Challenge Your Guilt
Challenge Your Guilt is a podcast for mothers ready to stop internalising guilt and shame and start flourishing in motherhood, work and life. It’s a warm, honest space - part conversation, part insight - to help dismantle the unrealistic standards we’ve all inherited.
Episodes
10 episodes
The Shame Spiral in Motherhood: How to Break It - with Emily Hughes
In this episode, I’m joined by conscious parenting coach and somatic practitioner Emily Hughes from Finding Flow Parenting.When we first spoke, she said something that stopped me in my tracks:“I see far less guilt in parents… an...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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From Playground to Boardroom: How Early Gender Conditioning Shapes Guilt, Careers and Care - with Clare Willetts
In this episode of Challenge Your Guilt, I’m joined by Clare Willetts - gender equality consultant, founder of Not Only Pink and Blue, and former advertising and brand leader.Through Not Only Pink and Bl...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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“When We Know Better, We Do Better": Releasing Guilt Around Mothers’ Health Choices - with Esther Amira-Opie
In this episode, I’m joined by Esther Amira-Opie, a natural therapist and women’s health practitioner, for a deeply honest and compassionate conversation about maternal guilt, health anxiety, burnout, and learning to listen to our bodies...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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The Double Bind of Confidence & Guilt in Modern Motherhood - with Lauren Currie OBE
In this episode of Challenge Your Guilt, I’m joined by Lauren Currie OBE - social entrepreneur, author, activist and founder of Upfront, a global movement supporting women and marginalised genders to build confidence, take up sp...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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Laughing Through the Guilt: Motherhood, Mental Health & Finding Freedom in Humour - with Alyssa Kyria (aka @thefunnymummyuk)
What if laughter isn’t just a coping mechanism for motherhood - but a quiet act of resistance against guilt and shame?In this episode of Challenge Your Guilt I'm joined by comedian, actor and creator of the much-loved Instagram ...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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Maternal Guilt, Identity Loss & Rewriting the Narrative Through Creativity - with Vicki Broadbent
In this rich & energising conversation, I'm joined by writer, multi-award-winning blogger & long-time flexible working campaigner Vicki Broadbent - known to many as @honestmum - whose digital career began after leaving her...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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Raising Children in a Broken World - with Siobhan Strode
In this episode, I'm joined by Siobhan Strode - writer, campaigner, business owner, and mother of three - for a raw, wide-ranging conversation about the evolving nature of mum guilt and what it means to raise children in a world that can...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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The Perfect Mother Myth: How Society Shapes Our Guilt – with Dr Sophie Brock
Why do mothers feel guilty no matter what we do?In this episode, I’m joined by Dr Sophie Brock – sociologist, motherhood studies expert, and one of the biggest influences on my own work – to explore how maternal guilt isn’t a pers...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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Breaking the 9–5 Trap: How Flexible Work Reduces Mum Guilt - with Amy Grilli
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...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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Rest Loudly and Release the Guilt with Anna Mathur
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 ...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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