What your leave looks like when you file it right

The money lands in your account every 2 weeks. California doesn't tax it. Up to 25 weeks paid. Up to 29 weeks home with your baby. Your job waits for you the whole time.

And when something breaks, you're not on your own. HR pushed back. Your due date moved. EDD sent a letter that makes no sense. Every week, you bring it to a live session and ask a California parental leave expert. You leave with your answer. And you learn from other expecting California parents in the same boat, for a full 12 months.

This is what the Blueprint gives you:

• You're not lying awake stressing about bills or counting the weeks you have left. You have a clear roadmap with every date, and you know exactly how long you can extend your disability.
• You're not reading EDD letters at 2am, scared you clicked the wrong thing. You're not stuck on hold for a month with no one picking up.

I built this program to give expecting parents the peace of mind to heal and bond during a sensitive time! 

What's included:

• The California Paid Leave Blueprint course. Every phase of your leave, from telling HR to your last EDD payment. The complete filing walkthrough, screen by screen. How PDL, CFRA, SDI, and PFL stack for up to 29 weeks. Lifetime access and updated as laws and policies change.
• Weekly live planning sessions for 12 months. Bring your dates, your HR email, your EDD letter. Ask a California parental leave expert and leave with your answer.
• Your custom leave calendar. Enter your key dates. Get your personalized timeline across all 4 programs, down to the week.
• Every template, checklist, and worksheet for each stage, including the exact emails to send HR.

1,100+ California families have used this system to plan their leave since 2024.

When are the live sessions? What if I can't make it live?
Sessions run weekly Tuesdays at 1pm. You get the schedule the moment you join. Can't make one? Submit your question ahead of time and watch the recording. You get 12 months of access, so you're covered from announcement through your return. 

When should I buy this?
As early as possible, ideally before you tell HR. But the Blueprint works at any stage. Already pregnant and announced? Already on leave? There are still weeks and dollars on the table. The sooner you start, the more you keep.

Does this work for my job?
The Blueprint is built for W-2 employees in California. The course covers how eligibility works for PDL, CFRA, SDI, and PFL. Includes also how to file if you pay yourself as a W2, how to work with 3rd party leave admins and how to also coordinate any company pay with the state money.

Is my HR department going to fight me on this?
Almost never. HR isn't against you. They're uninformed. These programs are run by the state, not your employer, and HR typically only knows their piece about FMLA. The Blueprint gives you the exact words so the conversation is easy for both of you.

How is this different from the free info on the EDD website?
The EDD explains each program alone. Nobody official explains how they stack, in what order, with what timing. That sequencing is where parents typically leave weeks and dollars behind. It's also what the Blueprint is built on, from patterns across 1,100+ real California leave plans, including the denials and edge cases the government sites never mention.

The most expensive mistake is filing late.

Every program has a clock. Some options disappear once you tell HR the wrong way or file in the wrong order. The earlier you start, the more of your 25 weeks you keep. The best time to buy this is before you announce. The second best time is today.

Parent testimonials (click to read more reviews)

"This is amazing! Thank you for walking me through each step and connecting the dots. I'm a very visual learning, so the thoroughness AND calendar is EXTREMELY helpful. I could see how expecting Mommas' could be sooo confused by this whole process. Worth every penny!"

"I had a total of 7 months of maternity leave. 6 months paid."

"I got paid way more while on leave than I expected."

"The course and office hours were truly an asset when my HR tried to push back on my benefits."

"It empowered me to stand up to HR when they tried to convince me I only qualified for the bare minimum."

"I was able to take 10 months off to bond with my son."

"Without this I would have been 1,000% lost."