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In yoga, it really is about being grounded.
Learn to distance yourself from the criticism.
I can tell you right away that no marriage is easy.
I don't weigh myself. I don't have a scale in the house.
I feel privileged with what I have… There's so much gratitude.
My daily life is mostly spent with my three kids and raising them.
We have taught our children that meanness gets you nowhere in life.
When you're on official trips it's not a vacation, it's serious work.
As a consumer and a mom, I've always been interested in local products.
The future kind of gets less intimidating when you're the one shaping it.
I'm a little bit intrepid when it comes to sport. I like to try new things.
Justin's real weakness is, he's very much in his head. He intellectualizes a lot.
Whatever things you go through, you stay true to who you are and your core values.
I don't want my kids to be raised thinking they'll get into a park and people applaud.
I used to stress out if I wasn't attaining my goals by their due date, but not anymore.
The pictures and dresses and official functions - that's my job, but it's not my whole life.
Being 40 and having three kids puts lots of things in perspective and helps me stay grounded.
All my children ski now, they don't have a choice. They have to join mom and dad on the ski hill.
A healthy lifestyle includes exercise, nutrition, healthy sleep patterns and a healthy group of friends.
The differences that separate human beings are nothing compared to the similarities that bond us together.
Physical exercise and sport is not just about sport; it's about self-care and self-care is a gift for life.
I organize everything. The kids' lunch to the finances to the spending to the house, groceries, everything.
I have lots of athletes in my family and they showed me how to waterski - slalom, barefoot - all that stuff.
Canada truly understands that girls and women who have access to a safe and high-quality education is a priority.
The barriers for women across the world are different, depending on which kind of political system you live under.
Canada knows that for a society to be prosperous and more just and more peaceful, women and girls must be educated.
I think people have this perception of the life that I lead, or that we lead, of drivers, the high life. It's not that.
I still have dreams, but instead of having them written on a little piece of paper, I live a little bit of them every day.
You would be naive to suggest that politics isn't complicated or isn't a game, but you don't create change through cynicism.
Girls are womb of humanity, nucleus of the family and are supposed to become fully participant citizens in our own countries.
There's no actual title. Except sometimes 'wife of the prime minister,' which, you know, we could be a little more progressive.
When humans look at each other and look long enough into their eyes, some people are totally uncomfortable with that. I am not.
We're liberals, so quitting is not an option. We will push through the hard days so we can celebrate together on the good ones.
Am I completely indifferent to criticism? No, not at all. But I know who I am and I have learned to respect and care for who I am.
I'm a mom. I'm the wife of a Prime Minister. I'm Sophie. So yes, I try to express with integrity who I am through what I'm wearing.
When you share your story and become vulnerable, the ripple effect and the people that you can help along the way is a life lesson.
I don't want to be going to bed at night thinking that people want to harm us, or my family, because that's when the lioness comes out.
When youth live in fear of becoming who they are, as adults, they can't become the creative beings that we are meant to be on this planet.
I read a lot on self-esteem issues, and a mother has more impact on the self-esteem of her daughter than peer pressure or media or television.
I do agree that Justin has integrity, honesty and amazing judgment, but sometimes I think he's just maybe too sensitive, and that's kind of scary.
Sometimes, I would like to be alone in the woods and run and roll on the ground and play with my kids. And I do, and that's what keeps me grounded.
The more we reach out and become vulnerable and share our stories, the more people we will meet that will unite and help us to achieve more equality.
We all want equality, we all want to be loved, we all want to have the full potential and opportunity to grow and to participate fully in our societies.
Owing to cultural beliefs, girls have been taught to be small, disappear and not take our full place in society. But that is not what we are meant to be.
I'd love to be everywhere but I can't. I have three children and a husband who is prime minister. I need help. I need a team to help me serve the people.
Patience for me is a big thing. Patience with others. Patience with the way the world is evolving. I have a sense of urgency because I want to help out so much.
When human beings distance themselves from their own inner truth and the truth around them, we can't see ourselves in our true light and that is to our detriment.
I don't make much of comparisons in general, it's not how I think people construct themselves and I don't think it's a healthy way of dealing with your own reality.
In the quest for more equality in a society, when we think that men aren't part of the solution, we're truly wrong… We're all winners when we unite for more equality.
Once Justin decided to go on the political scene, all the spotlights were on him. I think we've done pretty well finding a balance and a centre. It's a very scrutinized life.