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PARENTAL LEAVE COACHING
Most of us plan for the baby.
Few of us plan for becoming a working parent.
Coaching for expecting parents (including partners!) through all three phases of leave: getting ready to step away from work, the leave itself, and making your return part of your family plan, not an afterthought.
√ Certified RETAIN Parental Leave Coach
√ Birth & postpartum specialist
√ Virtual, anywhere in the world
If these are on your mind, you're not alone.
In the US especially, where leave is often short and often unpaid (and if you're self-employed, there may be no official leave at all), the plan you make has to stretch a long way. These are some of the things we work through together.
How do I make the most of the leave I have?
Looking at what you have, and how to make the most of it, based on your needs and circumstances.
What should I say to my manager?
Planning the conversations with your manager or HR, before, during, and on the way back.
I'm self-employed—how do I actually take time off?
Planning time off when you ARE the business: clients, income, and boundaries.
What if I feel differently when its time to go back to work?
Planning a return that leaves room for change: new priorities, mixed feelings, and the conversations that might follow.
How it works
I use the RETAIN method from the Center for Parental Leave Leadership, an evidence-based approach that supports you through all three phases of leave, weaving in my years of experience working with expecting and new families. Whether you’re the one giving birth, the partner, or coming as a couple, there’s a place for you here.
1. Before your leave
Your Parental Leave Transition Assessment (PLTA) shows your strengths and stress points. We use it to get clear on what matters to you, how to put it into practice, and build your leave plan.
2. During your leave
Birth and the early weeks that you can’t fully prepare for—and then you're in it. We check in after baby arrives about how the birth went and how you’re doing, and the RETAIN Hub is there for the 2am questions.
3. Back to work
Just before or soon after you return, we check in about this big shift: boundaries, logistics, and who you are now, as a working parent.
Ways to work together
FOR YOU
RETAIN Parental Leave Coaching
One-on-one support as you get ready to step away from work, take your leave, and come back with confidence.
$850
✓ The Parental Leave Transition Assessment (PLTA)
✓ A prenatal coaching session (60 min)
✓ A leave planning session (90 min); your partner is welcome to join
✓ A return-to-work coaching session (60 min)
✓ The Finding Your Compass values workbook
✓ Personalized 3-Phase Leave Planning Templates
✓ 3 months of RETAIN Coaching Hub access
DOING THIS TOGETHER?
RETAIN Couples
Parental Leave Coaching
A shared plan for the two of you, with space for each of your own experiences and goals.
$1,400
+ The Parental Leave Transition Assessment (PLTA) for each of you
+ An individual prenatal session for each of you (60 min each)
+ A joint leave planning session (90 min)
+ An individual return-to-work session for each of you (60 min each)
+ The Compass workbook, planning templates, and 3 months of RETAIN Coaching Hub access for both of you
All sessions are virtual unless you'd like otherwise.
Want birth and early parenthood prep too? Ask me about Birth to Back-to-Work, which adds two private prenatal sessions to couples coaching ($1,800).
Hoping your employer will cover it? I work with workplaces too. Just get in touch.