Michelle Obama opened up about being in therapy during an appearance on life coach and former monk Jay Shetty’s popular podcast On Purpose. The former first lady candidly discussed her ongoing transition into a new life phase,

The former first lady said she was left in a situation where “every choice” she makes is “completely” her own now.

I now don’t have the excuse of, ‘Well my kids need this,’ or ‘my husband needs that...' So how do I think about this next phase?,” she explained