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.
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- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 40 minutes
- Episodes
- 13
- Years Active
- 2025
Geri Horner-Halliwell: "Motherhood is better than a number one record"
🌸 Cressida and Isabella are joined by pop icon turned author, Geri Halliwell. The former Spice Girl reveals how she naturally took on a motherly role within the band, why she’ll always support her fo…
Sarah Hoover: “ I was allergic to being a mother. It was the worst thing that could have happened to me, and I felt monstrous for thinking that way”
🌸Cressida and Isabella are joined by bestselling author, Sarah Hoover who opens up about her path to motherhood, marked by birth trauma and the often-overlooked realities of postpartum depression. Sa…
Jonathan Haidt: “All of these things are designed to take over your child's life”
🌸Cressida and Isabella are joined by social psychologist, bestselling author, and cultural commentator Jonathan Haidt. Known for his powerful insights into the modern world, Jonathan reveals how smar…
Camila Alves McConaughey: “Finding the balance of giving them everything I think they deserve and also what I think I deserve, is a challenge”
🌸This week, Cressida Bonas and Isabella Branson are joined by Brazilian-American model, designer, and entrepreneur Camila Alves McConaughey. Camila opens up about the complexities of her relationship…
Mishal Husain: “She really liberated me - she said, your life is completely different from mine, you've got to pursue the talents God's given you”
🌸This week, Cressida Bonas and Isabella Branson are joined by award-winning journalist, broadcaster, and author Mishal Husain. Known for her work with the BBC and now Bloomberg, Mishal reflects on th…
Alain de Botton: “Children will smell their parents' compromises, neuroses - to force the parent towards maturity"
🌸This week, Cressida Bonas and Isabella Branson are joined by philosopher, bestselling author and founder of The School of Life, Alain de Botton. In this episode, Alain explores the complexity of a …
Princesses Eugenie and Beatrice: “We'd have to do 10 of these recordings to really get into the many different things she's done for us”
🌸This week, Cressida Bonas and Isabella Branson are joined by two very special guests: Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrice and Her Royal Highness Princess Eugenie.
👑In this deeply personal and heartw…
Giovanna Fletcher: “I don't remember my mum playing with us…you might not be the one chasing kids around, but you are creating their safe spaces”
🌸This week on Lessons From Our Mothers, Cressida Bonas and Isabella Branson are joined by Giovanna Fletcher - bestselling author, actress, presenter, podcast host and founder of the Happy Mum Happy B…
Dr Shefali: “Allow your child to be who it is they are”
🌸This week, Cressida and Isabella are joined by psychologist and wisdom teacher Dr Shefali, who has been hailed by Oprah as ‘revolutionary’. She’s the best-selling author of Conscious Parenting and h…
Mary Berry: “ She died at 105, and how lucky was I that she still had her mind?”
🌸This week, Cressida and Isabella are joined by the iconic food writer, chef, baker, and television presenter, Mary Berry. Mary opens up about her childhood, sharing fond memories of her mother and r…
Karl Lokko: “I started to understand the mother I had the first time I got arrested”
🌸 In this episode, hosts Cressida Bonas and Isabella Branson are joined by Karl Lokko, a former gang leader turned activist and public speaker. Karl shares some of his earliest memories of his mother…
Clover Stroud: "Motherhood destroys who you are, yet completely makes you"
🌸 Cressida and Isabella are joined by author Clover Stroud whose teenage years were shattered when her mum was left severely brain-damaged after a riding accident. Clover talks about the pain of losi…
Trailer: Lessons From Our Mothers
Have you ever stopped to think about the maternal figures in your life and how they have shaped who you are today? Have you ever asked them about their own experiences, or thought about the lessons t…