“Mummy, help me find my breath… I just need to find my breath.” Those words, spoken by an upset little girl, stayed with me for years. At the time, I didn’t realise they would eventually lead me towards neuroscience research, sleep medicine, breathing physiology and ultimately onto a TEDx stage delivering my talk: One Breath at a Time, Helping Children Connect. https://youtu.be/6OKzTy-4Ju0?si=Vjg02vkbNathtkgP My talk explores a question I believe is becoming increasingly diff