Oct 11, 2026 · 44 min · 10 segments
🌸 Cressida and Isabella are joined by actor, author and mother of four, Sarah Wright Olsen. 🌸 Sarah shares why she is a “get on the floor and play” kind of mum, how she balances work with raising…
Sarah Wright OlsenGuest
Isabella BransonHost
Cressida BonasHost
I think throughout the years, the most challenging part has been just divided time and not necessarily amongst the kids, but more so amongst like trying to follow different passions or work experiences or whatever it is, and then also show up and be there.
I think what it's done for me is to help me put into perspective the things that are really important and that I want to do in life.
And I still do it, but I do it in a different way where as before it was like, go, go, go from this job to this job to this job.
And I was just like, very hungry and trying to go from thing to thing and then keep pushing things along.
I would go for like four days and then I would come back and then I would go for like three days and then come back.
And then I probably did like 40 flights or something crazy to shoot the show, but still try to show up and be present with my kids.
And I was like, you know, it really wasn't worth it to me to do it anymore.
And that was like a great example and a lesson for me to say, like, I think my season has shifted.
Like if that shows up for me in L.A. and I'm able to like go into work and do those things in L.A., then that's amazing.
But if it's out of town and I have to be away from my kids, that's just not how I want to show up as a mom.
It was part of the reason why I wrote this book too is because I needed a tool for all the goodbyes that I had with my little ones.
I think throughout the years, the most challenging part has been just divided time and not necessarily amongst the kids, but more so amongst like trying to follow different passions or work experiences or whatever it is, and then also show up and be there.
I think what it's done for me is to help me put into perspective the things that are really important and that I want to do in life.
And I still do it, but I do it in a different way where as before it was like, go, go, go from this job to this job to this job.
And I was just like, very hungry and trying to go from thing to thing and then keep pushing things along.
I would go for like four days and then I would come back and then I would go for like three days and then come back.
And then I probably did like 40 flights or something crazy to shoot the show, but still try to show up and be present with my kids.
And I was like, you know, it really wasn't worth it to me to do it anymore.
And that was like a great example and a lesson for me to say, like, I think my season has shifted.
Like if that shows up for me in L.A. and I'm able to like go into work and do those things in L.A., then that's amazing.
But if it's out of town and I have to be away from my kids, that's just not how I want to show up as a mom.
It was part of the reason why I wrote this book too is because I needed a tool for all the goodbyes that I had with my little ones.
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