BEING BROADTAIL

In this candid yet powerful episode Toni Aiken- Interpreter and Advocate - speaks about accessibility for the Deaf Community in Jamaica and how having deaf parents gave her an even more valuable voice through sign language. She shows that inclusivity goes beyond lip service and that her mission is to amplify voices that need to be heard no matter the medium.

In this deeply reflective episode of Being Broadtail, Dania sits down with Trishan Haughton who has been a Youth Empowerment Officer, Integrated Yoga Therapist and Mother. Trishan opens up about the many chapters of her life, from her transformative journey to India, to the experience of being blacklisted upon her return and the life -altering moment of being introduced to yoga at 8 months pregnant. Through it all, she shares how these challenges became the stepping stones to her purpose and practice as an integrated yoga therapist.

Ashley Gordon, a proud transgender woman, unpacks the layers of identity, self love and the courage it takes to live authentically in a world that often demands conformity. From navigating societal norms to owning her own fashion narrative, Ashley brings her style and glamour confidently with or without anyone's approval.

Stacy-Ann Sutherland is a filmmaker and Editor who was ready to embark on her motherhood journey. She soon realised she is definitely one of "God's strongest soldiers" as she is raising her "King" confidently as he lives with Cerebral Palsy. Amid the challenges, stares and glares she is charting a path of inclusion and advocacy for her son.

Joni-dale was told she has lupus when she was 21. At 30 she went into a coma and flatlined but she has lived to tell us her story about living life luminously on her own terms as she started as award winning skincare business (Morgan's Creek) and now has a new purpose and renewed confidence for the future

Being the biggest (in size) of 9 siblings, Omolora realised at an early age that she looked different from most people. Nevertheless her larger than life personality made it hard not to love her. She refused to get off the bus so children wouldn't ridicule her in high school & would hide during lunch time avoiding to purchase food. But with a bit of motivation from one of her teachers; she emerged as Head Girl, she made history TWICE being Guild President at University of the West Indies (Mona) for 2 years consecutively and the FIRST plus size National Festival Queen of Jamaica!

From being "good" at being "bad" ... moving through 4 high schools to becoming three time World Debater, Jamaica Festival Queen (2013), running for political office and being on her all time high to rock bottom low; Krystal Tomlinson now Author and International Public Speaking Coach; shares how she has built unshakeable confidence.

Being Broadtail is back for Season 3 with host Dania Beckford who goes through the rigours of how she lost her confidence, coming to grips with the fact that her son is on the autism spectrum, the uncertainties of becoming 40 years old and how she has been navigating being a full time entrepreneur! All this while launching her newest empowerment mechanism for women, The Being Broadtail Confidence Journal!

Carlene Smith has been a trendsetter her entire life as she is Jamaica's  first self acclaimed  Dancehall Queen, She opens up about her  journey "in di dance," her transition to becoming a mother, a weight gaining "accident" and how she has remained sexy, confident and fully focussed on her happiness!

The self titled "cross over Guru" & apologetic "Country Bumpkin" Donaree Muirhead tells us about how she hid her curves and taped down her breasts to inadvertently protect herself. She opens up about navigating the road of deep depression and emerging Mpowered to empower others!

Popular Jamaican Comedian, Actor and Host Trippple X (yes with three Ps lol) is triple the confidence and comedy as he shares his own journey being the biggest child growing up, his relationship with food which led him on an almost "dead end," and his new health  journey of shedding over 130 lbs! He talks ridicule but being shameless in how he lives his life!

Garcia has been told all her life by some members of her family that she is good for nothing because other skin tone, size and because her father was convicted for child molestation. She opens up about her suicide attempt and her new resolve to be a confident queen!

From Journalist to YouTuber/Ticktoker, Jess reveals her transition from church girl to  a queer , whimsy and confident woman. She opens up about her relationship with a woman, her non-existent relationship with her mother and authentically walking in her truth out loud!

Standing 5ft 11 inches tall and fully broadtail, communications/production specialist and talk show host, Stacy-Ann Smith shares her childhood trauma of having a clothes pin being placed on her nose to make it smaller.She walks us through the lessons she has learned from the experiences she had as a child and how it made her the confident regal woman she is today!

Dancehall artiste Pamputtae "talk di tings dem" about how she was ridiculed for being full-figured in the Music Industry and then chastised for her new "slim thick" body! She also talks about how she stays empowered through it all while being a single mother battling a lifestyle disease.

It's time to hold OURSELVES and OTHERS accountable! This episode gets up close and personal with Dania Beckford about her own confidence journey over the last year!She gets to the root of things learned, unlearning things that no longer serve her and using affirmations to keep her on a CONFIDENCE HIGH!

It's the SESON FINALE!!!! This week heats up with our discoveries into the mind of a man! Shamar Clarke, Financial Advisor, tells us about what interests and attracts him about a woman... and how her finances influence his intentions to "invest."  It pays homage to his SHEROs and explains how they have influenced his love for a confident woman.

Jamaican born Plus Size Model, Tricia Campbell, opens up about being fat shamed at 13 years old in Jamaica to becoming a Fashion Model, Swimsuit Designer, Pose Coach and Oprah Winfrey's Stand In Model in New York. She tells us all about her first crazy diet, fainting, all the "NOs" and how she persevered and became even more confident!

This week we delve into the "essentials" of dressing the Broadtail Body! Trudi-Ann Herdsman, Owner of Plus Size Boutique, Kurvity, schools us on getting the right bra, fabric and styles for the flawless look. She also reveals, based on experience, on how confidence influences the Broadtail Buyer Behaviour!

This week's episode is for the Broadtail Mommies! Teasea Bennett, Co-Owner of Revé Jewelry and Dania Beckford share their unforgettable body changes- from growing noses, swollen feet, wobbling and weird comments from men and many other eye-opening surprises during their pregnancy journey.  They give an honest recollection of their experiences as they continue to adjust their lives as Broadtail Mommy because though they just had a baby, they are content that they have the same good body!

Dania sits down with Vitiligo Advocate and Managing Director of Bliss Bridal, Sara Stanford, as she opens up about  her skin condition and how she moved from shying away from stares to embracing her  jiggling "big bottom" and being confident in her skin. She also delves into brides and the role self-confidence plays in achieving their "dream day." 

This week's episode with Gender Specialist and Life Coach, Carla Moore, challenges our listeners to not only have self-confidence but to also practice SELF-LOVE! This may require a "big break-up" telling someone to "tuck een dem face" or realising you need someone to "lift you up!" Either way it's a JOURNEY and we hope at the end of it you realize that you have "more to love."

Veteran Culture and Creative Entrepreneur, Dahlia Harris has an honest discussion with Dania Beckford about her roots in the Jamaican Creative Industry while being Broadtail. She recalls criticisms she has faced- being told she is not fit for TV because of her size and being told she can't act- as she forged a career in Theatre/Media.  She reveals how she has remained confident and authentic in her craft as she dropped some "gems" for our young and upcoming Thespians. 

Dania Beckford opens up about her journey to start a fashion label in Jamaica that caters to the curves of full-figured women at the beach, during the popular carnival road march and even in the boardroom. With the curve ball of the Corona Virus, she talks about bringing her passion project –Being Broadtail – to reality. She puts places and people on blast about not having equal opportunity chairs, and the biases of being "broad tailed" in an aircraft. She delves into her insecurities with her own body parts, post-partum changes while maintaining a grateful heart with her village of women and women owned businesses.

Are you ready?Our first podcast episode premieres on Thursday, March 11, 2021 at 8pm (GMT-5) on all Google and Apple platforms.Get ready to soak up BOLD, BRASH, AUTHENTIC conversations with women at different stages of their confidence journeys!Follow us at @officialbroadtail on Instagram and tune into our Being Broadtail YouTube channel.