Overview

• On the June 19 episode of her IMO podcast co-hosted with Craig Robinson and Angie Martinez, Michelle Obama quipped she was “so glad” she didn’t have a son because he would have been “a Barack Obama.”
• She explored the complexities of parenting boys versus girls, reflecting on societal expectations of masculinity and drawing on her experiences raising daughters Malia and Sasha.
• Obama reminisced about loving every phase of motherhood, from infancy through their teenage years in the White House, and celebrated her daughters’ growing independence.
• Addressing ongoing speculation, she reaffirmed in interviews that any real marital issues in her 33-year marriage to Barack Obama would be disclosed publicly.
• The former first lady revealed she is in therapy to help manage her transition into empty-nest life and pursue personal growth beyond public service.