Michelle Obama Opens Up: Her Struggle To Feel Like She's “Enough,” Mental Health in the White House & Lessons from Childhood w/ Craig Robinson

The School of Greatness

Lewis Howes

Entrepreneurship, Fitness, Inspiration, Greatness, Health, Money, Celebrity Interview, Self Care, Celebrity, Success, Mental Health, Relationships, Mindset, Health & Fitness, Education, Alternative Health, Business, Self-improvement

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🗓️ 5 May 2025

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Michelle Obama and her brother Craig Robinson share intimate stories of family bonds, revealing how testing Barack's basketball skills became a crucial character assessment and why their tiny Chicago apartment upbringing prepared them for White House challenges. This sibling powerhouse delivers practical wisdom on building confidence, raising grounded children amid privilege, and defining true greatness beyond achievement.

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0:00.0	Welcome back, my friend. We have some big guests today. Former First Lady Michelle Obama and her big brother, Craig Robinson, are on the School of Greatness to really open up and share in ways they've never shared before. Both of them dive in deep about growing up in a small Chicago apartment together with parents who instilled
0:23.3	unwavering confidence in them. And Michelle and Craig offer powerful insights on building
0:28.8	self-belief, raising grounded children amid privilege, and maintaining your core values
0:34.8	through life's most extreme challenges. In this conversation,
0:38.4	they discussed navigating the pressures of the White House while remaining authentic to
0:42.7	themselves and their perspectives on emotional regulation during high-stress situations. Also,
0:49.1	Michelle's reflection on finding her deepest confidence at 61 is especially inspiring from my experience in this
0:56.6	interview proving that self-discovery is a lifelong journey.
1:01.0	And throughout the conversation, we have a ton of fun, some really interesting conversation
1:05.3	about Craig sharing how he played basketball with Barack Obama, and he had to pass the basketball character test before Michelle would continue dating him.
1:14.7	Also, story about how he played with Barack and Michael Jordan around the same time, which was kind of interesting.
1:21.7	Michelle talking about the importance of emotional regulation and staying in the pocket during extreme highs and extreme lows.
1:29.3	And how she's been able to maintain this calm, cool, emotional state through all the
1:35.8	ups and downs over the last 30 years.
1:38.2	Why Michelle feels more confident now than ever before.
1:42.4	And also finally answering the question, am I good enough?
1:47.9	She reflects on her time right now in therapy and all the lessons that she's been experiencing
1:53.8	and learning about with herself and reflecting on the past 10, 20, 30 years. The whole conversation
1:59.9	is inspiring. They both share things. I've never heard them share before. The whole conversation is inspiring.
2:01.8	They both share things.
2:03.6	I've never heard them share before.
2:06.7	And I'm so excited for you to hear this conversation.
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