Reading about Michelle Obama’s career while going through my own career transition was really comforting. Because if Michelle Obama changed jobs every few years and kept exploring and adapting and became the inspiring person she is, maybe I’ll be okay! 

I really didn’t know much about Michelle Obama’s life before the White House before reading this book and it was really cool to learn her life story. I do think she is very inspiring and her way of writing this book felt very accessible and relatable. 

It was also a bit of a Time Capsule- it was really interesting to rethink so many national events I remember from the lens of her experience of them. It was a really fascinating window into American Politics and the family of politicians in a particular period of time.