Michelle Obama, the wife of President Barack Obama, shared candid thoughts on the latest episode of her podcast, revealing that she finally feels unburdened. She spoke about this sense of personal liberation during a conversation with her brother Craig Robinson on their podcast, IMO with Michelle Obama and Craig Robinson.
In the Wednesday installment, Michelle spoke passionately about the confidence and autonomy that often come with age, particularly for women. She encouraged listeners to take advantage of this period in life to reclaim time and space for themselves.
“As we get older, we should embrace the fact that we have more time,” she said. “We aren’t parenting our kids anymore. They’re parenting us. We’re not worrying about whether they’re getting home on time or whether they did their homework.”
She went on to explain that this chapter of her life is uniquely empowering. “I mean, this stage in life for me, for me personally, is the first time that I’ve been completely free — where every choice that I make in my life is not about my husband, not about his career, not about what my kids need or where they’re going. It’s totally about me,” Obama added.
These reflections were sparked by a question from a listener asking for advice on how to help her mother, Sharon, navigate a recent move and the fear of building new relationships that might not last.
Obama encouraged the woman to see her situation through a different lens — one of opportunity and renewal. “And Sharon, you know, if she thinks about it like that, wow, she’s got a new freedom. She’s starting over in a new city. There’s so much to learn and to see and to do,” the wife of President Obama said.
“It’s like, this is when we start living, ladies,” Michelle Obama added. “This is the age when we’re free.”
Since their time in the White House ended nearly ten years ago, Michelle Obama has stayed in the public eye through bestselling memoirs and now, her podcast. In these platforms, she has spoken openly about life’s emotional highs and lows, her identity as a mother and wife, and her current professional journey.
In a recent interview, she shared that she’s been attending therapy to help her process the transition into a quieter, child-free home — an “empty nester” phase.
She also dismissed speculation about issues in her marriage that began circulating after she didn’t attend President Trump’s inauguration. “If I were having problems with my husband, everybody would know about it,” Obama said.
{Matzav.com}