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The Final Show: When the Last Curtain Falls, the Real Story Begins Imagine stepping on stage night after night -- sequins, feathers, a packed crowd -- while your father is seriously ill. Nobody in the audience knows. That's the reality Kim Chapman lived for a year, and in this episode of Scotland's ...

Sometimes the bravest thing a woman can do is take off the mask and let the world see what's underneath. Kim Chapman joins Scotland's Women to tell her story. For twenty years, she performed as burlesque star Missy Malone — a name that took her across Europe and America, into dressing rooms full of ...

Your voice matters. Your story matters. And the abuse was never your fault — no matter what anyone made you believe. This is Charlene's story, part of the limited series JEMS Fight for Justice . Trigger warning: This episode contains discussions of abuse, sexual violence, and trauma. If you or anyon...

JEM's Fight for Justice – Part Three: Charlene's Own Story | Trailer Full episode coming soon. Trigger warning: This episode contains discussions of abuse, sexual violence, and trauma. If you or anyone you know that has or is affected by sexual violence, please contact Rape Crisis Scotland https://w...

Your body has never lied to you — but the system has. In this raw and deeply moving episode, Candice McKenzie, founder of Endo Warriors West Lothian, opens up about more than 30 years of fighting to be believed, referred, and seen within a healthcare system that consistently failed her. Her story be...

She just wanted to be a woman. Endometriosis took that from her too. This episode is not to be missed. What does it feel like to sit at a dinner table, smile through unbearable pain, and excuse yourself to a bathroom where you fall apart — alone? What does it feel like to watch your own body reverse...

From Breakdown to Breakthrough In this raw and uplifting episode Thesia Kambabanza — stand-up comedian, and founder of the Banza Bridge Foundation —chats to Scotland's Women for a deeply honest conversation about mental illness, healing, faith, and finding your light in the darkest of times. Thesia ...

Your darkest night is just the canvas — your light was always there. What does it really mean to "don't stay broken"? In this episode, Scotland's Women chats to Thesia Kambabanza —stand-up comedian (Foxy Noir), and founder of the Banza Bridge Foundation — for an honest, moving, and very funny conver...

What if the diet, the discipline, and the drive to be "good enough" were never the problem — and the real answer was already inside you? In this episode, we meet Gosia — coach, competitor, mother, and founder of GLOW Online Coaching — for a conversation that is as raw as it is liberating. Gosia shar...

She achieved the body she'd worked years for. And something still didn't feel right. In the up coming episode 'Stop Chasing Perfect' Gosia — women's health coach and founder of GLOW Online Coaching — shares the moment everything fell apart. After months of extreme dieting, losing her period, and ach...