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1:1 Leave Planning Concierge

You don't want to figure this out. You want it handled. Correctly. 


By someone who knows this system inside out.

 

Leave nothing on the table. The 1:1 Leave Planning Concierge is private, done-with-you support for California W-2 employees who want their leave planned, filed, and protected. First trimester through return to work. Support for both expecting parents. Direct access to me for your entire leave so you are never left on your own.

I handle the complexity. You focus on what's ahead.

 

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You're preparing for one of the biggest transitions of your life. And you're expected to navigate this alone..

You're expecting. You're working. You're managing a household, a career, possibly a promotion on the line.  Somewhere in the middle of all of that, you're expected to decode a fragmented system involving state disability, paid family leave, job protection laws, employer policies, and payroll coordination.

All while growing a human.

And the stakes are not small.

If you're both paying into CA-SDI, here's what's available to your family. The birthing parent may be entitled to up to 29 weeks of paid leave. The non-birthing partner is entitled to 12 weeks of job-protected leave, with 8 of those weeks paid through California's Paid Family Leave program.

As a household, you could be looking at a substantial combined income replacement while you're both home with your baby.

But accessing that requires precision. Timing matters. Filing matters. How each person's income is structured matters. Whether you take leave at the same time or stagger it matters.

Small mistakes can quietly cost your family thousands — and most of them can't be fixed after the fact.

This is not the kind of thing you want to piece together from Reddit threads and half-answers from HR.

 

I built this after recovering nearly $30,000 in denied benefits. Because expecting parents need more support...

 

 
I'm Brittney O'Brien (California Parental Leave Strategist and founder of Itsyourleave Parental Leave Consulting).

 I didn't plan to build this business. I planned to go on parental leave like everyone else. Instead I got a denial letter, spent weeks on hold with EDD, and eventually recovered nearly $30,000 in benefits that were rightfully mine. But only because I had the toolkit, the time, and the determination to fight back.

Most people don't have that luxury. Especially not when they're newly postpartum, running on no sleep, trying to keep a newborn alive.

That experience became my mission. Since then I've supported more than 1,100 California families. The Concierge exists because no one should have to fight this hard for benefits they already paid for.

 

 

This is not a course. This is not a guide.
This is someone in your corner from start to finish.

1:1 Leave Planning Concierge

 

The Concierge is private, done-with-you support designed for expecting parents who want this handled correctly — without second-guessing, scrambling, or spending hours on hold with EDD.

You bring your situation. I bring two and a half years of experience navigating this system for 1,100+ California families. We build your plan together, execute it together, and I stay with you until you're both back at work and everything is resolved.

1:1 Leave Planning Concierge

Here's exactly what we do together.

This is right for you if...

 

You're W-2 employees in California, both paying into CA-SDI, and you want a fully optimized leave plan without doing the research yourselves.

One or both of you has complex compensation — RSUs, commission, bonuses — that affects how your benefits are calculated and you can't afford to get it wrong.

You need to coordinate employer pay and state benefits across two leave timelines and you're not sure how they interact.

You've already tried to figure this out and you're more confused than when you started.

You value accuracy, support, and your time over doing it alone.

And most importantly, you don't want to figure this out. You want it handled properly.

 


This is not right for you if you're looking for a self-study option.
The California Paid Leave Blueprint covers the complete system at your own pace for $297. 

Find out more →

Here's what handled actually looks like.

Right now you're carrying the weight of this on top of everything else expecting a baby asks of you. You're Googling at odd hours. You're not sure who to trust. You're worried about saying the wrong thing to HR or missing a deadline you didn't know existed.

After the Concierge, that weight is gone.

Your plan is built. Your timelines are clear. Your HR conversations are prepared. Your EDD filings are correct. And when your baby arrives and you're both in the thick of those first weeks, you're not also trying to navigate a government benefits system on three hours of sleep.

You're just home. Together. With your baby. Knowing it's handled.

That's what this is for.

 

 

 

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I stand completely behind this.


This is a high-touch service and I take that seriously.

If you're not eligible — full refund. If after your first session you don't feel confident — full refund.
If issues arise with EDD postpartum — continued support at no extra cost for 90 days.

You will not be left navigating this alone. That's not how I work.

THE INVESTMENT

Let's put this in perspective 

At $80,000 salary, California's leave benefits pay around $26,000 directly from the state. At $100,000+, that's $30,000 or more. Per parent.

As a household, you could be looking at $50,000 to $60,000+ in combined state benefits.

The Concierge investment is a one time payment of $1,997 (payment plans available).

For parents with complex compensation who need to get this exactly right, that's not an expense. That's the most important financial decision of your pregnancy — with a guarantee attached.

1:1 Leave Planning Concierge — $1,997

  • Full private leave strategy session for both parents
  • Employer and HR coordination preparation for each timeline
  • EDD filing — walked through together
  • Postpartum oversight — 90 days included
  • Direct 1:1 email and call access: support when you need it

Discovery call required — limited availability.

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You've already earned this time. Let someone who knows this system make sure you actually get it.

 

You found this page because you knew there had to be a better way than figuring this out alone. There is.

I've recovered nearly $30,000 in denied benefits from my own leave. I've helped more than 1,100 California families get every dollar and every week they're owed. I know this system better than the people who run it.

Let me put that in your corner. 

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