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\"The Covid-19 pandemic has been the source of enormous stress for everyone,\" his statement continued. \"This, coupled with the racial injustice and the tragic murder of George Floyd, has unleashed an enormous outpouring of frustration and demand for racial equality and demand for change. Through the brave self-disclosures of prominent individuals like Mrs. Obama, it is hoped that others will seek care and not feel embarrassed or ashamed of their emotional struggles.\"

Above all else, Michelle Obama noted that \"watching the hypocrisy of [the current administration] day in and day out is dispiriting.\"

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\"Waking up to the news, waking up to how this administration has or has not responded, waking up to yet another story of a Black man or a Black person somehow being dehumanized, or hurt or killed or falsely accused of something ... it is exhausting,\" she said \"It has led to a weight that I haven't felt in my life in a while.\"

Obama says she has been \"staying in a routine\" to help improve her moods, from working out to playing card games with her husband Barack Obama and their daughters Sasha and Malia each night.

\"We will get through this,\" the \"Becoming\" author assured, adding that the nation has faced tough times before and only grew stronger.

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