Diana Smith

Parenting is the focus of this conversation: Gayle opens up about how she approached raising her “favorite daughter” and “favorite son,” and Michelle discusses her fight to keep her daughters normal in the White House.

Ellen DeGeneres and Michelle discuss the role fear plays in their lives—why it’s important, the people who would weaponize it, and ways to turn the things that terrify you into rocket fuel. Michelle also tells the story of being forced to decide whether her husband would run for president and the time that inviting a Star Wars character to the White House ended up scarring one of her daughters. Plus, a special lesson on “starting kind.”

Conan sits down with Michelle to talk about growing up feeling different and swap hard-won lessons about relationships and marriage.

Tyler Perry and Michelle discuss their different—but extremely powerful—childhood memories, the drive to succeed as working class Black folks, and the difficulty of raising kids in the spotlight. Bonus special guest Madea pops in with a few things to say about “going high”!

Inject self belief, develop self discipline, and start taking actions today towards finding inner success! Stop pandering to people who don’t give a s--t about you and work towards true inner happiness. No more worrying, no more overthinking but learning to challenge your biggest worst enemy, yourself. Conquer your own mind, your own thoughts, and challenge yourself to achieve the success you don’t even know you’re capable of yet.