Michelle Obama: "Slight Depression" because of Corona and Co.

The situation in the United States does not leave the former First Lady Michelle Obama without a trace. She speaks of a "mild depression".

Former First Lady of the United States, Michelle Obama (56, "Becoming") spoke in the second episode of her Spotify podcast with her friend, the US journalist Michele Norris (58), about her current state of mind. The wife of the former US President Barack Obama (59) reveals that she is currently going through "emotional ups and downs". In addition to the corona pandemic, they are particularly burdening the "ongoing racist unrest" in the United States. Michelle Obama says that she is dealing with a "mild depression".

"It's daunting"

She even "sometimes wakes up in the middle of the night because I am worried about something or because there is a certain severity." From a "spiritual" point of view, there are "no fulfilling times," said the 56-year-old in The Michelle Obama Podcast.

She cannot be slapped by incumbent US President Donald Trump (74) without putting his name in his mouth: "It is discouraging to see this government and to observe this hypocrisy day by day."

During this time, the former first lady was helping to have a daily routine, to keep in touch with her loved ones and to take a social media break as well as a news break. Spending the quarantine with her husband and two daughters Malia (22) and Sasha (19) also gave her a boost. The family eat together every night, have long conversations and have discovered the puzzle for themselves. Husband Barack Obama also taught the children the card game "Spades" and it is now a real competition.

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