WOMEN'S HEARTS ARE BEING MISSED
NEXT CHPTR CHATS™ - TALK RADIO - Season 5
Nearly half of women’s heart attacks can be missed or misunderstood, and the cost is enormous. This episode gives you the signs, the questions to ask, and the simple next steps that can protect your heart and brain. Heart disease and stroke are the #1 cause of premature death for women in Canada and too many of us still don’t recognize what warning signs can look like in a woman. In this timely Heart Month conversation, Penelope Mathieson sits down with Christine Faubert of Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada to unpack the diagnosis gap, the symptoms...
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RETIREMENT. IT’S YOUR LONGEST CHAPTER
NEXT CHPTR CHATS™ - TALK RADIO - Season 5
Control. Identity. Choice. Dawne O’Reggio joins Pat Browne to talk the truth about retirement planning; it’s not just money for women. Retirement gets sold to women like a finish line. But for most of us, it’s going to be our longest chapter — and the difference between “fine” and free often comes down to planning, not luck. In this episode of NEXT CHPTR CHATS, host Pat Browne sits down with certified financial planner and elder planning counsellor Dawne O’Reggio to talk about what actually creates security in midlife and beyond:...
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THE NEW OLD AGE STARTS NOW
NEXT CHPTR CHATS™ - TALK RADIO - Season 5
At what point did we decide that growth has an expiration date? In this special, host-only episode, Pat Browne and Penelope Mathieson go off-script and talk honestly about the “new old age” and what it really takes to age with confidence in a culture that still treats getting older like a liability. They unpack how ageism shows up in work, in media, and in our own inner narratives, including the quiet ways women learn to shrink, edit themselves, or doubt their relevance. From there, the conversation turns practical and personal: how to protect your health as your body changes, why purpose...
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I USED TO KNOW WHAT TO EAT... NOW I DON'T
NEXT CHPTR CHATS™ - TALK RADIO - Season 5
Ever stood in the grocery store thinking, “I used to know what to eat… now I don’t”? If you’re a woman 50+ navigating menopause, shifting metabolism, and nonstop “healthy” claims on every package, this episode will feel like a deep exhale. Host Pat Browne sits down with legendary nutrition and public health expert Marion Nestle, author of What to Eat Now, to unpack why eating feels harder than it used to and what’s really driving the confusion: ultra-processed foods engineered to make us eat more, “health halo” marketing, and a supermarket layout that’s designed to sell,...
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WANT BETTER SEX? START WITH BETTER COMMUNICATION.
NEXT CHPTR CHATS™ - TALK RADIO - Season 5
What if intimacy had less to do with sex… and everything to do with feeling safe, seen, and genuinely wanted? In this refreshingly honest episode of NEXT CHPTR CHATS™, Penelope Mathieson sits down with registered psychotherapist Daniel Rutley to talk about the stuff most couples never learned but desperately need. How to communicate without triggering defensiveness. Why desire changes over decades. And how small, everyday moments can quietly rebuild connection, even when bodies, hormones, health, and life itself get complicated. It’s smart, warm, occasionally cheeky, and deeply...
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WANT MORE INTIMACY? START WITH EMPATHY.
NEXT CHPTR CHATS™ - TALK RADIO - Season 5
Communication doesn’t usually fall apart in one big blowup. It breaks down quietly — through assumptions, defensiveness, and not feeling heard. In this episode of NEXT CHPTR CHATS on SAUGA 960 AM, Penelope Mathieson gets real about the kind of communication breakdowns that don’t just “annoy” us… they slowly erode intimate partner relationships. Joined by Mississauga psychotherapist Dan Rutley, the conversation is all about what keeps love strong over the long haul: empathy as a relationship skill, not a personality trait, and assertiveness that...
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BE THE WANTED GRANDPARENT – LIFE LESSONS YOU DIDN’T KNOW YOU NEED
NEXT CHPTR CHATS™ - TALK RADIO - Season 5
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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IF SHE ASKED FOR HELP TODAY…
NEXT CHPTR CHATS™ - TALK RADIO - Season 5
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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CONFIDENCE FEELS DIFFERENT WHEN THE FIT IS RIGHT - BUSTING THE FIT MYTHS
NEXT CHPTR CHATS™ - TALK RADIO - Season 5
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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ARE BOOMERS CHANGING GRANDPARENTING FOREVER?
NEXT CHPTR CHATS™ - TALK RADIO - Season 5
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...
info_outlineIn 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 finally stepping into the stage dream she had at 11 years old.
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How living out of alignment shows up as bullying, illness, anxiety and burnout
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The mindset shift from “crap magnet” to “miracle magnet”
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Why breakdowns can be portals to purpose, not proof that you’ve failed
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The role spirituality, meditation, sound healing and a single word (“OM”) can play in calming your nervous system
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Practical daily habits, journaling, community and support that help you stay aligned and authentic
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Why it is truly never too late to start again – a new career, a new practice, a new version of you
If you’ve ever felt like you’re faking it, running on empty, or “too old” to reinvent yourself, this conversation is your reminder: you are not done yet.
NEXT CHPTR CHATS™ Talk Radio is a one-hour program airing on SAUGA960AM, reaching listeners across Peel and the greater Toronto area. If you’re local, you can tune in live and join a growing community of more than 3,000 listeners every Monday at 3:00 pm and 7:00 pm, and Saturday at 10:00 pm. More than a show, this is a space for women to connect, share, learn, and grow together. We talk honestly about what truly matters, challenge taboos, and take on the conversations that shape our lives as we step confidently into our next chapter.