Helen Tansey: We need to normalize seeing women age.
NEXT CHPTR CHATS™ - TALK RADIO - Season 4
Release Date: 12/12/2023
TALK RADIO: BE THE WANTED GRANDPARENT – LIFE LESSONS YOU DIDN’T KNOW YOU NEED
NEXT CHPTR CHATS™ - TALK RADIO - Season 4
Are you the kind of grandparent your kids want to call… or the kind they quietly keep at arm’s length? In this episode of NEXT CHPTR CHATS, Pat and Penelope sit down with culinary wellness coach and Active Grandparenting® founder Kristen Coffield to talk about what it really takes to be “grandkid-ready” in your 50s, 60s and 70s. They unpack the emotional landmines of modern grandparenting, how not to overstep with adult children, and the one sentence you need when you’re being asked to do “just one more thing.” You’ll hear Kristen’s powerful story of...
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TALK RADIO: IF SHE ASKED FOR HELP TODAY…
NEXT CHPTR CHATS™ - TALK RADIO - Season 4
Today we're taking a deep dive into intimate partner violence and homelessness with the Red Door Shelter. Intimate partner violence doesn’t “happen to other people” and this NEXT CHPTR CHATS episode refuses to let it stay in the shadows. Pat Browne and Penelope Mathieson are joined by Maritza Sanchez, Executive Director of Red Door Shelter, Caitlin Fitzgerald, Coldest Night of the Year lead, and Mississauga City Councillor and Regional Councillor Stephen Dasko for a candid, urgent conversation about what’s really happening in our communities. Together, they unpack the reality of...
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TALK RADIO: CONFIDENCE FEELS DIFFERENT WHEN THE FIT IS RIGHT - BUSTING THE FIT MYTHS
NEXT CHPTR CHATS™ - TALK RADIO - Season 4
If the first thing you do when you get home is rip off your bra, this episode is for you. In this no-filter conversation, Pat and Penelope sit down with “Bra Whisperer” Lida Lisney of Inside Story Lingerie & Swim to tackle the one style secret most women over 55 are getting wrong: their foundations. Lida shares why 80% of women are still wearing the wrong bra size, how a proper fit can literally give you your waist back, and why the back band (not the straps) is the real hero of your bra. You’ll hear: · How hormonal changes,...
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TALK RADIO: ARE BOOMERS CHANGING GRANDPARENTING FOREVER?
NEXT CHPTR CHATS™ - TALK RADIO - Season 4
Grandparenting isn’t what it used to be, and that’s exactly the point. In this episode of NEXT CHPTR CHATS Talk Radio, Pat and Penelope sit down with journalist and Grandparents Canada editor Katie Dupuis to unpack how boomer and early Gen X grandparents are rewriting the role – while juggling careers, second acts, step-families, and their own boundaries. From the viral article “12 Reasons Why Boomers Make Awful Grandparents” to real-life stories of bonus Nonas, co-parenting grandparents, long-distance relationships, and money-and-childcare tensions, nothing is off the table. If...
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TALK RADIO: DEMENTIA ISN’T INEVITABLE — WOMEN DESERVE BETTER BRAIN HEALTH
NEXT CHPTR CHATS™ - TALK RADIO - Season 4
When it comes to dementia and cognitive decline, women are on the front line – but most of the research still isn’t about us. In this episode of NEXT CHPTR CHATS Talk Radio, Pat and Penelope sit down with two powerhouses from the Women’s Brain Health Initiative: founder and CEO Lynn Posluns and board member and transformational strategist Brenda Dee. Together, they unpack why almost two-thirds of those living with dementia are women, why lifestyle accounts for over 60% of our brain health risk, and how the “six pillars” of brain health can help protect our memory and clarity at every...
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TALK RADIO: FROM BREAKDOWN TO BREAKTHROUGH
NEXT CHPTR CHATS™ - TALK RADIO - Season 4
In this powerful episode of NEXT CHPTR CHATS™ on Sauga 960 AM, Pat Browne and Penelope Mathieson sit down with coach, jazz singer, sound healer and “Miracle Magnet” founder Elvira Hopper to talk about what really happens when life blows up your carefully curated “good girl” life. Elvira shares her journey from being the dutiful Italian Catholic daughter who did everything “right” – big career, big titles, shiny life – while secretly battling bullying, depression, panic attacks and suicidal thoughts… to walking away from an inauthentic life, healing her marriage, and...
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TALK RADIO: THIS IS 60+ - BOLD, BRILLIANT, UNFORGETTABLE
NEXT CHPTR CHATS™ - TALK RADIO - Season 4
Visibility isn't vanity, it's relevance. Forget blending in—this episode is all about standing out. In Next Chapter Chats, hosts Pat Browne and Penelope Mathieson crank up the conversation on what it means to be seen after 50. Joined by eyewear image expert Wendy Buchanan and celebrity makeup artist Deborah Williams, they dive into the art of visibility—through bold frames, smart color, fearless makeup, and unapologetic confidence. From finding glasses that feel like you, to redefining beauty as self-care, this chat is a mirror held up to every woman who’s ready to say, I’m not...
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TALK RADIO: INVISIBLE IS AN ILLUSION: HEALTH SETBACKS, STRONGER COMEBACKS
NEXT CHPTR CHATS™ - TALK RADIO - Season 4
Society may try to shrink women after 50. Not today. In this episode, Jill Farren, Master Empowerment Coach, and 80-year-young educator and author Vivian Shapiro share raw, practical stories on turning hard chapters into fuel. From pelvic organ prolapse and painful bladder syndrome to melanoma and public-facing scars, they show how mindset, self-advocacy, and daily habits rebuild visibility, vitality, and joy. We talk reframing self-talk, resilience you can train, and why women’s health needs far more attention and funding. Plus, Vivian reads from her bestseller Go Vibrant. If you’ve ever...
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TALK RADIO: SHOULD I GO OR SHOULD I STAY | FUTURE PROOFING YOUR HOME
NEXT CHPTR CHATS™ - TALK RADIO - Season 4
Episode 2: Should I Stay or Should I Go? Future-proofing your home after 55 Stairs, mobility, budgets, safety, community. This episode gets practical about staying independent in the home you love – or choosing a move on your terms. Pat and Penelope are joined by Alison Mariano, Sales Director at Home StairLift Canada, and Kimberly Phinney, COO at Royal LePage Phinney Real Estate, to separate myths from real options. You’ll hear: How stairlifts protect independence, with rentals starting as short as one month, curved and outdoor options, quick installs (about an hour), 5-year...
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TALK RADIO: NOT MY MOTHER'S RETIREMENT: THE NEW RULES OF AGING BOLDLY
NEXT CHPTR CHATS™ - TALK RADIO - Season 4
In this debut episode on Sauga 960 AM, hosts Pat Browne and Penelope Mathieson kick off NEXT CHPTR CHATS™—the show rewriting the script on life after 55. From navigating identity beyond career and family to rediscovering purpose, health, and community, Pat and Penelope open up about their own reinventions and why they’re done with outdated narratives about aging. Together, they introduce the three pillars of successful aging—health, community, and purpose—and invite listeners to see this chapter as their most powerful yet. Warm, candid, and deeply relatable, this conversation...
info_outlinePhotographer to the stars, Helen Tansey, says she wants to see representation of aging women so that we normalize the process. “We need to see ourselves. We need to see that aging represents so many gifts. It represents a time in our lives where we do not fear being us. We embrace our power and our essence to become who we were born to be.” Helen lets us understand the beauty of aging.