In August, Obama shared that she was experiencing low-grade depression on an episode of her podcast, The Michelle Obama Podcast.
Particularly during the pandemic when everyone s lives are disrupted, keeping a consistent schedule is also helpful, Obama said. I woke up, I took a shower, I worked out, I got dressed every day, she said. There wasn t a day that went by that I didn t do that, because it s just the doing that gets you out of the funk.
Obama said it s important that young people understand that it s very common to experience highs and lows in life, but they are temporary. This is something she teaches her own adult children, Malia, 22, and Sasha, 19.
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Former First Lady Michelle Obama again addressed her experience with anxiety and depression during the pandemic in an in-person sitdown with frequent interviewer Stephen Colbert.
On Tuesday’s “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert,” she described the tools she uses to climb out of those “valleys,” such as “turning off the noise,” adhering to a schedule and being with the ones she loves.
Colbert referred to her past comments on “low-grade depression,” saying, “It’s very common for people this year very common in general, but especially this year but how’d you cope with it, and why just low grade? Because I get the high-octane.”
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In Relatable News, Michelle Obama Can Eat Her Favorite Girl Scout Cookies by the Sleeve-Full
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Former First Lady Michelle Obama has proved time and time again that she has good taste in everything from clothing to hairstyles to home decor, and in a recent interview with the Girl Scouts of the USA, she proved she also has good taste in cookies which, who is surprised? During the virtual event to highlight Becoming Me, a new program aimed at helping girls reach their full potential, the bestselling author let out a laugh when one of the Girl Scouts asked which cookie flavor was her favorite, and her answer was all too relatable. As any Girl-Scout-cookie-lover knows, you can t just pick one, and neither could Michelle. She has two favorites, but coming in first place are Thin Mints. I can eat them by the sleeve-full. Straight. A little milk. Nothing too fancy. I don t want to interfere with the flavor, she said. While she didn t clarify if she liked them frozen, we like