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

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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.

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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, purpose, and pressure as both a nonprofit leader and a mom. Together, we’ll dive into the unique challenges of motherhood in the CEO seat—managing burnout, balancing “all the things,” and reimagining what working parents truly need in today’s workplace.

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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 directly to the medical community and those supporting caregivers of children with complex medical needs.

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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 asking for help, and how she’s learning to let go of the mask. Together, we’ll explore what it means to be vulnerable in motherhood and to give ourselves permission to be human—not perfect.

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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 her training with Deeply Rooted Dance Theater and The Ailey School. She has performed with esteemed companies like Forces of Nature and Broward Stage Theater’s production of The Wiz.

Beyond movement, Kimberly is dedicated to emotional wellness, holding a certification from Mindful Schools and drawing from practices like Nichiren Buddhism, yoga, meditation, and 12-step recovery. She integrates mindfulness, movement, and play as healing tools, partnering with organizations like the Forest Preserve and Aunt Martha’s Health and Wellness to foster joy, body awareness, and community.

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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 moment. In addition to being a writer, public speaker, and life coach; this Jesus-loving chick loves to share a good rolling on-the-floor laughing story and testimony of God’s healing power and grace, believing that joy and laughter are divine gifts that produce inner healing. As a six-time published author, her books inspire faith, freedom, and transformation.

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