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Yahoo
07-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Michelle Obama is in therapy after 'transitioning' from 'really hard' time in White House
Michelle Obama is prioritizing her mental health. The former first lady and her brother and "IMO" podcast co-star Craig Robinson opened up about their therapy journeys during an appearance on Jay Shetty's "On Purpose" podcast. Obama explained that their parents created a "safe space" growing up that felt akin to therapy, and that she sought fellowship with family members and girlfriends in the same way. "I believe in the power of sharing your challenges with other people that you trust and that can come in many forms, and it has for me," she told Shetty. "I believe in couples therapy, I believe in it all. Whatever works for you." Michelle Obama says 'everyone would know' if she divorced Barack Obama: 'I'm not a martyr' Michelle Obama sought out therapy after White House: 'Every choice that I'm making is completely mine' In terms of formal therapy, she sought it out because "I think we need to be coached throughout our lives, and I think therapy is a form of coaching." "At this phase of my life, I'm in therapy right now because I'm transitioning," the "Becoming" author said. "I'm 60 years old. I've finished a really hard thing in my life with my family intact. I'm an empty nester," she added. "Now for the first time, as I've said before, every choice that I'm making is completely mine now. I don't have the excuse of, 'Well, my kids need this, or my husband needs that, or the country needs that.' So, how do I think about this next phase?" Michelle Obama breaks silence on skipping Trump's second inauguration Michelle Obama speaks on stage during IMO Live podcast 2025 SXSW Conference and Festival at Austin Convention Center on March 13, 2025, in Austin. Before she opened up about the internal work she is doing on herself, Obama previously shot down rumors she was splitting from former President Barack Obama, during a May 1 episode of "The Diary of a CEO" podcast with host Steven Bartlett. "If I were having problems with my husband, everybody would know about it," she said, telling Bartlett that her brother "would know it," too. "I would be problem solving in public," adding, "I'm not a martyr." Robinson said if the pair were having marriage problems, "I'd be doing a podcast with (Barack Obama)." This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Michelle Obama in therapy after White House, becoming empty nester
New York Post
07-05-2025
- Sport
- New York Post
Sue Bird to be named US women's national team's managing director in major power shake-up
Sue Bird is going for Olympic gold medal No. 6, but her first in an administrative role. Bird is expected to be named managing director for the U.S. women's national basketball team for the upcoming Olympic cycle, The Athletic reported Tuesday. Bird's appointment, which will reportedly be announced Thursday, will mark a major change in the way USA Basketball goes about fielding its national team player rosters and coaching staff. Sue Bird speaks on stage during the 'A Touch More' live podcast at the 2025 SXSW Conference and Festival Austin Convention Center on March 9, 2025 in Austin, Texas. Getty Images As of now, a committee currently makes those decisions. But Bird is expected to assume a role similar to the one Grant Hill held on the men's side from 2021 to 2024, where she'll be mostly responsible for the final say, according to the report. Bird, 44, seems like an obvious choice to be the women's first managing director as USA Basketball prepares for the pursuit of its ninth consecutive Olympic gold medal after Team USA narrowly escaped with one at the Paris Olympics last summer. Bird, a Syosset, Long Island native, is synonymous with winning. She captured five Olympic gold medals and four World Cup titles suiting up for the red, white and blue. She's also a four-time WNBA champion, five-time Russian National league champion, five-time EuroLeague champion and two-time NCAA champion. Though Bird retired from the WNBA in 2022, she remained immersed in the game and has a lot of influence. Sue Bird sits courtside during the first half of the Liberty vs Seattle Storm game at the Barclays Center on May 20, 2024. Noah K. Murray-NY Post The U.S. women's national team for the Paris Olympics caused quite a stir after Caitlin Clark was left off the final roster. Diana Taurasi already said the 2024 Summer Games would be her last Olympics. With Taurasi kicking her feet up in retirement, a new wave of young, exciting prospects, including Clark, Angel Reese and Paige Bueckers, will be making their cases to make the U.S. women's national team roster for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. One thing is for certain: Bird will have her work cut out for her as other national programs — including France, Germany and Australia — continue to improve their talent pools.
