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 despite the trauma.

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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 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 communities can show up during this vulnerable season. Featuring experts and real moms, the discussion highlights the physical, mental, and often unseen challenges of postpartum that many endure in silence. You will also gain valuable insight into the legal protections and policies that safeguard pregnant and postpartum moms—because supporting mothers means holding space for their whole journey.

Featuring:

Star August Ali, CPM, LM — Certified Professional Midwife & Executive Director, Black Midwifery Collective; Mary Kay Devine — Chief of Staff, Women Employed; Moniqueca Long — Full-Spectrum Doula, Childbirth Educator & Mental Health Advocate

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. 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 your service” are moments of deep fear, emotional labor, missed milestones, and sacrificial support.

This episode was recorded at CAN TV Studios.

Like this episode, please find us on Instagram @behindtheconfidentsmilepodcast and @biancancotton