You love your kid. So why does it feel this hard?
The meltdowns that come out of nowhere. The battles over bedtime. The constant worry that you're somehow screwing this up.
You're Googling at 2AM. Again. Reading ten different articles that all say something different. Wondering if other parents have it more figured out than you do.
Here's what nobody tells you: You're not failing. The system is.
You were never meant to do this alone—and you don't have to anymore.
We’re here to help you find your way.
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. Your kid starts to get upset.
Then it starts.
The whining turns to crying. The crying turns to screaming. Your child is on the floor. People are staring.
Your face is burning. Your jaw is clenched. Your hands are shaking.
Everyone thinks I'm a bad parent.
Why can't I handle this?
What is wrong with me?
You leave the cart. You carry your thrashing child out. You sit in the car and want to cry.
Or scream.
Or both.
And then the guilt hits hardest of all.
Here’s the Truth
That moment in Target?
That's your nervous system doing exactly what it was designed to do when you're overwhelmed, unsupported, and carrying a load you were never meant to carry alone.
You're not too reactive. You're not too soft. You're not doing it wrong.
You're doing something impossibly hard with a fraction of the support humans have had for thousands of years.
For most of human history, parents had many arms, many hearts, many nervous systems to share the weight.
Today? You do it behind closed doors. You carry what entire villages once held.
Your exhaustion is a human response to an impossible load.
And we're here to help you put some of it down.
What If You Could…
→ Stay calm when your child melts down—not because you're suppressing your feelings, but because your nervous system actually feels steady → Understand what's really happening in those big moments (hint: it's not manipulation, and you're not being played) → Stop Googling at 2AM because you actually have a framework that makes sense → Parent from connection instead of control—without becoming a doormat → Finally stop feeling like you're failing
This is what we do.
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.
We don't give you seven more strategies to try. We help you understand what's actually happening—in your child's nervous system and in yours—so you can respond in a way that feels right.Not perfect. Not Instagram-worthy.Just... right.
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No overwhelm. No endless options. Just a clear next step.
Our Brands
Rooted Connections Collective is built around what parents actually need — not what the internet tells them they should do.
When the world gets loud, we’ll help you tune into the support you truly need.
Beyond Birth Basics
Newborn and Postpartum SupportAges 0-3For new parents drowning in sleep deprivation, identity shifts, and constant questions. Gentle, grounded support for the earliest (and hardest) days.
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.
Rooted Connections Coaching
Parent Coaching, Sleep & Emotional Development
Ages 3–17For parents feeling overwhelmed, reactive, guilty, or stuck in old patterns.
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.
RISE Academy
Professional Certification & TrainingFor professionals who want to support families through evidence-based, attachment-safe sleep and emotional coaching.
The RISE Academy trains professionals in a nervous-system–informed, emotionally attuned approach to family wellbeing — grounded in the RISE framework: Regulate. Integrate. Support. Empower.
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.
You don’t need another strategy. You need someone who understands that:
You're doing your best
Your best looks different on different days
Hard moments don't mean you're failing
You deserve support, not judgment
We see you. And we're here.
Still Not Sure?
That's okay. This is a big decision.
Here's what we know: If you're reading this, you care deeply. You're trying. You want to do right by your child.
That's already enough.
The support is here when you're ready.