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One life tip she mentions in her book is \"partnering well.\"

She specifically discusses her three-decade romance with husband and former president Barack Obama, whom she met while working at a Chicago law firm.

Obama shared with Roberts that she and her husband celebrated their 30th anniversary last month by recreating their honeymoon.

\"We laughed about how broke we were when we did it the first time,\" she said. \"But we rode along [the] Highway 1 coast. We stopped in Big Sur and Carmel. That part of the country is one of the most beautiful coasts in the world.\"

The former first lady also spoke about her daughters Sasha and Malia, who spent the majority of their childhoods in the public eye while living at the White House.

Obama said it is fun to see her two daughters \"adulting in the world\" now.

Today, Sasha and Malia are living together in an apartment in Los Angeles, according to Obama, who shared a memory of her daughters hosting her and Barack Obama in their apartment.

\"They had invited us over before dinner to have cocktails at their apartment and they had prepared a charcuterie tray and tried to make two very weak martinis,” she said. “They realized they didn't have any of the ingredients, but they were trying to, they were hosting us. And it's just fun, watching them become themselves.”

Michelle Obama's mother, Marian Robinson -- known by many as grandma-in-chief -- lived with the Obamas during their eight years in the White House. Robinson spoke with Roberts in a rare interview, describing how she encouraged her daughter's independence.

\"Your education was your responsibility. It wasn't mine,\" Robinson said to Obama, who recalled that she didn't think her mom knew she took the SAT. \"I told her, 'I already graduated. It's up to you to get an education and a job.'\"

\"The Light We Carry\" will be published on Nov. 15, 2022, in 14 languages and 27 countries around the world, according to the book's publisher, Crown, an imprint of Random House.

Like she did with her bestselling memoir “Becoming,” Obama will be embarking on a book tour for “The Light We Carry,” during which she’ll be interviewed by celebrities including Oprah Winfrey, Tracee Ellis Ross and Tyler Perry.

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Obama will kick-off the tour Nov. 15, in Washington, D.C., before heading to Philadelphia, Atlanta, Chicago, San Francisco and Los Angeles.

Watch “Michelle Obama: The Light We Carry, A Conversation with Robin Roberts” on Sunday, Nov. 13 at 10pm ET/9pm CT on ABC.

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