I’m Not Disappearing - A Candid Conversation About Aging

IMO with Michelle Obama and Craig Robinson

Higher Ground

Relationships, Society & Culture, Education, Self-improvement

4.4 • 9.1K Ratings

🗓️ 19 November 2025

⏱️ 76 minutes

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On this very special episode of The Look, a table of legends joins the show to talk about aging. Actress and activist Jane Fonda, former model and activist Bethann Hardison, and designer and businesswoman Jenna Lyons join Michelle Obama to discuss what it means to get old: to not just physically evolve, but also to come closer to our own purpose with age. Plus, they share their surprising advice about love.

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0:00.0	So I never date it.
0:01.2	You know, like we just...
0:02.6	You got a boyfriend now?
0:04.4	I have people who take care of me in a very nice way. Okay. Okay. Wow. Okay, people. Have you ever been on an app? Never, I'm too cool for that. She's never going to have a date. She's definitely not going to be on that. I'm too cool for an app. So when you say they take care of you?
0:19.8	Yeah.
0:19.9	What do you mean?
0:20.5	You got your Wednesday dude?
0:22.8	You got your Saturday dudes.
0:23.2	No, in different places in the world. I'm too cool for that. So when you say they take care of you, what do you mean? You got your Wednesday dude, you got your Saturday dudes.
0:23.8	No, in a different place in the world.
0:25.3	Oh, yes.
0:27.5	It's a little bit better to be in different places in the world.
0:34.3	This episode of IMO is brought to you by Progressive Insurance and Sarah V.
0:40.9	Welcome to The Look, a special series on IMO.
0:44.7	The Look is also the name of Michelle Obama's beautiful new book, which is available for purchase now.
0:50.2	I'm Jenna Lyons, designer, and entrepreneur, and I'm here with a table of legends.
0:55.7	We have Bethann Hardison, a former fashion model, modeling agent, and activist known for her groundbreaking work in the fashion space.
1:02.7	And Jane Fonda, Academy Award-winning actress and activist.
1:06.7	And of course, needing no introduction, Michelle Obama.
1:09.7	Thank you all for being here, and thank you for having me.
1:13.4	Today, we're going to be discussing what it means to be a woman aging in the public eye, but we're also
1:18.6	going to be discussing what it means to be a woman aging, period. How do we find our purpose as we age?
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