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S3 Episode 19: Something Is Happening To Our Children - A Conversation Between Lucia Silver & her "Wing-Woman" Connah

May 21, 20263 min read

Welcome back to My Mighty Quinn

Today’s episode is a little different.

There’s no guest expert, no polished interview and no clinical conversation.

Instead, for the very first time, Lucia is stepping out from behind the interviewer’s chair and into the story herself — joined by BHM’s co-founder and Lucia’s “wing woman”, Connah Edgington, for an honest, raw and deeply personal conversation about how The Brain Health Movement was born.

This is the story behind the movement.
The story behind the Whole Child Healing Roadmap.
And the story behind Quinn.

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Together, Lucia and Connah explore the terrifying years when Quinn’s health suddenly unravelled — from severe tics, sensory overwhelm and emotional dysregulation to seizures, panic, intrusive thoughts and the devastating reality of PANS/PANDAS.

But this episode is about far more than one child.

It is about the epidemic unfolding quietly around us.

The rising rates of anxiety, ADHD, autism, school refusal, emotional dysregulation, chronic illness and nervous system collapse in children — and the growing feeling among parents that something deeper is happening beneath the labels and behaviours.

Lucia shares the fear, confusion and isolation of trying to navigate a fragmented medical system while desperately searching for answers no one seemed able to provide.

And perhaps most importantly, she shared the moment that changed everything!

Together, Lucia and Connah explore:

  • Quinn’s story — from early signs and tics to seizures, PANS/PANDAS and

  • The nervous system’s role in anxiety, rage, meltdowns, sensory struggles and shutdown

  • The concept of “The Perfect Storm” — and how modern childhood may be overloading children’s biology

  • How birth trauma, inflammation, processed food, toxins, screens, stress and disconnection may all contribute to neurodevelopmental struggles

  • Why behaviour is often a symptom — not the root cause

  • The powerful connection between co-regulation, maternal stress and child healing

  • What the “cell danger response” and mitochondrial dysfunction really mean in simple human terms

  • Why healing requires sequence, safety, nervous system support and understanding

  • And how Quinn eventually found his way back to connection, regulation and thriving

This conversation is emotional, hopeful and deeply validating for any parent who has ever felt:

“There has to be more going on here.”

Because perhaps the greatest tragedy is not that our children are struggling.

It’s that we have normalised it.

And perhaps the greatest act of love right now is refusing to stop asking why.

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The Brain Health Movement empowers parents and carers of children with neurological challenges. Children see life-changing transformations using this drug-free, science-backed, movement-based programme. Delivered through accessible, highly effective online courses and kind community support.

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