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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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 entrepreneurial spirit in years of experience.

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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.

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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.

Learn more about our dynamic Special Guests:

Dr. Clark-White has greater than 15 years of experience and started her own practice in 2016, “Women’s Progressive Health Care, SC”. As a physician, Dr. Clark-White strives to provide holistic, individualized patient care that is driven by the most current evidence-based clinical practices. Dr. Clark-White has assisted residents in many medical research projects, having been published in a number of professional medical journals and/or presented at national and international medical conferences.

Adreiona Jennings has been working with youth and young adults since September 2015 at non-profit organizations on Chicago’s West and South Sides. She has had the opportunity to travel to different countries to uplift and empower women around the world. Adreiona’s passion is to help create leaders and let youth know they have a voice and they have the capability to change not just their neighborhood, or the community around them but they can change the world.

Jahlisa Murphy, the proud owner of Be Affirmed Doula Services. With a background rooted in social work and a heart for nurturing, she dedicated her life to supporting families during one of the most transformative experiences they will ever go through. Having served over 31 families and counting, my mission as a birth and postpartum doula is to provide exceptional emotional and physical support, ensuring that each family she works with feels informed, empowered, and deeply cared for.

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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 her older brother and her to be raised by their maternal grandparents. She is the mother of one very active 2-year-old boy, the namesake of her brother, who passed in 2017. Currently, she’s a stay-at-home mom and was diagnosed with PCOS when she was around the age of 19-20.

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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.

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 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 personal trainer. She has embodied the culture of relationships and entrepreneurial spirit in years of experience.

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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 wellness. As a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, she specializes in providing compassionate care to African American communities.

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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 Jennifer discuss her experience with losing over 250 pounds.

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