Michelle Obama is also familiar with crises.
She told People Magazine about them on the occasion of her new book Das Licht in uns.
Finding Stance in Uncertain Times,” out November 15.
In recent years, in the midst of the corona pandemic, she has often not been well either, said the wife of former President Barack Obama.
Fears of a new illness, the death of George Floyd and the storming of the Capitol the following January triggered an "overwhelming feeling of hopelessness" in her.
“The Light in Us” is about this time and other life crises and fears: your own insecurities and the difficulties of finding friends when you are surrounded by security personnel all day.
From the taboo subject of menopause.
And of a marriage that has now lasted thirty years, in which, like in any long relationship, there have been ups and downs.
But the title would be wrong if Michelle Obama didn't have a few pieces of advice on how best to deal with them.
On impulse, she ordered knitting needles at the beginning of the pandemic and taught herself how to do it with YouTube tutorials.
That helped.
Just like talking to her friends at the kitchen table – and watching TV.
While she laments that her husband watches "too much golf," he feels the same about her "low-brow" TV viewing: dating shows, gardening shows, and cooking shows.
But that's her way to switch off.
She reads the newspaper, goes to briefings and talks to her husband every day.
"I know what's going on in the world," Obama said.
"But when I'm alone, I need to be able to turn my head off and think about wallpaper."