You’re doing the hardest job in the world… and you care so deeply about getting it right.
There’s no manual. No simple fix. Just real moments, real emotions, and a real desire to raise your child well.
You don’t have to navigate that alone.
Picture This:
You run into the store to grab two quick things. Your child spots a toy and asks for it. You gently say, “Not today,” and start walking away…
But the meltdown starts - right in the middle of the aisle.
You feel the heat rush up your neck. Your jaw tightens.
You’re already late, everyone is watching, and your whole body screams
“I can’t do this right now.”
Here’s the truth nobody tells you:
You were never meant to do this alone.
Not the sleepless nights.
Not the tantrums in Target.
Not the guilt spirals or the pressure to know what you’re doing.
For most of human history, parenting was shared —
many arms, many hearts, many nervous systems.
Today, parents do it behind closed doors,
carrying what entire villages once held.“Your exhaustion is a human response to an impossible load.”
That’s why Rooted Connections Collective exists
—to meet you where you are.
—to steady you in the hard moments.
—to reconnect you with your child.
—to give you the village you were never meant to parent without.
Support that is gentle, grounded, connection-centered, and rooted in compassion — for every season of your parenting journey.
Our Brands
A clear path for every season of your parenting journey.
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Beyond Birth Basics
Newborn & Postpartum Support
Ages 0–3The earliest days are tender, beautiful, overwhelming — and not meant to be navigated alone.
BBB provides gentle, attachment-safe guidance for newborn sleep, feeding questions, postpartum recovery, and the emotional transition into parenthood. We meet you in the fourth trimester and support you as your baby grows. -
RISE Academy
Professional Certification & Training
Where support professionals come to deepen their impact.
The RISE Academy trains sleep consultants, doulas, and parent coaches in a nervous-system–informed, emotionally attuned approach to family wellbeing — grounded in the RISE framework: Regulate. Integrate. Support. Empower.Perfect for:
Sleep consultants · Doulas · Coaches · Professionals seeking certification or CE credits -
Rooted Connections Coaching
Parent Coaching, Sleep & Emotional Development
Ages 3–17
When the meltdowns feel big, the patterns feel stuck, or you simply want to parent with more calm and connection — this is where you land.
Rooted Connections Coaching helps you understand behavior through a nervous-system lens, strengthen attachment, and create meaningful change that lasts.Perfect for:
Parents of children ages 3–17 seeking personalized, relationship-centered support
Meet Our Founder, Manu Brune
Manu never set out to become a parent coach — she was pulled into it. As a mom of three and a nervous-system–informed coach, she knows the pressure parents carry: the late-night Googling, the intuition you’re told to quiet, the fear of getting it wrong.
What began as sleep consulting quickly turned into something deeper. Manu wanted a way to raise children who feel safe, supported, and connected — a roadmap she never had as an only child navigating life with multiple kids.
Rooted Connections Collective grew from one simple belief:
Parents don’t need to be perfect, they just need a safe place to land.
Today, Manu blends developmental science, attachment, nervous-system work, and lived experience to help parents find their center again… and build relationships that feel warm, grounded, and secure.
