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“We Weren’t Meant to do This Life Alone” with Heather McGhee

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“We Weren’t Meant to do This Life Alone” with Heather McGhee

By: Michelle Obama, Heather McGhee
Narrated by: Michelle Obama, Heather McGhee
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Author and commentator Heather McGhee sits down with Michelle to talk about growing up without fear, January 6th, and how to stay hopeful.

Find the episode transcript here: audible.com/tlp/episode11

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About the Guest

Heather McGhee designs and promotes solutions to inequality in America. Over her career in public policy, Heather has crafted legislation, testified before Congress and helped shape presidential campaign platforms. Her book The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together spent 10 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list and was longlisted for the National Book Award and Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction. The book was also adapted into a Spotify podcast by Higher Ground, the production company of Barack and Michelle Obama and into a young adult readers’ version that was released by Random House Children’s in February 2023.
An influential voice in the media and a former NBC contributor, Heather regularly appears on NBC’s Meet the Press and MSNBC’s Morning Joe, Deadline White House, and All In. She has shared her opinions, writing and research in numerous outlets, including the Washington Post, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Politico, and National Public Radio.
For nearly two decades, Heather helped build the non-partisan think tank Demos, serving four years as president. She holds a B.A. in American Studies from Yale University and a J.D. from the University of California at Berkeley School of Law. Heather is the chair of the board of Color Of Change, the nation’s largest online racial justice organization, and also serves on the boards of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, the Open Society Foundations’ US Programs and Demos.

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LOVE Michelle Obama, and her thoughts on not doing this alone, along with not being a helicopter parent.

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE!

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Love that she spoke to all that feel the need to wear a mask, specifically our youth. Be yourself, put yourself out there. Know that we were not meant to do this alone.

Be your authentic self

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We need an inspirational president. Please take the lead of the democrats. We do not want radicalism we need a center with love.

Inspirational- Michelle president

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Michelle Obama is the friend every woman wants to have. She understands our fears, joy, heartbreak, and laughs and cry’s with us. I wish I could listen to her everyday!

The whole series is wonderful

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Listen to this as much as you can. You'll be amazed at the difference in your attitude as you do.

Her light, her joy and wisdom

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I always appreciate hearing the First Lady speak. She gives invaluable insight to life’s experiences that affect all of daily. She help to broaden my knowledge

Such an inspiration

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