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Therapist recounts using CT Paid Leave: "It was our best time in parenting lives"
Summary
Licensed clinical social worker Samantha El Zate describes enrolling in CT Paid Leave ahead of an unexpected pregnancy, taking 12 weeks of leave with her husband, and how income replacement allowed focused bonding and access to care.
In a Paid Leave podcast interview, Samantha El Zate, founder of Mindful Transformations LLC, described how Connecticut's paid-leave program allowed her family to step away from work after the birth of their child without the financial strain that often forces new parents back to work early. "They let you know exactly how much you were gonna be making. I was able to just really be like, okay, I can step away from the business…
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