This week on HER Peninsula, we’re joined by Maggie Chretien for a deeply honest conversation about identity, motherhood, grief, and navigating life through seasons of change.

Maggie reflects on growing up with dreams of becoming a performer, the unexpected twists that shaped her early career, including a memorable chapter as the voice of a cartoon character, and the path that led her to the life she’s built today.

Together we talk about marriage, motherhood, and what happens when life changes in ways you didn’t expect. Maggie opens up about the significant changes her family has experienced in recent times, and how she’s learning to move through uncertainty with honesty, humour, and grace.

One of the most moving moments in the conversation is Maggie’s description of grief, how it stays with us “like glitter”: impossible to fully clean up, appearing unexpectedly, catching the light when we least expect it. It’s a beautiful and powerful reflection on resilience, and learning to hold joy and sadness at the same time.

Warm, vulnerable and incredibly relatable, this episode is about reinvention, letting go of who you thought you’d be, and finding your way through life’s messy, beautiful middle.