Reimagining Support for Modern Parenthood
Rooted Connections Collective brings together experts in parent coaching, sleep, postpartum wellness, child behavior, and family systems to offer deeply attuned, evidence-based support.
We are a collective built on one belief: when parents feel supported, children thrive.
Our work blends nervous-system science, attachment principles, and compassionate guidance so families can feel more connected, more confident, and more at ease—beginning right where they are.
Our Story
Meet Manu Brune
Founder of Rooted Connections Collective
Manu never planned to become a parent coach — she was pulled into it. After becoming a certified pediatric sleep consultant, she found herself at war with the advice she was trained to give. Sleep didn’t have to feel cold or disconnected. Parents shouldn’t have to silence their intuition to follow a script. And as a mom pregnant with her second child, she was suddenly consumed by questions she couldn’t find real answers to:
- How do I parent more than one child without losing myself or breaking their spirits?
- How do I protect each child from feeling “less than”?
- How do I raise kids who come home because they want to — who feel safe telling me anything?
As an only child, she had no roadmap for sibling dynamics. And quickly, she realized the truth all parents eventually face: There is no roadmap. We’re all just trying our best without one. That realization changed everything. Manu went deeper - far beyond sleep. She immersed herself in attachment science, nervous system regulation, child-centered play, postpartum support, and generational patterns. Her work evolved from “fixing behavior” to supporting connection, emotional safety, and healing for both the parent and the child.
Today, Manu is a mom of three, a Master Parent Coach, twice-certified pediatric sleep consultant, potty training consultant, postpartum doula, and certified Child-Centered Play Practitioner.
But her most important credential will always be this: She’s been in the trenches, too.
She knows overstimulation. She knows losing your patience. She knows the guilt that follows. And she knows the power of repair, presence, and connection because those are the things that actually build secure children.
Why She Created Rooted Connections Collective
Manu built Rooted Connections Collective from one simple belief: Parents don’t need to be perfect. They just need a safe place to land. As a mom of three and a nervous-system–informed coach, she understands the impossible pressure modern parents are under.
The late-night Googling.
The second-guessing.
The family expectations.
The social media noise.
The fear of messing up.
The desire to break cycles without knowing how.
Parents are carrying too much, and they’re doing it alone. It was never meant to be that way. Her mission is simple: To help parents find their center again so they can raise children who feel safe, supported, and deeply connected.
Manu believes that parents already have intuition within them. It’s just buried under noise, fear, and exhaustion. Through RCC, she helps families move from overwhelm to empowerment, from reactivity to rhythm, from daily battles to peaceful connection.
Because parenting isn’t about perfection. It’s about belonging. It’s about repair. It’s about relationship.
And every parent deserves support that sees their humanity while helping them build their child’s.
Transforming family wellness
We are a multi-disciplinary team of parent coaches, pediatric sleep specialists, postpartum educators, and early-childhood professionals committed to supporting the whole family—mind, body, and nervous system.
As a collective, we help parents move through some of the most tender, overwhelming seasons of raising children by offering:
Newborn & postpartum support
Pediatric sleep coaching
Parent coaching & behavior support
Potty training guidance
Professional certification through The RISE Academy
Whether you’re a new parent navigating the fourth trimester, a family facing sleep or behavior challenges, or a professional seeking advanced training, we’re here to help you build the foundation your family needs to thrive.
Online and in-person support available.
A connected approach
Instead of offering one-size-fits-all advice, we take a relational, individualized approach grounded in nervous-system regulation and emotional attunement.
Our matching process ensures you get paired with the provider, coach, or consultant who aligns best with your family’s needs, values, and goals.
Whether the support you need looks like sleep coaching, postpartum care, emotional coaching, or a full parenting transformation—we help you find the right fit from the start.
Because every family is different, your care should be too.
We’ve designed RCC to be a place where parents feel seen, supported, and understood without judgment, without pressure, and without the extremes that dominate the modern parenting world.
Our approach integrates:
— Attachment science
— Nervous system regulation
— Developmentally informed sleep strategies
— Trauma-sensitive coaching
— Mind-body tools
— Practical, compassionate guidance
We help families create change from the inside out through presence, connection, consistency, and support.