# Lessons From Our Mothers

A podcast by Cressida and Isabella. 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 for more information.

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## Latest episodes

- [Jools Oliver: “It's ruined 45 years of my life thinking it's something else”](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1803569581/5561004ed76f) (2026-10-25, 38 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/67d94893d79e9e1991dd958a/e/6ad8893f3ad7f68551eee4b6/media.mp3
- [Susan George: “We can't look back. We must look forward in life”](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1803569581/d3b95ed18c3f) (2026-10-18, 34 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/67d94893d79e9e1991dd958a/e/6ac8f5af937a3c900f27e64a/media.mp3
- [Sarah Wright Olsen: “Our school was gone, our community was gone, our home was gone”](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1803569581/afba759c3db6) (2026-10-11, 45 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/67d94893d79e9e1991dd958a/e/6ac604718f3407888953a9de/media.mp3
- [Sir Michael Morpurgo: “My mother gave me the magic of storytelling”](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1803569581/4ed0f6ebb26a) (2026-10-04, 50 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/67d94893d79e9e1991dd958a/e/6ac163798da1db2e6f311ff0/media.mp3
- [Poppy Jamie: Lessons in Intuition, Magic and Trusting Yourself](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1803569581/bc8361fb42c6) (2026-07-05, 47 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/67d94893d79e9e1991dd958a/e/6a478edaecd123914326db07/media.mp3
- [Dr Lousie Newson: Lessons in Hormonal Wellbeing- From Misinformation to Empowerment](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1803569581/f9a04a5bccb2) (2026-06-28, 48 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/67d94893d79e9e1991dd958a/e/6a3e876913f23e0ab62ed2d6/media.mp3
- [Jennifer O’Connell: Lessons in Putting Women at the Heart of Health Research](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1803569581/0ce9f8626c72) (2026-06-21, 37 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/67d94893d79e9e1991dd958a/e/6a37a40cf1612f1c695f63a2/media.mp3
- [Dr Karan Rajan: Lessons In The Simple Health Habits Everyone Should Know](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1803569581/b866ce0ea0e9) (2026-06-14, 41 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/67d94893d79e9e1991dd958a/e/6a2bc3280cac607ae411e76a/media.mp3
- [Natalie Imbruglia: Fame, ‘Torn’ And Her Journey To Motherhood](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1803569581/e075e87a7ba6) (2026-06-07, 44 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/67d94893d79e9e1991dd958a/e/6a21791814e465e5ce576843/media.mp3
- [Nerina Pallot: Lessons In Resilience, Rejection, and Finding Her Way](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1803569581/7a3ad701f1fb) (2026-05-31, 37 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/67d94893d79e9e1991dd958a/e/6a16bb1f83dd9b6e11054825/media.mp3
- [Jessica Brown Findlay: Lessons From the Women Who Helped Me Find My Voice](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1803569581/38608c242533) (2026-05-24, 48 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/67d94893d79e9e1991dd958a/e/6a0dbee2d7997e788cea0426/media.mp3
- [Dacher Keltner: The Science Behind Awe and Where to Find It](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1803569581/2f90804d942c) (2026-05-17, 40 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/67d94893d79e9e1991dd958a/e/6a059c8f06eee5b01ce597c5/media.mp3
- [Jessica Urlichs: The Poetry That Found Me in Motherhood](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1803569581/207adea76804) (2026-05-10, 38 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/67d94893d79e9e1991dd958a/e/6a0049332ba0ef2cca5d9e45/media.mp3
- [Pearl & Daisy Lowe: An ADHD Diagnosis That Explained Everything](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1803569581/a86399140f92) (2026-03-15, 50 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/67d94893d79e9e1991dd958a/e/69b48ea61b5a7dfbdf845517/media.mp3
- [Nazanin Boniadi: Raised by Women Who Refused to Be Silenced](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1803569581/fa26383dc269) (2026-03-08, 49 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/67d94893d79e9e1991dd958a/e/69aadbfa7036d73902fcac93/media.mp3
- [Two Cultures. One Truth: Gurinder Chadha on Identity, Belonging & Owning Your Story](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1803569581/59eb1c3c334d) (2026-03-01, 59 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/67d94893d79e9e1991dd958a/e/69a1aa911432e4060339085d/media.mp3
- [Gabriella Wilde: How My Mother Showed Me We Can Always Transform Ourselves For The Better](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1803569581/6ee28bc0ce69) (2026-02-22, 50 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/67d94893d79e9e1991dd958a/e/699879b5240b4a2d75c4a970/media.mp3
- [Tilly Rose: My Mother’s Relentless Quest to Save my Life](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1803569581/3c16ac64a7b7) (2026-02-15, 53 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/67d94893d79e9e1991dd958a/e/698c6c96e66282a739bc8055/media.mp3
- [Julia Samuel: How a Therapist Deals with a Complex Maternal Relationship](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1803569581/50e47f8c76c6) (2026-02-08, 46 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/67d94893d79e9e1991dd958a/e/69849bfd0ee6c7cf9bf567eb/media.mp3
- [Riley Keough: The Gift and Challenge of Finishing Lisa Marie Presley’s Memoir](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1803569581/cf2a5610fd9b) (2026-02-01, 47 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/67d94893d79e9e1991dd958a/e/69399bf034867e026d37f384/media.mp3
- [Kate Winslet: From “Put Up and Shut Up” to Raising Confident Children](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1803569581/ec5513d0b081) (2026-01-25, 65 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/67d94893d79e9e1991dd958a/e/69734567b2d74ff84342e3e6/media.mp3
- [India Rakusen: The surprising truths about motherhood uncovered making BBC’s ‘Child’](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1803569581/8707e3dfdae3) (2025-12-14, 52 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/67d94893d79e9e1991dd958a/e/69369e5838a11f5f3ee31aca/media.mp3
- [Chelsea Hirschhorn: How her mother’s influence ignited a revolution in mothercare](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1803569581/ff7ea7dc39c0) (2025-12-07, 42 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/67d94893d79e9e1991dd958a/e/69136f18c1ed8717c5fbeae9/media.mp3
- [Alex Ikonn: How extreme challenge shaped his mindset, attitude and choices](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1803569581/0d3c10404c5a) (2025-11-23, 39 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/67d94893d79e9e1991dd958a/e/691f3ad8d35aa096b5515cc5/media.mp3
- [Alan Titchmarsh: From Yorkshire roots to national treasure](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1803569581/4320a5cf5a23) (2025-11-16, 48 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/67d94893d79e9e1991dd958a/e/69136ea8a17ebcde88ab9714/media.mp3
- [Donna Lancaster: The pain of being “unmothered” and the journey back to love](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1803569581/34ea717e5c74) (2025-11-09, 47 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/67d94893d79e9e1991dd958a/e/68f8eec053978989ad657159/media.mp3
- [Jamie Laing: How his mum shaped his life, business, and views on parenthood](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1803569581/b4f4248a8f97) (2025-11-02, 39 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/67d94893d79e9e1991dd958a/e/68f8edaa1e894a8fb6113b44/media.mp3
- [Jo Woodhurst: How her mother’s cancer journey inspired a life of wellness](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1803569581/327f4e6e82c7) (2025-10-26, 46 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/67d94893d79e9e1991dd958a/e/68f0bbab1a1c560821edb1a3/media.mp3
- [Tanya Burr: How A YouTube Star Navigates Motherhood in the Public Eye](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1803569581/8daaf5888835) (2025-10-19, 32 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/67d94893d79e9e1991dd958a/e/68f0bafdb80639f4c5256529/media.mp3
- [Haemin Sunim: A Zen Buddhist monk’s guide to healing old wounds and finding inner peace](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1803569581/9e8e50f9f358) (2025-10-12, 39 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/67d94893d79e9e1991dd958a/e/68dd2981d5c8a1f9b3643eaf/media.mp3
- [Parenting Differently: Donna Ashworth on embracing neurodiversity](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1803569581/cb5766cc5d4c) (2025-10-05, 48 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/67d94893d79e9e1991dd958a/e/68d69aef099369ce42f3bed2/media.mp3
- [Elizabeth Day: How struggling to conceive made her reimagine motherhood](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1803569581/23bfcf7a5fae) (2025-09-28, 63 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/67d94893d79e9e1991dd958a/e/68d69a9860e4b2ea7d26ed20/media.mp3
- [Geri Horner-Halliwell: "Motherhood is better than a number one record"](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1803569581/baa610ce120c) (2025-06-15, 38 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/67d94893d79e9e1991dd958a/e/6836daa8944c948b9aab0130/media.mp3
- [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”](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1803569581/6fdaf1c8f35c) (2025-06-08, 40 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/67d94893d79e9e1991dd958a/e/6842d30e6604f43e34ce565e/media.mp3
- [Jonathan Haidt: “All of these things are designed to take over your child's life”](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1803569581/ab1ffcae35fa) (2025-06-01, 48 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/67d94893d79e9e1991dd958a/e/683a0be82780b226c7a7e83c/media.mp3
- [Camila Alves McConaughey: “Finding the balance of giving them everything I think they deserve and also what I think I deserve, is a challenge”](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1803569581/d74bdb5d67c0) (2025-05-24, 45 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/67d94893d79e9e1991dd958a/e/682f4fa7bb5485eb946272a8/media.mp3
- [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”](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1803569581/81291ce10f81) (2025-05-17, 45 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/67d94893d79e9e1991dd958a/e/6824af8b15d5c17e0571f9b9/media.mp3
- [Alain de Botton: “Children will smell their parents' compromises, neuroses - to force the parent towards maturity"](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1803569581/5b3752c216df) (2025-05-10, 42 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/67d94893d79e9e1991dd958a/e/681246ac6ac0e5213b9879c3/media.mp3
- [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”](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1803569581/496a9208105a) (2025-05-03, 41 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/67d94893d79e9e1991dd958a/e/6812464f9704d99f8467e714/media.mp3
- [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”](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1803569581/95dcd3028123) (2025-04-27, 51 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/67d94893d79e9e1991dd958a/e/680de76692c5c49bd16abf92/media.mp3
- [Dr Shefali: “Allow your child to be who it is they are”](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1803569581/4184a69f030f) (2025-04-20, 48 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/67d94893d79e9e1991dd958a/e/68034bb01aabee4d38326d20/media.mp3
- [Mary Berry: “ She died at 105, and how lucky was I that she still had her mind?”](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1803569581/d3b5d6631f07) (2025-04-12, 35 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/67d94893d79e9e1991dd958a/e/67f6384d6a2126524dbbe7ff/media.mp3
- [Karl Lokko: “I started to understand the mother I had the first time I got arrested”](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1803569581/95bcfcb69f35) (2025-04-06, 43 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/67d94893d79e9e1991dd958a/e/67ed0b73d4b40d7b30caa964/media.mp3
- [Clover Stroud: "Motherhood destroys who you are, yet completely makes you"](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1803569581/754c87dd48ee) (2025-03-30, 56 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/67d94893d79e9e1991dd958a/e/67e43d17d6912226b5ba8eaa/media.mp3
- [Trailer: Lessons From Our Mothers](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1803569581/1bc6545ab486) (2025-03-19, 3 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/67d94893d79e9e1991dd958a/e/67d985f7d79e9e1991f0c5b3/media.mp3

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