Overview

• Michelle Obama hosted Dr. Sharon Malone on her IMO with Michelle Obama & Craig Robinson podcast to discuss life married to public figures.
• She recalled an early event as a U.S. senator’s wife where guests reached over attendees and even spilled water trying to shake hands with her husband.
• Obama and Malone connected over feeling like “reluctant spouses” burdened by the expectations and intrusions of high-profile marriages.
• She warned that framing reproductive health solely around “choice” overlooks the broader medical and policy issues affecting women’s well-being.
• Obama criticized the lack of male understanding in policymaking on women’s health and stressed that reproductive systems require holistic care beyond fertility concerns.