In Part 2 of our conversation with former Bachelor producer Julie LaPlaca, we go where the Bachelor franchise rarely lets us go: behind the emotional curtain.

Julie opens up about falling in love with a cast member, what that experience taught her about herself, the psychology of producing relationships, and the healing journey that followed.

We talk about what happens when the person creating everyone else’s love story suddenly finds herself living one, how she navigated the fallout, and why she ultimately made the incredibly difficult decision to walk away from a dream career.

We ask the questions we know Bachelor Nation has wanted answered—and Julie doesn’t hold back.

From the highest levels of Bachelor production to heartbreak, self-discovery, healing, and starting over, this is the story of what happens when you stop  ...