About It's Your Leave
Hi, I'm Brittney. I believe that California working expecting parents deserve more support.
I'm the founder of It's Your Leave. My own leave showed me how little help parents get. So I built the clear path I wish I'd had.
How much time you can take
How you get paid
What to do next, in order
Brittney O'Brien (founder of Itsyourleave) and her son, Jackson
The mission
Every working parent in California should know what they can get, and how to get it. Without it turning into a second job.
Both parents. Less worry. More time to heal and bond.
My story
Four years ago, I had my son.
When I told work I was pregnant, I got a PDF, a link to a state website, and one question:
"When are you coming back?"
Then the state denied my claim. No one caught it. I spent a month on hold with my newborn on my chest.
Parents already have a lot on their plate. Nobody should go through this alone. So I built the support I wish I'd had.
20 yrs
in tech
1,100+
families helped
4
programs, one plan
What I learned
HR is not the bad guy. It is just not their job to know California's four leave programs. In California, it is on you. Almost no one knows that.
What I did
Two years. 1,100+ families. Same pattern every time: the info is not hidden. Nobody tells you what order to do it in.
What I built
The Paid Leave Blueprint. A step-by-step plan for both parents, so you are not figuring it out alone at 11pm.
How I got here
From tech sales to leave education.
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20 years in Silicon Valley tech
Startups. Big goals. My career was everything. Then my son was born, and everything changed.
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My own leave went wrong
Denied claim. A "leave concierge" with no answers. A month on hold with a newborn. That is when I saw how little care parents get.
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I left my career to build this
I talked with thousands of parents and wrote the whole EDD process in plain English. Your company looks out for itself. This exists to look out for you.
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Over 1,100 parents have used the Blueprint
This is my full-time work now. One plan any family can start the day they need it.
What I stand for
The mission of Itsyourleave California Parental Leave Education
01
Leave is for both parents.
Not just "maternity leave." Every parent needs support, however you became one. The state agrees: bonding time is for both of you.
02
Plain language only.
This stuff is a lot. I'm not going to pretend that it's not. This is why it's so important. Four programs that don't talk to each other is confusing. It is not you. It is not "pregnancy brain." It is like taxes: nobody is born knowing this. It's taken me 2 years to build this entire program out. I wish it was easier, but it is like working with turbo tax. It translates the language into your own path.
03
State disability is your money.
Not a handout. Not a scam. It is forced savings, like Social Security. You pay in from every check so you can take time off and still get paid. Most states have nothing like it.
04
Access over exclusivity.
Originally, I had to charge 5x for helping parents. The process is the exact same for everyone. And the questions are the same as well (this is why I do group calls now).
The Blueprint is $397, or four payments of $99, because every family should be able to afford a plan.
05
Empathy is not optional.
You are working, growing a human, and planning a life change. You deserve to be treated like it. Most people assume work will handle it. They won't. Hearing "I had no idea" every day keeps me going.
06
I am not a lawyer or the EDD.
I teach the whole system. I can't see inside your claim or control your workplace. What I can do: give you the path, the red flags to watch for, and the words to speak up for yourself.
Ready when you are
Let's plan your leave, not scramble through it.
Start with the free overview, or get your full custom plan today.
$397 one time, or 4 payments of $99 with Klarna or Afterpay. Full access either way.
