AUDIO: Margaret Trudeau on love, dating and health

The need for compassion, giving and paying it forward are the “ties that bind” for this powerhouse of a woman, once married to the Prime Minister of Canada.

As a woman speaking out about living with bipolar disorder or as an ambassador for Water Aid Canada, when you sit with Margaret Trudeau, you cannot resist being drawn in  by her passion and positive energy.

I had the  opportunity to speak with Mrs. Trudeau this week as she prepared to leave on a six-kilometre walk to raise money and awareness in the Aveda Walk for Water. Trudeau and Ray Civello, CEO & president of Aveda Canada, were joined by an amazingly large group of supporters who ended up having to walk in the fresh rain that fell on our city this past Wednesday morning.

It was a powerful walk, thinking of those in less privileged parts of the world who must walk miles every day to get clean water, if any is available at all. We are water rich in Canada and, thankfully, rich in compassion, embodied so gracefully by Mrs. Trudeau and others who look beyond our borders to spread the love.

And yes, I also asked Mrs. Trudeau about dating…when you ex was a Prime Minister, that can be intimidating!

– Cheryl xo