Closer Together: Knowing Ourselves, Loving Each Other

Let me invite you on a deeply personal journey toward self-knowledge, acceptance, and empowerment, drawing on the expertise of top psychologists, psychiatrists, scientists, and thought leaders.

From experience and with constant curiosity, I’ve learned that in order to know and accept ourselves fully, we need to understand why we think and feel the way we do, and recognize the experiences, attitudes, and patterns that may be holding us back. And yet, all of us are capable of growth and positive change, if we’re willing to stay open and curious throughout our lives.

In Closer Together, I share moments from my own journey: from my childhood through to my struggles with an eating disorder in my teens and early adulthood; from my career as a speaker and television host to de facto “first lady” and mother of three.

We will come closer to insightful advice and knowledge through exclusive interviews with experts such as Gabor Maté, Liz Plank, Terrence Real, Catherine Price, Harville Hendrix, and Helen LaKelly Hunt—to name a few—and we will dive into the science behind brain health and our unique emotional signatures. Together, we will explore the questions that matter the most for our individual and collective growth, and in how we interact with others:

How does the way we were raised contribute to our sense of self?
How can we better prepare ourselves to deal with big emotions?
What do we need from our relationships, and what can we contribute to them?
What role do physical activity and creative pursuits play in mental health?
How can we let go of what doesn’t serve us and nurture what does?

Drawing on my own pain, joy, meditation and yoga practices, I also share easy guiding tools that will guide you as you explore these questions in your own lives. In creating a space for openness, playfulness, and creativity, we realize that there are more things that bring us together than separate us, allowing us to stand in the light of our true potential!

My Story

Through the years, I’ve had the chance to meet inspiring world leaders as Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Brigitte and Emmanuel Macron, Pope Francis, King Abdullah II of Jordan, Michelle and Barack Obama, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and First Lady Jill Biden and President Joe Biden whom all inspired me on ways to bring about change and more justice in the world.

Before I started evolving on my professional path, I studied commerce at McGill University and hold a Bachelor’s degree in Communications from the University of Montreal as well as a certificate from the Promedia School of Television and Radio.

I’m deeply passionate about exploring the great outdoors and I love sports, movement, and yoga. I absolutely wanted to share the knowledge and happiness it brought me so I got certified to become a yoga teacher for children and adults, and I practice and guide meditation and yoga nidra sessions to reset the nervous system and find calm.

In the past years, I wrote and recorded my first book, Closer Together (Penguin Random House and KO Éditions), with the aim of encouraging us to better understand the mechanisms of our own personality and the quality of all our relationships, including the one with ourself. This marks the beginning of a new chapter and trust me when I tell you, it won’t be boring and there’s more to come!

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“A charming and highly readable book that casts fresh light on human development and mental health even as it invites insightful and playful self-reflection.”

—Gabor Maté, M.D., author of The Myth of Normal

Sophie Grégoire Trudeau invites readers on a deeply personal journey toward self-knowledge, acceptance, and empowerment, drawing on the expertise of top psychologists, psychiatrists, scientists, and thought leaders.

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"In this candid and enlightening book, Sophie Grégoire Trudeau offers an intrepid exploration into achieving a life filled with purpose, meaning, and a sense of wonder. Closer Together makes a heartfelt case for the importance of connection for our well-being: as individuals, as parents and mentors, and as members of society."

—Hillary Rodham Clinton
Former U.S. Secretary of State

"This insightful book is a warm, wise, and generous exploration of getting to know ourselves better. By learning to face our past and embrace the contradictions and complexities of our human condition, Closer Together shows us how we can live our lives with courage, authenticity, and joy."

—Sara Kuburic,
Author of It’s On Me

"In Closer Together Sophie Grégoire Trudeau blends personal experiences with expert insights to offer smart, sensitive guidance on how to cultivate mental health, physical health, and our all-important relationships."

—Lisa Damour, PhD,
Author of The Emotional Lives of Teenagers

“As your emotional biography sets the musical scale of your life, your unwounded soul writes the ultimate, final symphony.”

—Sophie Grégoire Trudeau

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My story

Over the past 20 years, I’ve been involved as a speaker, spokesperson, ambassador, and interviewer in several causes related to gender equality, mental health, emotional literacy, the importance of physical activity, teenage self – esteem, and eating disorders.

In 2022, I associated with the Canadian Mental Health Association as their first national volunteer to help destigmatize mental health and illnesses in this country. As a trained reporter/host, I’ve had the privilege to conduct interviews with public figures from all walks of life, including Malala Yousafzai, Iman Bowie, Gloria Steinem, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Marianne Williamson, Raine Maida, Jewel Kilcher, Serena Ryder, Elizabeth Hurley, Dan Aykroyd and more.

“No one is meant to be at the centre of the world.
Everyone is meant to hold the world in their centre.”

—Sophie Grégoire Trudeau

“What creativity allows is a mirror into what you
uniquely are capable of and that’s why it can be a
source of strength in time of deprivation and adversity.”

—Anne Abraham