supporting parents today, strengthening children’s tomorrow
At The Breath Between, we begin with a simple truth: caregiver wellbeing is central to pediatric wellbeing.
Welcome
Our Mission - The Breath Between provides comprehensive support for parents of hospitalized and medically complex children, affirming that caregiver wellbeing is essential to their children’s quality of life.
Parents of medically complex or chronically hospitalized children operate within an extraordinarily high-stakes reality—managing their own fear, uncertainty, and exhaustion while simultaneously supporting their child’s treatment and ongoing emotional needs. At The Breath Between we lift up the fact that these parents’ wellbeing is not ancillary; it is foundational to pediatric healthcare. Research consistently shows that parental wellbeing shapes children’s physical and psychological health outcomes, treatment adherence, and resilience.
The Breath Between was created to meet parents in the moments of overwhelm and sorrow. To give them a small space of grounding when they may otherwise collapse. Through evidence-based calming kits, tactile tools for grounding, guided meditations (uniquely designed specifically for parents of hospital involved children) and practical resources like meal vouchers - we provide accessible supports that allow caregivers to steady themselves in real time. These moments of pause are not only lifelines for parents—they have benefits that ripple outward, resourcing children and the very clinical teams serving them.
Our work is guided by three core objectives:
Enhancing parental wellbeing — equipping parents with tools that reduce toxic stress and foster stability.
Strengthening outcomes for children — recognizing the direct link between the wellbeing of parents and children’s physical and psychological health outcomes.
Improving hospital ecosystems — fostering clearer communication, greater trust, and more effective partnerships between parents and clinicians through parents that are seen and supported.
our core work
Calming Kits
Delivering tools proven to reduce cortisol levels: Aromatherapy intervention, fidget rings and journals to promote both reflection and active clinical participation.
Hospital Partnerships
Working alongside pediatric hospitals to integrate parental wellbeing supports into the care environment - both enhancing family resilience and contributing to smoother clinician-parent interactions, fostering shared decision-making and collaboration.
MEditations
Our organization is uniquely positioned at the intersection of mental health expertise and lived experience. As one of the few groups developing guided meditation interventions specifically for pediatric hospital environments, we create resources that deeply reflect the emotional realities of families navigating acute and chronic hospitalization.
Meals
Food insecurity does not pause during hospitalizations. Unfortunately, many families face the added stress of affording meals while caring for their child. To ease this burden, we provide meal vouchers (within our kits) redeemable in families’ home hospital cafeterias. By partnering directly with hospitals, we ensure parents can stay nourished and present at the bedside, without worrying where their next meal will come from.