What if your career could fit within school hours instead of forcing you to choose between work and family?

In this conversation, I’m joined by Amy Grilli, co-founder of The Five Hour Club, a platform that connects parents with meaningful professional roles that fit between the school run. Amy shares how her own identity crisis at the school gates led her to create a community and job board that’s now helping thousands of parents globally.

We explore:

• Amy’s story of stepping away from her teaching career, the loss of identity she felt, and how a viral LinkedIn post (40 million views in 14 days!) kick-started a movement.
• Why traditional 9–5 work doesn’t fit with family life—and the systemic issues behind it.
• The link between rigid working structures and maternal guilt.
• How flexible five-hour workdays help parents reclaim their confidence, purpose, and reduce guilt.
• The importance of boundaries: carving out work time without letting “fake flexibility” spill over.
• Sharing the mental load at home and tackling “maternal gatekeeping.”
• What employers can do differently—and why progressive organisations are already seeing the benefits.

This is a hopeful episode for any mother who feels stuck between wanting to work and being the default parent. Amy’s story proves you’re not alone—and that change is possible.

Connect with Amy & The Five Hour Club

• Website: fivehourclub.com
• Instagram: @fivehourclub

Resources & Next Steps

• Buy my book: Challenge Your Guilt: How to Flourish in Motherhood, Work, and Life
• Book a free call with me to explore how coaching can support your next steps
• Subscribe to the podcast so you don’t miss future episodes

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Welcome to the very first episode of Challenge Your Guilt!

I couldn’t imagine a better guest to start this journey with than Anna Mathur — psychotherapist, bestselling author, mother, and someone whose words on guilt have shaped my own work.

In this episode we explore:

• Why mothers so often believe we’re the problem — and how to flip that script.
• How to ask, “Have I actually done anything wrong?” when guilt strikes.
• The power of practicing self-compassion instead of bullying ourselves with the inner critic.
• Why it’s vital to “rest loudly” and model rest for our children.
• Making the invisible load visible in relationships, and having honest conversations about resentment.
• Anna’s practical ACT tool (Address, Compassion, Tweak) to move through guilt.

This is a conversation packed with wisdom, laughter, and lightbulb moments to help you dismantle guilt and step into a more flourishing motherhood.

Links & Resources:

1. Find Anna on Instagram: @annamathur
2. Check out Anna’s new book: The Good Decision Diary
3. Buy my book: Challenge Your Guilt: How to Flourish in Motherhood, Work and Life
4. Book your free 60 minute Motherload Breakthrough call with me here

✨ If this episode resonated, please subscribe, leave a review, and share it with a mother who needs to hear that guilt was never hers to carry.