Margaret Trudeau Professions : AuthorBorn : September 10, 1948 Browse All Authors Top 29 quotes by Margaret Trudeau If Stephen Harper took off his shirt in public, I'm not sure he'd raise any money for charity. Margaret Trudeau harpershirtscharity It takes two to destroy a marriage. Margaret Trudeau heartfeltdivorcetwo I can't be a rose in any man's lapel. Margaret Trudeau feministrosemen We can choose to wake up and grumble all day and be bitter and angry and judge others and find satisfaction in others doing bad instead of good. Or we can we wake up with optimism and love and say, 'Just what is this beautiful day going to bring me?' Margaret Trudeau daygoodbeautifullove You can't fix yourself out of a mental health issue. You can't wake up and say, 'Today I'm not being depressed!' It's a process to get well, but there is recovery. Margaret Trudeau yourselfyouhealthtoday I remember, after my first postpartum depression, I didn't know what had happened to me. I was stuck in this gray depression where I just wanted to retreat and pull the covers over my head and weep. My mother and I, we went to a psychiatrist, and he just patted me on the head and told me I had baby blues, which was not helpful, obviously. Margaret Trudeau memotherdepressionremember Bad choices make good stories. Margaret Trudeau makebadgoodchoices I know what it's like to feel marginalized and defeated and humiliated by suffering from a mental illness. Margaret Trudeau feelknowmental-illnesssuffering The first thing that happens to someone with a mental illness, in the throes of it, is that they lose all their self-esteem. They don't think they fit in. Margaret Trudeau losesomeonethinkmental-illness Who am I - Canada's Rodney Dangerfield? I get no respect. Margaret Trudeau who-am-ino-respectcanadarespect The problem with mental illness, as opposed to physical illness, is that it involves wrong thinking or impaired insight. You're not thinking correctly. Margaret Trudeau wrongyouproblemthinking A truly empowered woman turns her values into verbs. She understands what she values most, and she takes steps to bring that value to life. Margaret Trudeau valuewomanvalueslife For me, because I'm a mental health advocate, I want everyone to be the healthiest they can be. Margaret Trudeau memental-healthhealthwant I've had so many rich, rich, beautiful things happen to me in my life because I do have energy, and I do reach out, and I stretch my eyes. Margaret Trudeau eyesmebeautifullife I was a quicksilver girl who saw every leaf on every tree. For me, there was no middle ground between sinking and flying, and once I was into my early adult years, my roller coaster got wilder and faster: I seemed to rise and fall with the same reckless velocity. Margaret Trudeau leafmegirltree At 65, most of us still have a lot to give and a lot to contribute. Margaret Trudeau usgivestillmost I am a free spirit that must survive in a free world. Margaret Trudeau survivei-amfreeworld I am not a weirdo, a wacko, or an eccentric for wanting to do good, honest work on a day-to-day basis. Margaret Trudeau i-amgoodhonestwork My life has been extreme. Most people will not have the experience I've had. But the things that changed me, really changed me, they happen to everyone. Margaret Trudeau my-lifemeexperiencelife I certainly don't have all the answers, but I know this to be true: we have a great degree of control over what happens to us in the last third of our lives. Margaret Trudeau truecontrolgreatknow Similar Authors F. E. Marsh author Iimani David author Beatrice Faust author Isabella Macdonald Alden author Isabella Beeton author Alan AtKisson authorAll Authors
