Episode 1

Katherine Ryan’s work / life balance is not working out. She needs to work to provide for her family, but being out at work means she is not able to look after her toddler Fred and her 7-month-old baby Fenna herself; she needs help. Katherine’s husband Bobby is a stay-at-home dad, but the 2 babies are still a handful, and ideally both need 1 on 1 supervision. And parenting teenager 14-year-old Violet brings its own set of modern challenges to navigate. In this episode, Katherine is searching for ways to try to feel less guilty about taking on help and trying to free up more time in her schedule to focus on her career. She visits her friend Luisa Zissman, and ends up hearing a few home truths, has a consultation with specialist ‘fixer nanny’ Brenda Hart who advises Katherine and Bobby to try to get Fred’s sleep routine under control, and a call to her mum in Canada results in an offer to come over to help with the kids, Katherine visits the Smith Family, who have all 4 grandparents involved in the childcare so that they can both work to pay the mortgage. Katherine also chats to fellow comedians London Hughes and Stephen Bailey.