Michelle Obama, like other Americans, is having difficulty adjusting to life during the COVID-19 pandemic. The former first lady confessed on the second episode of The Michelle Obama Podcast that she believes she’s suffering from a “low-grade depression” as the country enters its sixth month of lockdown, partly brought on by the actions of President Donald Trump.
Or, rather, his inactions. “Spiritually, these are not fulfilling times,” Obama told former NPR anchor Michele Norris during a discussion about mental health. “I know that I am dealing with some form of low-grade depression.
Not just because of the quarantine, but because of the racial strife, and just seeing this administration — watching the hypocrisy of it, day in and day out,