Maternity leave isn't just coffee dates and cuddles
It's identity-shaking. Nerve-testing. Career-redefining.
It's one of the biggest career transitions you'll ever make. The Cover Club gives you the practical tools, honest guidance and real talk to navigate it with confidence.
We talk about pregnancy. We talk about babies.
We don't talk about what happens to our confidence, our ambition or our place at work. We don't properly understand our rights. We aren't prepared for the cognitive shift. We don't plan our return.
We're left to work it out alone — often at the moment we have the least time and energy to do so.
Becoming a parent changes everything — your identity, your priorities, your relationship with work. It's called matrescence, and it's as significant as adolescence. Yet most women get a handover template and a “good luck.”
And most women walk into it unprepared.
Maternity leave isn't just time away from work. It's a whole life transition. Your brain changes, your body changes, your priorities change.
You've got a baby who needs you in ways no one else does. And a career you've worked hard to build. Both matter deeply.
The Cover Club is here to change that.
With our step-by-step emails to help you prepare for maternity leave and a 56-card toolkit to take you from telling your boss you're pregnant to your return to work, The Cover Club helps career-focused women step away with confidence and return on their terms.
Two ways to navigate your leave
Want to start planning?
Maternity Leave, Covered
Weekly emails, one clear action per week, tailored to your leave date. Currently in pilot — join the waitlist.
Ready for the full toolkit?
The Cover Kit
56 cards covering the practical, emotional and professional side of leave. From planning to return.
56 cards. Three phases. One toolkit.
Pregnant & Planning
Preparing for leave — handovers, conversations with your manager, getting your head in the right place.
Living Through Leave
Navigating the messy middle — identity shifts, keeping a foot in the door (or not) and figuring out what you want.
Return & Reinvention
Coming back on your terms — renegotiating your role, setting boundaries and owning the new you.
Not your average baby gift
Give support. Not stuff.
Know someone heading on maternity leave? The Cover Club makes a thoughtful, practical gift that shows you really get what they're going through.
Why professional mums love The Cover Club
“I feel more positive about going back to work. Like I'll be bringing a new person with a different skillset.
“It felt like talking to a knowledgable friend — one who's been there and these are the things they've learned along the way.
“If my boss gave me this, I'd think, wow, they really get that this is a big change for me.
Hi, I'm Bea
I built The Cover Club because when I went on maternity leave, I had no idea what to expect — practically or emotionally. I was a strategy and design professional with years of experience, and yet nothing had prepared me for this.
I created the tools I wish I'd had — grounded in real experience, backed by research and designed for women who want more than just “enjoy every moment.”
Not ready yet? Start here.
Get the free Maternity Leave Cheat Sheet — a practical head start on the stuff nobody tells you. From navigating the conversation with your boss to sorting your finances before leave. Straight to your inbox.