Behind the Confident Smile

Welcome to Season 8 of ⁠ Behind the Confident Smile , ⁠ a weekly conversation with host Bianca N. Cotton, founder of Behind the Confident Smile, author, wife, and mom. This season, we’re making room for grief. Not just grief over losing a loved one, but grief over the life you thought you’d have: the plans that shifted and the version of yourself you had to let go of. Joining me this week is Jacar...

Welcome to Season 8 of Behind the Confident Smile , a weekly conversation with host Bianca N. Cotton, founder of Behind the Confident Smile, author, wife, and mom. This season, we’re making room for grief. Not just grief over losing a loved one, but grief over the life you thought you’d have: the plans that shifted and the version of yourself you had to let go of. Joining me this week is Precious...

Welcome to season 8 of Behind the Confident Smile Podcast, a weekly conversation with Bianca N. Cotton, founder of Behind the Confident Smile, author, wife, and mom. This season, we're making room for grief. Not just grief over losing a loved one, but grief over the life you thought you'd have. The plans that shifted. The version of yourself you had to let go of. Joining me this week is Do...

Welcome to season 8 of Behind the Confident Smile Podcast, a weekly conversation with Bianca N. Cotton, founder of Behind the Confident Smile, author, wife, and mom. This season, we're making room for grief. Not just grief over losing a loved one, but grief over the life you thought you'd have. The plans that shifted. The version of yourself you had to let go of. Joining me this week is Dr...

Welcome to season 8 of Behind the Confident Smile Podcast, a weekly conversation with Bianca N. Cotton, founder of Behind the Confident Smile, author, wife and mom. This season, we're making room for grief. Not just grief over losing a loved one, but grief over the life you thought you'd have. The plans that shifted. The version of yourself you had to let go of. Joining me this week is Bra...

Welcome to the season 8 premiere of Behind the Confident Smile Podcast, a weekly conversation with Bianca N. Cotton, founder of Behind the Confident Smile, author, wife, and mom. This season, we're making room for grief. Not just grief over losing a loved one, but grief over the life you thought you'd have. The plans that shifted. The version of yourself you had to let go of. Joining me th...

Behind the Confident Smile Podcast is a weekly conversation with Bianca Cotton, founder of Behind the Confident Smile, author, wife, mom, poet, and hope dealer. Join me for our season finale with Elle Davis, and I talk about a lot of firsts—love, jobs, kisses—but not this one: the first holiday after losing someone you love. In this episode, we explore what it feels like to move through a “merry”...

Behind the Confident Smile Podcast is a weekly conversation with Bianca Cotton, founder of Behind the Confident Smile, author, wife, mom, poet, and hope dealer. Join me on this journey of revealing what's behind your smile. In this moving conversation with Ke’Ana Lampkins, shares how her three mothers shaped her through their lived experiences, love, guidance, and unhealed wounds. Together, we...

Behind the Confident Smile Podcast is a weekly conversation with Bianca Cotton, founder of Behind the Confident Smile, author, wife, mom, poet, and hope dealer. Join me on this journey of revealing what's behind your smile. In this heartfelt conversation, Crystal shares how her work helping babies and families release their oral ties took on new meaning when she discovered that her own childre...

Behind the Confident Smile Podcast is a weekly conversation with Bianca Cotton, founder of Behind the Confident Smile, author, wife, mom, poet, and hope dealer. Join me on this journey of revealing what's behind your smile. In this episode, Bianca speaks with Kiana Jones , owner of Jones' Jewels Learning Center . What happens when a mom becomes deeply unsatisfied with the education childre...

Behind the Confident Smile Podcast is a weekly conversation with Bianca Cotton, founder of Behind the Confident Smile, author, wife, mom, poet, and hope dealer. Join me on this journey of revealing what's behind your smile. In this episode In The Birth I Didn’t Choose, Victoria Ivy opens up about her unplanned C-section—the physical pain, emotional recovery, and the silent pressure to be happy...

Behind the Confident Smile Podcast is a weekly conversation with Bianca Cotton, founder of Behind the Confident Smile, author, wife, mom, poet, and hope dealer. Join me on this journey of revealing what's behind your smile. This special is a powerful and healing conversation created to shift the narrative around care after birth and the importance of village support. Centering the mother, it e...

Behind the Confident Smile Podcast is a weekly conversation with Bianca Cotton, founder of Behind the Confident Smile, author, wife, mom, poet, and hope dealer. Join me on this journey of revealing what's behind your smile. This episode explores the inner world of a military wife, Judy Weathers, married to a combat soldier—the love, the loneliness, the uncertainty, the strength. Behind the pat...

Behind the Confident Smile Podcast is a weekly conversation with Bianca Cotton, founder of Behind the Confident Smile, author, wife, mom, poet, and hope dealer. Join me on this journey of revealing what's behind your smile. This episode explores what it really looks like to lead a mission-driven organization while raising a family. From boardrooms to bedtime routines, Rosie shares how she navi...

Behind the Confident Smile Podcast is a weekly conversation with Bianca Cotton, founder of Behind the Confident Smile, author, wife, mom, poet, and hope dealer. Join us as we dive into Javiel’s journey with her youngest son, Kairo, who is living with Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM). She shares how she first learned of his diagnosis, the medical crises they’ve endured, and the lessons she’s learne...

Behind the Confident Smile Podcast is a weekly conversation with Bianca Cotton, founder of Behind the Confident Smile, author, wife, mom, poet, and hope dealer. Join me on this journey of revealing what's behind your smile. We are unpacking the weight of the "supermom" syndrome and the silent pressure to have it all together. We’ll be having a real conversation about Danielle’s postp...

Behind the Confident Smile Podcast is a weekly conversation with Bianca Cotton, founder of Behind the Confident Smile, author, wife, mom, poet, and hope dealer. Join me on this journey of revealing what's behind your smile. Bianca and Kimberly discuss her journey to restore play in her life and how you can. Chicago native and Howard University alumna Kimberly Mhoon brings over 20 years of expertis...

Behind the Confident Smile Podcast is a weekly conversation with Bianca Cotton, founder of Behind the Confident Smile, author, wife, mom, poet, and hope dealer. Join me on this journey of revealing what's behind your smile. Bianca and DeLisa discuss her perimenopause journey. DeLisa New Williams, M.B.A. is the devoted wife of a Paramedic First Responder and mother of a lively blended family of fiv...

Behind the Confident Smile Podcast is a weekly conversation with Bianca Cotton, founder of Behind the Confident Smile, author, wife, mom, poet, and hope dealer. Join me on this journey of revealing what's behind your smile. Bianca and Menia discuss life after stroke and open heart surgery. Menia “MJ” Morris is a driven and passionate ministry leader and online personal trainer. She has embodied th...

Behind the Confident Smile Podcast is a weekly conversation with Bianca Cotton, founder of Behind the Confident Smile, author, wife, mom, poet, and hope dealer. Join me on this journey of revealing what's behind your smile. Bianca converses with two beautiful sisters, Lakara Bailey and Kadince McCrary about being siblings to a sibling with special needs. This episode was recorded at CAN TV Studios...

Behind the Confident Smile Podcast is a weekly conversation with Bianca Cotton, founder of Behind the Confident Smile, author, wife, mom, poet, and hope dealer. Join me on this journey of revealing what's behind your smile. Bianca converses with three dynamic women about fibroids, Dr. Cordia Clark-White, Adreiona Jennings, and Jahlisa Murphy. Learn more about our dynamic Special Guests: Dr. Clark-...

Behind the Confident Smile Podcast is a weekly conversation with Bianca Cotton, founder of Behind the Confident Smile, author, wife, mom, poet, and hope dealer. Join me on this journey of revealing what's behind your smile. Bianca and LaCresia sit in conversation about PCOS. LaCresia Walker, 35, was born and raised in Chicago. She comes from a small family of mainly women. Her mother passed away w...

Behind the Confident Smile Podcast is a weekly conversation with Bianca Cotton, founder of Behind the Confident Smile, author, wife, mom, poet, and hope dealer. Join me on this journey of revealing what's behind your smile. Bianca and DeLisa discuss her perimenopause journey. DeLisa New Williams, M.B.A. is the devoted wife of a Paramedic First Responder and mother of a lively blended family of fiv...

Behind the Confident Smile Podcast is a weekly conversation with Bianca Cotton, founder of Behind the Confident Smile, author, wife, mom, poet, and hope dealer. Join me on this journey of revealing what's behind your smile. Bianca and Menia discuss her experience with having a stroke and open heart surgery at the tender age of 32 with two small children. Menia “MJ” Morris is a driven and passionat...

Behind the Confident Smile Podcast is a weekly conversation with Bianca Cotton, founder of Behind the Confident Smile, author, wife, mom, poet, and hope dealer. Join me on this journey of revealing what's behind your smile. Bianca and Crystal discuss healing mental illness and her personal experience with mental health and trauma. She has over 25 years in healthcare, Crystal Turner is a dedicated...