{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdiftk.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fretainer-clients-fEolHTXS","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Taking maternity leave when you have retainer clients","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/5244e8dc-6968-4b85-8237-b52d9ddbebf9/460ce14e-d5a7-4841-a074-510b95dda8e0/diftk-podcast-artwork-gold.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/e77ef5c0-591e-4ce2-8613-6de1316a7ad3\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"Taking maternity leave when you have retainer clients\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"This week Frankie Tortora and Steve Folland have a chat in response to a question from social media manager and copywriter Emma Victoria Stokes. She says:\n\n“As a freelancer — how do you take maternity leave with retainer clients still on board?\n\nAnd how long do the majority of freelancers have for maternity leave? I’m thinking about only taking 3 or 4 months ‘off’ as not sure if I’ll cope with financially but also organisationally with retainer clients.”"}