Group Chat

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Group Chat

Show Notes

Introducing Group Chat, a new podcast from Chatelaine. Each episode will explore one of the many issues, big and small, that matter to Canadian women—hosted by editor-in-chief Maureen Halushak, alongside Team Chatelaine and some very special guests. Our first episode drops on March 23.

More from Group Chat

Oct 7, 2026

Ah, the joys of hosting your family for the holidays: passing down traditions, feeding big groups with many dietary needs and getting everyone to leave at a decent hour. With Thanksgiving around the corner, former editor-in-chief Maureen Halushak sits down with editors Erica Lenti and Chantal Braganza to talk family functions in this special bonus episode of Group Chat.

Jul 20, 2026

In the season finale of Group Chat, we’re talking Sliding Doors moments: last-minute or split-second, unexpected decisions that led us to where we are in our professional and personal lives (inspired, of course, by the 1998 Gwyneth Paltrow classic Sliding Doors). Host Maureen Halushak chats about her unlikely foray into journalism alongside creative director Sun Ngo and executive editor Erica Lenti.

Jun 30, 2026

There’s endless advice—from every corner of the internet, your friends and gym buddies—about how to work out in midlife: change your routine, get your strength training in during perimenopause, get your heart rate up, walk more, run more, do more. But how do you stay motivated to exercise at all? Personal trainer and menopause fitness expert Samantha Montpetit-Huynh (better known as Sam Core Trainer) joins Maureen Halushak in the Group Chat this week to talk about fitness in your 40s, changing how you view exercise (it’s not all about weight loss!) and the secret to staying consistent.

Jun 15, 2026

Is it a happy ending? A sizzling summer romance? A compulsively readable storyline? All of the above? Books columnist Alicia Cox Thomson joins the chat with editor-in-chief and host Maureen Halushak in Episode 6 of Group Chat to talk all things summer books—including the three reads she says you won’t be able to put down this season.

May 25, 2026

Stuck in a style rut? This week, fashion stylist and personal shopper Jenn Park Krulik enters the Group Chat with editor-in-chief Maureen Halushak to talk all things style—including her best tips for summer dressing, and finding hidden gems in your own closet.

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