Key facts
- Maya Hawke discussed her mother Uma Thurman's use of 'witch-adjacent' remedies.
- Thurman taught her children to respect nature and use herbal remedies.
- A specific remedy mentioned was pineapple skin tea for colds.
- Maya described her father Ethan Hawke's approach as 'magical' but not 'witchy.'
- Uma Thurman is also described as a gardener who used garden ingredients for soups.
Maya Hawke recently spoke about her upbringing with parents Uma Thurman and Ethan Hawke on NPR's "Wild Card with Rachel Martin." She described her mother's approach to health as "witch-adjacent," emphasizing the use of herbal remedies and a deep respect for nature. Hawke recalled that Thurman would make her drink pineapple skin tea when she had a cold, believing the enzymes in the skin were beneficial. She also noted that her mother is a "gorgeous gardener" who often used ingredients from her garden to make soups. In contrast, Maya described her father, Ethan Hawke, as having a different kind of magic, being a "magical thinker" who would organize treasure hunts for her as a child, calling him "crafty and magical, but he's not witchy." Hawke mentioned growing up between Manhattan and Upstate New York, and that she didn't initially realize the extent of her parents' fame as her mother often spent time in her garden.