--- title: Michelle Obama Shares Advice for Meghan Markle description: With Michelle Obama back in the spotlight, she is sharing some advice for another woman who is frequently in the public eye: Meghan Markle. canonical: https://time.com/5469227/michelle-obama-on-meghan-markle/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-12-03T15:44:43.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:56:15.564Z og:title: The Best Advice Michelle Obama Has for Meghan Markle og:description: "Meghan probably never dreamt that she’d have a life like this" og:url: https://time.com/5469227/michelle-obama-on-meghan-markle/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltad35314ba0d68279/69894068ab6d77e5b76b4528/michelle-obama-meghan-markle-advice.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Michelle-Obama-Meghan-Markle-Advice og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: The Best Advice Michelle Obama Has for Meghan Markle twitter:description: "Meghan probably never dreamt that she’d have a life like this" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltad35314ba0d68279/69894068ab6d77e5b76b4528/michelle-obama-meghan-markle-advice.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Here's the Biggest Piece of Advice That Michelle Obama Has for Meghan Markle  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Dec 3, 2018 3:44 PM UTC  Michelle Obama on Thursday, October 11, 2018 Michelle Obama on Thursday, October 11, 2018Nathan Congleton/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Dec 3, 2018 3:44 PM UTC With [Michelle Obama](http://time.com/5468867/michelle-obama-lunch-new-york/) is back in the spotlight following the release of her autobiographical memoir [_Becoming_](http://time.com/5457854/michelle-obama-becoming-review/), she is sharing some advice for another woman who is frequently in the public eye: [Meghan Markle](http://time.com/money/5463345/prince-harry-meghan-markle-frogmore/). In an interview for the January issue of [_Good Housekeeping_](https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/uk/news/a25345575/michelle-obama-inspire-meghan-markle/), the former first lady explained that she would encourage the Duchess of Sussex to take some time to adjust to her new role before she tackles any more challenging projects. “Like me, Meghan probably never dreamt that she’d have a life like this, and the pressure you feel — from yourself and from others — can sometimes feel like a lot,” she said. “So my biggest piece of advice would be to take some time and don’t be in a hurry to do anything. I spent the first few months in the White House mainly worrying about my daughters, making sure they were off to a good start at school and making new friends before I launched into any more ambitious work. I think it’s okay — it’s good, even — to do that.” ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5469227/michelle-obama-on-meghan-markle/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5469227/michelle-obama-on-meghan-markle/"},"headline":"Here's the Biggest Piece of Advice That Michelle Obama Has for Meghan Markle","datePublished":"2018-12-03T15:44:43.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:56:15.564Z","description":"\"Meghan probably never dreamt that she’d have a life like this\"","url":"https://time.com/5469227/michelle-obama-on-meghan-markle/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Michelle Obama","royals","meghan markle"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltad35314ba0d68279/69894068ab6d77e5b76b4528/michelle-obama-meghan-markle-advice.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltad35314ba0d68279/69894068ab6d77e5b76b4528/michelle-obama-meghan-markle-advice.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Michelle-Obama-Meghan-Markle-Advice","caption":"Michelle Obama on Thursday, October 11, 2018","creditText":"Nathan Congleton/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5469227/michelle-obama-on-meghan-markle/","name":"Here's the Biggest Piece of Advice That Michelle Obama Has for Meghan Markle"}}]}] ```