About this episode

Monica discusses her past controversies with Brandy and shares insights on relationships and motherhood.

Monica, of legendary R&B duo Monica and Brandy, joins the show to set the record straight: How she handled imagined and real controversy between herself and Brandy, why it's important to play nice with exes, and what she and Michelle both believe is most important to understand before becoming a mom.                   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 .

People in this episode

Hosts: Michelle Obama, Craig Robinson

Guest: Monica

Topics covered

• R&B
• controversy
• relationships
• motherhood
• self-improvement

Keywords

• Monica
• Brandy
• R&B duo
• controversy
• motherhood
• relationships
• self-improvement

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Higher Ground

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