Have you ever danced your way through the darkest moment of your life — and discovered it was the only thing that actually worked?

In this episode of Scotland's Women, we sit down with Jeanique, a body-led mentor who uses intuitive dance, breathwork, and somatic movement to help women reconnect with themselves and take up space — on the dance floor and in life.

Jeanique grew up on the island of Curaçao in the Caribbean, where dance was never just entertainment — it was a way of living. After moving to Scotland in 2017, she began to notice how disconnected many women were from their own bodies, and how much shame surrounded something as natural as movement. In this deeply honest conversation, Jeanique opens up about a lifetime of masking — suppressing her vibrant, passionate self to fit into workplaces and spaces that weren't built for the way her brain works. She shares the toll it took, including severe burnout, and the slow, powerful process of unmasking and coming home to herself.

She also talks about one of the most painful chapters of her life — losing her mother and her sister back to back — and how dance became her way of processing grief when nothing else could move the cloud of sadness. It wasn't easy, and not everyone understood it, but she chose to honour the women she lost by keeping moving.

What started as a pattern of women surrounding her on a dance floor asking "how are you so free without a drink?" became the seed of something bigger — her own workshops, described as embodiment spaces, where women learn to connect with their bodies, alchemise their emotions, and own their existence without judgment or mirrors. This episode is for any woman who has ever made herself smaller to make others comfortable, who has grieved without knowing how, or who has stood at the edge of a dance floor wondering if she's allowed to take up space. Spoiler: she is.

connect with Jeanique at @rootedwithjeanique — follow her for more embodiment practices and to find out about upcoming workshops.

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What do you do when grief is so heavy that nothing can shift it — not walks, not dinners, not time with friends? For Jeanique, the answer was dance.

Originally from Curaçao, where music and movement are part of daily life, Jeanique knows firsthand what it means to lose yourself — and what it takes to find your way back. In this episode she talks honestly about masking, burnout, and losing both her mother and her sister within two years. She shares why she returned to the dance floor in the week after her losses, the judgment she faced for it, and why she'd do it again.

She also tells the story of how strangers kept surrounding her at clubs, asking how she could move so freely without a drink in hand — and how that moment sparked a series of women's workshops combining breathwork, somatic movement, and intuitive dance.

New episode coming soon.

Follow Jeanique at @rootedwithjeanique

Join the revolution of Scotland's Women, a podcast celebrating the voices and experiences of women from all across Scotland. Each episode features inspiring, honest and unfiltered conversations with women from all walks of life - sharing their journeys, challenges, triumphs and perspectives.

These are real stories of women shaping modern Scotland - leaders, creators, dreamers and change makers - offering insight, advice and inspiration to listeners everywhere. Whether you're looking for empowerment, wisdom, or simply a connection to authentic stories, this podcast reminds us that every woman has a voice!

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For too long, women have been told that painful periods, chronic fatigue, digestive issues, and hormonal chaos are just part of life.

In this powerful episode, we speak with Kezia Hall — Holistic nutritionist, yoga teacher, and women's health coach — about what it really means to know your body, advocate for yourself, and take back control of your health.Kezia opens up about her own journey: years of chronic symptoms spanning gut issues, joint pain, unpredictable periods, and crippling fatigue that began in childhood and followed her into her twenties. Despite countless doctors' appointments, blood tests, biopsies, and scans, she never neatly fit a diagnosis. It was only when she stepped outside conventional medicine and began truly listening to her body that things started to shift.

She talks honestly about why so many women have historically been disconnected from their own bodies — and why, when you understand the history, that disconnection makes complete sense. From the moment she realised the medical system couldn't give her the answers she needed, Kezia began tracking her symptoms, cycles, and patterns, gathering her own health data and slowly piecing together a picture that no single doctor had been able to give her.

After years of being told she had IBS and to manage her symptoms with medication, Kezia turned to functional testing — including a gut microbiome test — and finally found some clarity. Within 12 weeks of targeted support, her joint pain eased, her energy improved, and for the first time in years, she could move freely again. She also speaks candidly about the emotional weight of chronic illness, and the mindset work required when your body starts to heal but your psychology hasn't caught up yet.

The conversation moves into hormones — and Kezia breaks it down in a way that actually makes sense. She explains how estrogen and progesterone affect far more than just periods: from brain health and cognitive function, to sleep, libido, mood, and even long-term risk of conditions like Alzheimer's. She also explores why how your body clears hormones is just as important as how much it produces, and how the right foods — from ground linseeds to brassica vegetables — can make a meaningful difference to how you feel every single day.

One of the most powerful threads running through this conversation is Kezia's reframe of the body as an ally rather than an enemy. For women who have spent years frustrated with their own symptoms, this shift — paired with real knowledge, self-compassion, and the right support — can be genuinely life-changing. Her mission is simple but far-reaching: more well women, with the energy and clarity to go and do extraordinary things in the world.

Kezia's quote to live by is one that has carried her through both her physical and mental health journey: "The only way out is through." Accepting where you are, while holding onto hope for where you're going — these two truths don't cancel each other out. They're how healing begins.

Follow Kezia: https://www.instagram.com/iamkeziahall/

Get in touch: https://keziahall.com/

Listen to Kezia Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@keziahall

Join the revolution of Scotland's Women, a podcast celebrating the voices and experiences of women from all across Scotland. Each episode features inspiring, honest and unfiltered conversations with women from all walks of life - sharing their journeys, challenges, triumphs and perspectives.

These are real stories of women shaping modern Scotland - leaders, creators, dreamers and change makers - offering insight, advice and inspiration to listeners everywhere. Whether you're looking for empowerment, wisdom, or simply a connection to authentic stories, this podcast reminds us that every woman has a voice!

Visit our website and get in touch: https://scotlandswomen.com/

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