Join Mike and special guest Mark Pearson-Freeland as they listen to some of Michelle Obama's incredible speeches, and apply Michelle's greatest insights to their own experiences. Michelle Obama is a lawyer and writer. She is the wife of the 44th U.S. president, Barack Obama, and was the First Lady of the United States from 2009 to 2017. As first lady, Michelle focused her attention on social issues such as poverty, healthy living, and education. Her 2018 memoir, Becoming, discusses the experiences that shaped her, from her childhood in Chicago to her years living in the White House.