{"id":2376158,"date":"2026-04-16T15:56:33","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T15:56:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2376158"},"modified":"2026-04-16T15:56:33","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T15:56:33","slug":"jenna-bush-hager-and-hoda-kotb-share-the-biggest-lessons-theyve-learned-from-motherhood-exclusive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/jenna-bush-hager-and-hoda-kotb-share-the-biggest-lessons-theyve-learned-from-motherhood-exclusive\/","title":{"rendered":"Jenna Bush Hager and Hoda Kotb Share the Biggest Lessons They&#8217;ve Learned from Motherhood (Exclusive)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"content-figure flex justify-center mb-[1em] mx-auto\">\n<div style=\"max-width:1242px\">\n<div class=\"content-image\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"fig-caption\">\n<p><i>Jenna Bush Hager with her family; Hoda Kotb and her daughters<br \/>Credit: Jenna Bush Hager\/Instagram; Hoda Kotb\/Instagram<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"heading\">NEED TO KNOW<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"content-list\">\n<li>\n<div class=\"\">\n<p>Jenna Bush Hager and Hoda Kotb shared the major lessons they learned from motherhood<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"\">\n<p>While speaking with PEOPLE exclusively at Sheinelle Jones&#8217; book launch party for her new book <em>Through Mom&#8217;s Eyes, <\/em>the <em>Today with Jenna and Sheinelle <\/em>co-host shares she learned how deep love can be since becoming a mom<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"\">\n<p>Kotb agreed with Bush Hager, adding that being a mom to daughters Hope Catherine, 7, and Haley Joy, 9, taught her that &#8220;dreams do come true&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/jenna-bush-hager\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Jenna Bush Hager;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">Jenna Bush Hager<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/hoda-kotb\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Hoda Kotb;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">Hoda Kotb<\/a> are sharing the major lessons they&#8217;ve learned from motherhood.<\/p>\n<p>While speaking with PEOPLE exclusively at <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/sheinelle-jones\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Sheinelle Jones;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">Sheinelle Jones<\/a>&#8216; book launch party for her new book <em>Through Mom&#8217;s Eyes, <\/em>the <em>Today with Jenna and Sheinelle <\/em>co-host, 44, and the retired broadcaster, 61, opened up about the biggest lessons they&#8217;ve learned since becoming mothers. Bush Hager, who shares daughters <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/parents\/jenna-bush-hager-welcomes-daughter-poppy-louise\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Poppy;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">Poppy<\/a>, 10, and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aol.com\/lifestyle\/jenna-bush-hager-gets-emotional-151758676.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Mila;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">Mila<\/a>, 13, and son <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aol.com\/lifestyle\/jenna-bush-hager-celebrates-son-184914562.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Hal;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">Hal<\/a>, 6, with husband <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aol.com\/lifestyle\/jenna-bush-hagers-husband-henry-182453625.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Henry Hager;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">Henry Hager<\/a>, shares she&#8217;s learned how deep love can be as a parent.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The biggest lesson I&#8217;ve learned from being a mother, I think, is how big your heart can feel [and] how much you can love,&#8221; she tells PEOPLE. &#8220;Because there&#8217;s no love like that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"content-figure flex justify-center mb-[1em] mx-auto\">\n<div style=\"max-width:384px\">\n<div class=\"content-image\"><img alt=\"Jenna Bush Hager and her family on Easter.Credit: Jenna Bush Hager\/Instagram\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"384\" height=\"480\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img w-full w-full h-auto\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/H7EAD6t7uyj3hLgZXEljQA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTcwNTtoPTg4MQ--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_people_articles_471\/7ea0e16d05b8ca95f13bdad88b9578d8\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"fig-caption\">\n<p><i>Jenna Bush Hager and her family on Easter.<br \/>Credit: Jenna Bush Hager\/Instagram<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Kotb agreed with Bush Hager, adding that being a mom to daughters <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aol.com\/lifestyle\/hoda-kotbs-2-kids-everything-195629634.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Hope Catherine, 7, and Haley Joy, 9;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">Hope Catherine, 7, and Haley Joy, 9<\/a>, whom she shares with ex-fianc\u00e9 Joel Schiffman, taught her that &#8220;dreams do come true.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If you really want something like that in your life, you can have it\u2014no matter your age, no matter the time,&#8221; she shares. &#8220;And of all the things that I feel like have gone right in my life, those two, Haley and Hope, are the two that really count these days. So I&#8217;ve learned the value of importance.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Both Bush Hager and Kotb have been vulnerable about their journeys to and through motherhood over the years. The former first daughter candidly admitted that &#8220;logistics can be difficult&#8221; as her family has grown. However, she devotes herself to &#8220;making sure that each child has the love that I know I feel for them.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>While she often raves about her children on <em>Today<\/em>, Bush Hager also keeps it real, sharing, &#8220;Sometimes I hide from the kids in the pantry and just have a cheese stick.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"content-figure flex justify-center mb-[1em] mx-auto\">\n<div style=\"max-width:406px\">\n<div class=\"content-image\"><img alt=\"Hoda Kotb and her daughters.Credit: Hoda Kotb\/Instagram\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"406\" height=\"480\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img w-full w-full h-auto\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/gm5NF9CoY7mNpwBiSb.MEg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTcwNTtoPTgzMw--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_people_articles_471\/bf54532aa54cb4f6d11290c80e9891cb\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"fig-caption\">\n<p><i>Hoda Kotb and her daughters.<br \/>Credit: Hoda Kotb\/Instagram<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><strong>Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/people-news-daily-newsletter-sign-up-8692701\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:PEOPLE's free daily newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\"><strong>PEOPLE&#8217;s free daily newsletter<\/strong><\/a><strong> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer\u200b\u200b, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As for Kotb, her focus has shifted from work to family since announcing her <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aol.com\/lifestyle\/hoda-kotb-announces-she-leaving-123138523.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:departure from the Today show;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">departure from the <em>Today<\/em> show<\/a> as co-anchor in September 2024. Last November, the famed journalist chatted with PEOPLE at the QVC Holiday House event in New York City and shared how her life has taken on a new, slower pace since her departure<em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s been super fun. I mean to kind of have control of your own schedule, which is really weird. I didn&#8217;t actually know how I would do,&#8221; she told PEOPLE. &#8220;But something happened where like everything&#8217;s in slow motion now.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When I sit with my kids, it&#8217;s slow, everything&#8217;s kind of slowed down. I used to be like, \u2018Shoes off. OK, come on, we&#8217;re late.\u2019 All I said was, \u2018We&#8217;re late, eat that, go to bed,&#8217; &#8221; she added. &#8220;Like those were my phrases, and now it&#8217;s like we&#8217;re sitting, we&#8217;re breathing together \u2014 like we&#8217;re just having moments. I love the rhythm.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/jenna-bush-hager-hoda-kotb-share-the-biggest-motherhood-lesson-exclusive-11951301\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:People;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">People<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.aol.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jenna Bush Hager with her family; Hoda Kotb and her daughtersCredit: Jenna Bush Hager\/Instagram; Hoda Kotb\/Instagram NEED TO KNOW Jenna Bush Hager and Hoda Kotb shared the major lessons they learned from motherhood While speaking with PEOPLE exclusively at Sheinelle Jones&#8217; book launch party for her new book Through Mom&#8217;s Eyes, the Today with Jenna [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2376159,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25177],"tags":[349956,462481,354459,349957,462480,31888,361283],"class_list":["post-2376158","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","tag-bush-hager","tag-haley-joy","tag-henry-hager","tag-hoda-kotb","tag-hope-catherine","tag-jenna-bush-hager","tag-sheinelle-jones"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Jenna-Bush-Hager-and-Hoda-Kotb-Share-the-Biggest-Lessons.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2376158","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2376158"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2376158\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2376160,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2376158\/revisions\/2376160"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2376159"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2376158"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2376158"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2376158"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}