Free, peer-reviewed education for families navigating brain injury, CTE, dementia, Parkinson's, PTSD, and FND.
Robbins Nest Alliance was built by a caregiver, for caregivers. Every article cites peer-reviewed research. Every resource is free. No paywalls, no products, no guesswork.
Find what you need right now
Each hub is organized by condition or audience. Start with the one that matches your situation. Every article is free and backed by published research.
Brain Injury 101
Clear explanations of TBI, cognitive changes, behavioral symptoms, and what families need to understand first.
Explore articles → Condition HubCTE Learning Path
Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy in veterans, athletes, and families. What the research confirms, what caregivers observe, and how to navigate it.
Explore CTE → Condition HubFunctional Neurological Disorder
FND is real, frequently misdiagnosed, and poorly understood outside clinical settings. Plain-language education grounded in peer-reviewed research.
Explore FND → Population HubVeterans and Military Families
Blast exposure, TBI, PTSD, and the neurological conditions that disproportionately affect those who served and the families carrying the weight at home.
Explore Veterans → Caregiver HubCaregivers
Resources, honest conversation, and practical tools for the people holding everything together while managing a loved one's neurological condition.
Explore Caregiver resources →Who this is for
RNA was built for the people who get a diagnosis, a discharge summary, or a voicemail from a neurologist — and then go home to figure it out alone. Caregivers, spouses, adult children, and veterans navigating conditions that most educational resources explain poorly if at all.
All content is written in plain English and grounded in published research. No wellness language. No guesswork. No products.
Research sources we cite
- BU CTE Center (McKee, Alosco)
- NIH / NINDS
- CDC Traumatic Brain Injury Division
- VA Polytrauma / Polytrauma Network
- JAMA Neurology / BMJ Neurology
- Harvard / Dr. Rudolph Tanzi collaboration
Built from inside the caregiving room
Rob is a veteran and former Special Forces medic living with Parkinson's, dementia, aphasia, FND, and probable CTE. Heather is his caregiver, and the founder of Robbins Nest Alliance.
RNA was built because the information families need either does not exist in plain language, is scattered across clinical journals, or is written by people who have never sat in a neurologist's waiting room trying to translate a diagnosis in real time.
Every article on this site is peer-reviewed, cited, and written for the people who are doing the actual work at home.
Read our storySupport the mission
All RNA content is free. No paywalls, no membership fees, no premium tiers. The work is funded by donors and partners who believe caregivers should have access to real information. If this site has helped your family, consider supporting what keeps it running.
Founding Donor Circle. Named in the annual donor acknowledgment.
Give $250 → Songbird $500Founding Donor Circle. Named acknowledgment and newsletter feature.
Give $500 → Feather in the Nest $1,000Founding Donor Circle. Named acknowledgment, newsletter, and site recognition.
Give $1,000 → Wingspan $2,500Leadership-level founding donor. Full recognition across all RNA platforms.
Give $2,500 →Partner with RNA
RNA reaches caregivers, veterans, and families navigating neurological conditions. If your organization supports brain health, veteran welfare, or caregiver education, there are meaningful ways to partner with us. Sponsorships directly fund free educational content that reaches families who cannot otherwise access it.
