IMO with Michelle Obama and Craig Robinson
Break Up With Him When It’s Over with Elaine Welteroth
09 Apr 2025
Michelle sits down solo with author, businesswoman, and all around multihyphenate, Elaine Welteroth, to answer a listener's question about a dating red-flag. Elaine tells the story of past romance with her own “Br. Big,” and how it nearly set her off course from the family goals she cared most about. Michelle talks about the importance of dating before marriage and highlights a concept that should be paid more attention: being the “chooser,” not the chosen. Have a question you want answered? Write to us at imopod.com.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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So this is, I've never told anyone this, Mrs. Obama, but I'm going to tell you this because it applies to this person's situation. When I was 25, I happened to be dating. Don't judge me, Mrs. Obama. Okay. Let's hear it. Okay. You promise. I don't know.
I can't promise right now. It's a safe space. It's a space. You have two daughters. I'm sure they brought you some stuff. Please. And you've had to keep that. And some things I've had to say, don't tell your father that. Okay. This episode is brought to you by Kinesol and Theraflu. Well, hey, hey, I am here. We are here chatting. I'm solo this time.
I usually have my big brother, Craig, to join me in these conversations, but he's feeling under the weather. So, but we're going to proceed without him because we've got a great question that is perfect for our guest. And I want to welcome one of my favorite people, Elaine Welteroth, who goes without any introduction. She is beautiful, smart, sharp, awesome.
Her resume, she's a New York Times bestselling author, award-winning journalist, former judge on one of my favorite shows that I still never got to go and sit and judge. It could still happen. Project runway. We'll see. It's on my bucket list. Another thing that you are known for is being at the helm of Teen Vogue, doing great things.
But you've also launched Birth Fund, which is a foundation that provides grants for midwifery, birth support, and holistic prenatal care for mothers. And I didn't know about that work. You're doing it all.
Look who's talking.
Thanks for being here, Elaine. We've got a great question that's right up your alley. But before we jump in, I just want to check, how you doing? You look great. You know what? You got some things going on. Some things. Some things. Tell us all about life.
Some big things are popping literally about you. Well, first of all, thank you so much for having me. What a dream. I am 33 weeks pregnant. Wow. I think 32 weeks pregnant today. Wow. Congratulations. Thank you so much. This is the perfect way to bless the bump before we get into that final, final stretch.
But it's a good segue into, well, it's almost a good segue because it's like before you get to having the baby,
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