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Hello everybody. I am Michelle Obama and this is the Michelle Obama podcast.

You're listening to my very first episode.

I want to start by giving you all a little background on what it is I hope to do with this podcast.

And I thought I'd begin by taking you through the journey that brought me here today.

It starts back when our family left the White House.

For eight years, my life was full of crazy schedules, juggling, big initiative, speeches,

state dinners, not to mention trying to raise two daughters and just keep my head above water.

But once Barack's second term ended, the presidency was over. I finally had some time to breathe.

So for a few months, the first year really, I spent a lot of time thinking, talking with friends

and family, really just being, if you know what I mean. I reflected back on my time in the White

House, of course, but I went even deeper. I look back on the whole arc of my life.

In this first season, you'll be hearing me talk with some of the people I'm closest with.

My mom, my brother, friends, colleagues, and I wanted to start at the most basic level.

In these episodes, we'll be discussing the relationships that make us who we are.

Sometimes that might be as personal as our relationship with ourselves,

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