The former FLOTUS revealed all in her hit book ‘Becoming’.
Michelle described the struggles she went through as a full-time working mum trying to create family time for Barack and their two daughters.
She wrote: “I had no choice but to adjust to Barack’s absences anyway, because they weren’t slated to end.
“On top of his regular work, he was once again campaigning, this time for a seat in the US Senate, ahead of the fall 2004 elections.”
She outlined how she finally had to stick to a bedtime routine and tell her husband he had to either show up or he would miss putting his children to bed.
Michelle went on to describe the reason the couple moved away from their Illinois home.
She wrote: “He’d been slowly growing restless in Springfield, frustrated by the meandering pace of state government, convinced he could accomplish more and better in Washington.”
Talking to Oprah Winfrey for O, Michelle spoke about Barack being a great father despite his political career.
Michelle revealed the way she had to adjust to Barack’s absences (Image: Getty Images)
Michelle opened up about her marriage with CBS’ Gayle King (Image: Getty Images)
She said: “The first people we don’t want to disappoint are our kids.
“Even when he’s away, he calls every night. People will suck you dry, and they don’t think about the fact that you have two kids.
“He has to go to the kids’ ballet events and their parent-teacher conferences. And he enjoys that.”
Michelle and Barack have two daughters, Malia, 21, and Sasha, 18.
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Michelle at the launch of her book ‘Becoming’ (Image: Getty Images)
The Obama family moved into the White House in 2009 after Barack’s victory in the US elections.
Michelle has been very open about her and Barack’s relationship needing work in the past.
In an interview for her book launch, Michelle divulged details on her and Barack’s marriage counselling.
She said: “I wanted to bring him in to have another person tell him ‘Get yourself together’.
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Michelle wrote in ‘Becoming’ the struggle she faced creating family time (Image: Getty Images)
The Obama family moved into the White House in 2009 (Image: Getty Images)
“What I learned about myself was that it’s not my partner’s job to make me happy.”
She added: “We have to make each other happy. There’s a part of me that was waiting for him to do for me, and I didn’t need him to do it, I needed it done.
“I was having arguments not about it getting done but about him doing it.”
Michelle also opened up about her relationship with Barack while being interviewed by CBS’ Gayle King for a special piece at the Essence Festival in New Orleans.
The Obama’s are very open about their marriage counselling (Image: Getty Images)
During the interview, Michelle shared stories with Ms King about her time in the White House, her marriage and the rocky road it took to get to where she is today.
She said: “This is the beauty of finding a partner you really love and respect.
“After all the highs and lows, the ups and downs we’ve been through, we have each other, which makes the journey worth it.”
She went on to add how important she felt it was for people to marry their equals to make a marriage work.
Michelle and Barack are spending time getting to know each other again (Image: Getty Images)
She said: “My husband is my teammate and if we are going to win this game together, he has to be strong and he has to be ok with me being strong.”
Michelle told Ms King people saw her relationship as “hashtag relationship goals”, but she wanted to let people know there were difficult times too.
The Obamas are now spending more time getting to know each other again now their children have left the house.