Sophie Grégoire Trudeau Just Launched a Podcast About Mental Well-Being

“There will be no taboo left behind,” Sophie Grégoire Trudeau promises in the introductory trailer to her new podcast, WE Well-being.

As an ambassador and ally for WE Charity’s Well-Being initiative, Trudeau has been working on this podcast for over a year, and released the first episode yesterday at the beginning of Mental Health Week here in Canada.

“Together we’ve created a podcast all about busting stigma, building grit, and empowering us all to foster our own well being,” says Trudeau. “Through this podcast my mission is to expand the way we think, talk and feel about mental well being.”

The inaugural episode, built around the theme of Overcoming the Negative and Achieving Self-Love, features an interview with Olympic figure skater Tessa Virtue, who spoke candidly about maintaining her physical and mental health as an athlete. It also features a chat with Megan Popovic, Director of Athlete Wellbeing and Performance for the Toronto Maple Leaf Hockey Club, who spoke about the upside of having uncomfortable conversations with your children.

With the entire world grappling with heightened levels of stress and anxiety during this unprecedented pandemic, the podcast couldn’t have come at a better time, offering listeners hands-on advice, tools and strategies to foster well-being in their lives. Future guests on Sophie Trudeau’s WE Well-Being podcast include her mother-in-law Margaret Trudeau, four-time Olympian Silken Laumann, mental health expert Michael Ungar and former NFL player Esera Tuaolo.

For more Canadian podcast recommendations, check out our recent roundup here, and if you or anyone you know is is looking for mental health support, be sure to check out our roundup of affordable resources here.