Behind the Confident Smile

Behind the Confident Smile

Behind the Confident Smile the Podcast with your host Bianca N. Cotton, is a place for women to talk about what’s behind their smiles? We say NO MORE to suffering in silence. It is our time to truly walk in purpose daily. To learn more about Behind the Confident Smile and Bianca, visit behindtheconfidentsmile.com

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October 15, 2025 54 mins

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 explores how family, friends, and co...

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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 patriotic salute and “thank you for yo...

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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 navigates the intersection of power, pu...

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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 learned along the way. Javiel also speaks...

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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 postpartum journey, the challenges of as...

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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 expertise in dance and fitness, rooted in h...

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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 five, where there’s never a dull momen...

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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 the culture of relationship and entre...

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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.


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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.

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Dr. Clark-White has greater than 15 years of...

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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 when she was 4 years old, leaving h...

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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 five, where there’s never a dull momen...

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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 passionate ministry leader and online person...

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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 advocate for mental health and well...

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September 23, 2024 28 mins

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 Jennifer discuss her experience with losing over 250 pounds.


This episode was recorded at CAN TV Studios.

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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 season finale as Bianca speaks with Leslie about what it was like being on her own at 14 years old and now launching the Black Beauty Collective. This is a dialogue full of perseverance, grit, focus, and supporting Black entrepreneurs.

This episode was reco...

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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 speaks with Ana about her love for basketball and how she created Ana Sierra Women's Basketball League (ASWBL).

This episode was recorded at CAN TV Studios.

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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 speaks with LaSandra about becoming a widow in her 30s and mothering four children.

This episode was recorded at CAN TV Studios.

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March 13, 2024 29 mins

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 speaks with Sala about her journey to becoming a doula and participating in over 200 births.

This episode was recorded at CAN TV Studios.

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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 speaks with Diana, she courageously opens up about her journey post-incarceration. With around 600,000 individuals released annually (According to the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics), her story she...

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