Lessons From Our Mothers
Hosted by Cressida Bonas and Isabella Branson · Cressida and Isabella
4.9from 34 ratings
- 43
- Episodes
- 16
- Transcribed
- 34
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2025
- First episode
About Lessons From Our Mothers
What’s the most important thing you’ve learnt from your mum? How have the maternal figures in your life shaped you? In Lessons from Our Mothers, sisters Isabella and Cressida explore the wisdom, love, and lessons passed down through generations. They speak with remarkable people like Kate Winslett, Mary Berry, Alain de Botton and Dr Shefali about the maternal figures - biological or not - who influenced them. The life lessons they’ve carried forward, the things they’ve chosen to leave behind, and how certain experiences have informed the way they parent. Whether they had a strong relationship or a more complicated one, they reflect on how that bond - or absence of it - helped shape who they are today. Thoughtful and heartfelt, these conversations uncover the power and importance of motherhood in all its forms. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
- Publisher
- Cressida and Isabella
- Category
- education · kids & family · society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 19 Mar 2025
- Latest episode
- 11 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
16 of 43 episodes have a transcript.
11 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Sarah Wright Olsen: “Our school was gone, our community was gone, our home was gone”
4 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Sir Michael Morpurgo: “My mother gave me the magic of storytelling”
5 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT
Poppy Jamie: Lessons in Intuition, Magic and Trusting Yourself
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Sarah Wright Olsen: “Our school was gone, our community was gone, our home was gone”
Published 11 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Like, sure, there's things that you remember that you're like, oh, I wish I had that, you know, my dad's wallet or like these little things. But really, like none of it matters. Like just the people that you love, that's what matters the most. And we're so grateful that like none of us were hurt and that we were able to like get out and be together. Wow, Sarah, what a story. I mean, everything that kind of defines a home, not just the material parts of your actual house, but, you know, your kids' school routine, your daily routine, their friendships, your relationships in that area, your life as it was, the whole thing just went. […]
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- Sarah Wright Olsen
- Michael Morpurgo
- Poppy Jamie
- Dr Louise Newson
- Jennifer O'Connell
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.9 / 5
- 34 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 29 / 100
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- 24
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 85
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Cressida Bonas and Isabella Branson host the show. Published by Cressida and Isabella.
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