treats (origin of “Bunny Girl”).
Employer dispute: CEO (a close friend) didn’t believe she was sick; BG pursued a legal process to receive her owed four-month notice pay and costs.
Return to CT (Mar 2024): Social isolation and need for income drove her back. Recovered seed phrases, created the Bunny Girl account, and re-entered via spaces—even if many assumed she was a bot due to her profile.

Early CT Experiences: Wins, Harassment, and Resilience

Trading: Found traction with Pump.fun on Solana; learned wallet behaviors and made some money. Explored Doge ordinals (ultimately a dead-end), but made friends with devs. Launched a self-produced founder-story podcast.
Harassment incident: In a UK-hosted space she co-hosted periodically, a community member allegedly hacked her iCloud/accounts, doxxed personal details, and even used alts to insinuate self-harm. When confronted, she was gaslit; the main host was too fearful to act. BG felt unprotected for a long time—credits Craig for later publicly defending her when accusations resurfaced.

Journey into Sui and Sui Lords

Onboarding: Initially wary of Rick (found him arrogant), but through repeated spaces and support from Rick, Smiles, and Van—plus a direct check-in after she got emotional—she began to feel seen and safe. Onboarding into Sui followed (e.g., Bob the Blob), with practical trading mentorship (move away from 2021-style “hold and hope”).
Sui Lords origin (BG’s account): Conceived by Rick (lead), Voodoo (artist), and Van as a 3,333-piece derive inspired by Based Angels (Bitcoin ordinals). Intended as a test run on Sui toward a launchpad concept. BG contributed two traits (one “Bunny”; and a hard line against any child-exploitative motif). A dev issue (“corrupt,” per BG) broke the contract and led to extortion attempts. Mint was halted at 341 pieces instead of 3,333. Team opted to keep supply small and reward minters vs. relaunching.
Aftermath: Airdrops delivered; BG cites claims (from Rick) of ~$100k in tokens distributed; one token spiked after YouTube-channel attention, then drained. Team changes: Van left; Voodoo exited and sold his Lord cheaply. Collection now functions as a misfit community hub with a Degen ethos, humor, and heart.
BG’s stewardship: Became more active late 2023; in early 2024, with Rick and Smiles on break, BG resolved not to let Sui Lords “die,” rallied the community, and helped revive momentum. Frames the core value as “beautiful chaos” and shared fun, despite zero direct financial remuneration.

Community-Building Philosophy and Constraints

Hardest part: Consistency while managing health and life; no pay; the project’s “cursed” origin (dev fiasco) makes everything harder.
The “why”: The reward is people having a good time and finding belonging. Highlights organic builders stepping up (e.g., Mr. Filth, now shipping daily in Discord). Personal outlet: Sui Lords provides reprieve amid life stress.

State of the Sui Ecosystem: Fractures, Bridges, and Culture

Silos and judgments: BG admits she previously judged communities like Prime Machines and recognizes others likely judge Sui Lords as “scammers.” Emphasizes the cost of assumptions and the need to engage across subcultures.
Resilience and learning: Notes pervasive resilience across Sui communities. Advises accepting that the market won’t always be favorable; showing up still matters. Even “stable” whales got hit in recent liquidations—perspective helps.
Culture: Trolling is part of the fabric; self-aware humor keeps spirits up. But discernment is critical—“pick the sense from the nonsense.” Not everyone is good; protect yourself.

Advice for Strugglers (Life and Markets)

Nonlinearity: Life won’t be linear; highs and lows come unpredictably. You can bounce back.
Control vs. influence: Clarify what’s within your control, what you can influence, and what’s outside both. Act where you have agency.
Reach out: You’re rarely as alone as you feel. Even a check-in call can make a difference. BG herself practices intuitive outreach.
Seasons pass: Neither good nor bad is permanent. Measure progress by your own metrics (e.g., “Is this as bad as my worst?”). Celebrate small wins—brushing your teeth on a low day, taking 3% profit—these matter.

Audience and Co-host Notes

Capo: Reinforces that the “hard way” (showing up humbly, consistently) is the most profitable over time; urges BG not to let cross-chain noise (e.g., Monad hype) shake her Sui conviction.
Neppa (Potato Finance): Thanks BG for the vulnerability; cites Brené Brown’s work on vulnerability as strength (The Gifts of Imperfection).

Ecosystem and Sponsor Mentions

Potato Finance: Active supporter; “Hero” mint set for November 1. Mike urges listeners to be prepared with Sui. Potato’s “lands” passive earnings were cited as a hook that piqued non-Sui spaces’ interest.
Bluefin: Acknowledged partner.
Career notes: BG aspires to make Web3 part of her profession; applied to Sui Foundation with no response. Now an ambassador for Lineup; Daryl (Catalog) has advocated for her.

Key Takeaways

Resilience is built, not bestowed: BG’s life journey—from domestic violence, bereavement, and long COVID to harassment online—illustrates how resilience, therapy, and community enable forward motion.
Community > charts in down markets: When price action stalls, culture and connection become the alpha. Sui Lords’ “beautiful chaos” is a case study in sustaining belonging despite setbacks.
Bridge silos: Assumptions about other communities (Prime Machines vs. Degen spheres) are costly. Curiosity and engagement can reveal shared values and unlock collaboration.
Protect yourself and each other: Bad actors exist; maintain discernment. At the same time, don’t let fear prevent you from letting good people in.
Show up, even imperfectly: Small wins and steady presence compound—both in life and on-chain.

Notable Moments and Perspectives

BG on family trauma: Protector role from age 11; later recognition that her mother didn’t protect her. Father’s death (2017) triggered deep processing of pain and some compassion.
BG on friendship: Quality over quantity; many strongest friendships today are in Web3.
BG on therapy: A culturally competent therapist (Sylvia) and couples therapy have been crucial. Warning against outsourcing all worth to others.
BG on re-entering CT: Came back bedridden and isolated, looking for income and community; found both in pockets of Sui.
BG on Sui Lords: Founded by Rick/Voodoo/Van as a test-run derive; derailed by a dev issue; now a tight-knit misfit community focused on fun and connection.

Practical Suggestions for the Sui Community

Cross-pollinate: Attend each other’s spaces (Degen, infra, art, and “establishment” projects). Assume positive intent unless proven otherwise.
Normalize small wins: In trading, mental health, and community efforts.
Keep culture playful but safe: Trolling is fine; draw hard lines against harassment, doxxing, and exploitation.
Share playbooks: Maker stories (like Sui Lords’ pivots and Potato’s community growth) help others avoid pitfalls and replicate what works.

Closing

Mike’s frame: Markets don’t define us; this space is about survival, growth, and becoming a light for others. He expresses deep respect for BG’s honesty and service to community.
BG’s sign-off: Gratitude to all; humor and joy are deliberate choices despite cycles. She is open to collaboration and support, with firm boundaries against bad actors.