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We’ve all been dealing with a lot of change in our lives and our communities. We’ve experienced the shock—and the aftershocks—of the killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery. And all this is happening amid this life-altering pandemic, which has upended so much of life as we’ve always understood it. All this change can feel pretty heavy—and we’re often left to deal with it at a moment when we’re forced to spend more time alone—more time in our own heads—than we’re used to. I couldn’t think of anyone better to talk about all of this with than my friend and confidante, @michele__norris. In the next episode of The #MichelleObamaPodcast, we're talking about life during this strange and exhausting time. You can listen to our conversation now on @Spotify—link in my bio.

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“Prebujam se sredi noči, ker sem zaskrbljena ali ker občutim pritisk,” je povedala v podkastu, objavljenem na Spotifyju. Dodala je še, da se skuša ukvarjati s športom in da se med karanteno občasno ni dobro počutila.

56-letna soproga nekdanjega ameriškega predsednika Baracka Obame je tudi dejala, da tako kot vsi doživlja čustvene vzpone in padce ter se v nekaterih trenutkih ne prepozna. “To ni obdobje, v katerem bi duhovno napredovali,” je poudarila.

“Zavedam se, da doživljam neko obliko blage depresije,” je priznala. “Ne samo zaradi karantene ampak tudi zaradi rasnih nemirov,” je še dejala in dodala, da težko tudi dan za dnem opazuje hinavščino Trumpove administracije.