Hayden Panettiere’s Heartbreak Over Daughter Kaya & Losing Custody

‘Groomed... like a little soldier’ - Hayden Panettiere reflected on fame in memoir before her death at just 36

Hayden Panettiere’s Heartbreak Over Daughter Kaya & Losing Custody

Hayden Panettiere called daughter Kaya “the greatest gift of her life,” but being a mother was also one of her biggest struggles.  In her memoir “This Is Me: A Reckoning," Hayden revealed she suffered from postpartum depression.  After a traumatic and nearly fatal birth, Hayden admitted that she “felt nothing” when she saw her daughter for the first time.  Those feelings were amplified when that same condition was written into her “Nashville” ch…

Hayden Panettiere Felt ‘Racked With Guilt’ Over Painful Custody Decision

AdMedia / MediaPunch / MEGAAdMedia / MediaPunch / MEGA Hayden Panettiere reportedly carried intense guilt over living apart from her daughter, Kaya, even after explaining that she had not been in the right mental state to raise her at the time. An insider claimed the custody decision continued to trouble the actress, who wrote candidly about motherhood, postpartum depression, and addiction in her memoir, “This Is Me: A Reckoning.” Hayden Panetti…

Hayden Panettiere tried to love herself after giving up custody of her daughter

As Panettiere said in her recent memoir, she regretted not being the mother she wanted for her 11-year-old daughter, first because of postpartum depression and then because of addiction.

Hayden Panettiere reflected on her struggles with postpartum depression and substance abuse in tell-all memoir

Hayden Panettiere described her struggles with postpartum depression and substance abuse in her 2026 memoir, "This Is Me: A Reckoning."

Hayden Panettiere shares personal struggles

Actor Hayden Panettiere, who has died aged 36, recently spoke about grief, postpartum depression and relinquishing custody of her child.