'LEARNED TO CUT TIES:' Sophie Gregoire Trudeau wants to redefine heartbreak after split from Justin

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Sophie Gregoire Trudeau is opening up about her split from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and while she has admitted it still “hurts so much,” she doesn’t think of their divorce as a failure.

“I’ve trained my brain to deal with uncertainty,” she told the Telegraph. “I learned to cut ties and not cling too much to life, to others, to relationships.”

The pair announced in August 2023 that they were splitting up after 18 years of marriage.

The former eTalk host, who has reportedly been involved with Ottawa-based pediatric surgeon Marcos Bettolli, added that she has done “a lot of self-regulation” as well as work as a yoga and meditation instructor since her breakup.

Gregoire Trudeau noted in the interview, while promoting her book, Closer Together, that she wants people to redefine heartbreak and the notion that “marriage is success” and separation and divorce are failures.

“And the guilt that we carry, that if we don’t keep that identity that we are clinging to, that we fail,” she said.

“But when we feel this way, not only do we show emotional immaturity, but we leave a traumatic emotional legacy to kids who should not have to wear this.”

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Sophie and Justin met when they were children, and she was classmates with the PM’s younger brother.

They drifted apart as they got older but reentered each other’s lives in 2003 when they were hired to co-host a gala.

Two years later, they were married — but as Trudeau’s political career flourished, it put a strain on their relationship.

The couple shared a joint statement on their split, announcing they were separating after “many difficult and meaningful conversations” about the future of their marriage.

The parents of three vowed to “remain a close family with deep love and respect for one another and for everything they had built.”

“I have to say we are really lucky to be in a respectful open communication, which is key,” the 49-year-old told the publication.

Last month, Gregoire spoke at a virtual wellness summit, called “Bouncing Back from a Broken Heart,” at which she opened up about the “hurt” she felt after the “heartbreaking” split.

“There’s still so much love and relationship and closeness in our family. But even though our relationship is transforming, it doesn’t mean it doesn’t hurt,” she told the audience.

“It hurts so much,” she added. “Why? Because I had to choose my authenticity over my attachment, and that can be called ‘heartbreak,’ although the heart never breaks.”