Group Chat

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 . Then, Fall 2026 guest edi...

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 Le...

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 Train...

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. Also in this episode: executive editor Erica Lenti and senior ed...

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. Also in this episode: creative director Sun Ngo and senior style editor Andréanne Dion join Maureen to talk about their favourite summer fi...

What if the Real Housewives franchises have been misunderstood all along? What if the TV shows so often deemed cage matches between wealthy, privileged women from cities across the globe are actually venues for midlife women to explore their identities, make lasting friendships and be unapologetically themselves? That’s the takeaway for Laura Hensley, author of the Bravo-loving Substack That’s My...

How do you get the vibe right at a dinner party? For bestselling cookbook author Christine Flynn, it’s pretty simple: “I am the vibe,” she jokes in Episode 3 of Group Chat . Flynn—a recipe developer, restaurant veteran and regular Chatelaine contributor —joins editor-in-chief Maureen Halushak to discuss her longstanding career in food, how she entertains and just how important food is at your dinn...

In Episode 2 of Group Chat , Alexandra Gater—home decor superstar and Spring 2026 guest editor of Chatelaine— joins editor-in-chief Maureen Halushak to talk all things interior design, from her early days as the Chatelaine home editor to her wildly successful DIY makeover series on YouTube. Also in this episode, executive editor Erica Lenti and senior style editor Andréanne Dion join the chat to d...

In our inaugural episode of Group Chat , editor-in-chief Maureen Halushak is joined by Dr. Ali Zentner, an internal medicine and obesity specialist, and television personality Tracy Moore to talk about the bias surrounding weight, dieting and obesity treatment. A special thank you to our launch partner Eli Lilly Canada and our official furniture partner IKEA Canada. Group Chat is new biweekly podc...

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.