Behind the Confident Smile

The Behind the Confident Smile Podcast is a weekly conversation with Bianca Cotton, founder of the Behind the Confident Smile, author, wife, mom, poet, and hope dealer. Join me on this journey of revealing what's behind your smile. We will have special guests, some poetry, and inspiration.

Precious Green is the founder and CEO of Precious Healing Notes. She is a woman of faith on a mission to help restore women back to a place of hope and healing after going through any season of hopelessness in their life. She's taking courses to become a certified life coach aka “Hope Coach”. Being a single mom of three, and a recent divorcee she is familiar with hurt, pain, hope, and healing. Through her journey of healing, she has produced natural products and a clothing line to keep you encouraged while on the journey. 

Where to Find Precious

http://precioushealingnotes.com/

IG: @precioushealingnotes

The Behind the Confident Smile Podcast is a weekly conversation with Bianca Cotton, founder of the Behind the Confident Smile, author, wife, mom, poet, and hope dealer. Join me on this journey of revealing what's behind your smile. We will have special guests, some poetry, and inspiration.

This week our host, Bianca, shares an excerpt from her poem "I'm rising from the ashes!" Take a moment to listen to what this poem is speaking to you.

Grab your journal and pen, you may want to write down your thoughts after this episode.

Join her live Wednesday, January 26 at 7:30pmCST on IG @behindtheconfidentsmile for Healing Well, a conversation about trauma, how to identify it in your life, and the impact of leaving trauma unaddressed with a special guest, Candice Phillips. 

Where to find her books

www.behindtheconfidentsmile.com/shop

IG: @behindtheconfidentsmilepodcast @biancancotton

Subscribe, Share, Write a review

Thank you for tuning in!

The Behind the Confident Smile Podcast is a weekly conversation with Bianca Cotton, founder of the Behind the Confident Smile, author, wife, mom, poet, and hope dealer. Join me on this journey of revealing what's behind your smile. We will have special guests, some poetry, and inspiration.

This week Cecelia Towns-Scott joined us! Cecelia is an entrepreneur, law student, wife, and mom from the South Side of Chicago. Growing up, she watched her mother become a master seamstress and her dad start his own limousine company, so doing things herself is in her blood. Her own entrepreneurial journey started back in elementary school selling material for lanyards, which were all the rage at the time. She's super passionate about helping others, which lead her to create menstruation underwear. After trying them herself, she realized there was a huge gap in the market for people who wanted more flexibility in their garments, and Honor Your Flow was born.

Where to Find Cecelia

https://www.flowperiodpanties.com/

IG: @honoryourflow

Are you connecting with us on IG @behindtheconfidentsmilepodcast and our host @biancancotton 

Thanks for tuning in! And share with a friend!

The Behind the Confident Smile Podcast is a weekly conversation with Bianca Cotton, founder of the Behind the Confident Smile, author, wife, mom, poet, and hope dealer. Join me on this journey of revealing what's behind your smile. We will have special guests, some poetry, and inspiration.

This week Nadia shares years of reflection, unpacking, and revelations with us, and serves this delicious meal to us. You will want to have your journal handy so that you can digest the nourishment. 

Nadia O. Hill is a graduate of the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) with a B.A. in Psychology. She has served as an AmeriCorps member from 2012-2014 at a local community center as a GED instructor for adult learners. Currently, she works as a Development Coach at a local community organization called UCAN. She has assisted over 100 survivors of violence and/or a crime with securing various resources throughout Chicago. This allowed for her to see that survivors develop healthy coping mechanisms during individual weekly therapeutic sessions.

She believes that every woman can bloom at her own pace. This led to the creation of her business, Bloomin’ Queens Co. which hosts quarterly panel discussions, virtual coaching sessions, and furthering a flourishing life through customized merchandise. She has been able to partner with over 250 women desiring to heal in their perspectives about embracing their life’s journey. This allowed for her to see that womanhood is full of richness, depth, and of great importance to the longevity of the family. A healthy woman is a key to the family unit establishing a legacy that remains. And she is looking forward to pushing the message of healthy femininity as a seat of authority in various spaces!

Where to Find Nadia

Facebook & Instagram: Nadia O. Hill and Bloomin' Queens Co.

Connect with us on IG @behindtheconfidentsmilepodcast and our host @biancancotton 

Thanks for tuning in, leave a review, and share with a friend!

The Behind the Confident Smile Podcast is a weekly conversation with Bianca Cotton, founder of the Behind the Confident Smile, author, wife, mom, poet, and hope dealer. Join me on this journey of revealing what's behind your smile. We will have special guests, some poetry, and inspiration.

This week T’Edra Z. Knox dropped SEVERAL gems. Get your journal and pen ready! T'Edra is a wife, visionary, speaker, coach, and author. She operates in her purpose by guiding individuals to live a CROWNED life through spiritual, personal, and professional development.

Her training, facilitation, and execution methodologies have helped individuals, from entry-level to mid-level employees, as well as local ministries and organizations. She provides engaging methods with a motivational and transformative message. Her ultimate goal is to move you to do the work that will allow you to align with the assignment in your life.

If you catch her with a Bible in her hand, jewels in her heart, and her message in her mind, you will understand why people seek her to drop jewels of wisdom and knowledge. T’Edra is a conference speaker, training and seminar facilitator, panel moderator and panelist, and thought leader on personal, professional, and spiritual development topics. Whether she is speaking to a business crowd on professional growth or discussing personal development at a women’s event, she effectively breaks down complex problems into bite-sized information that the audience can understand and implement.

T’Edra is a Baton Rouge, LA native who holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration: Management from Paul Quinn College in Dallas, TX, and a Master of Science in Human Resources from Pepperdine University in Malibu, CA.

Her desire to teach others how to live a CROWNED life without competing, comparing, or compromising their calling prompted her to start KingssKid. This organization offers blogs, training, coaching, and events.

Her favorite saying is, “Dr. Dre drops beats. I drop jewels (of knowledge and wisdom).”

Where to find T'Edra

https://www.kingsskid.com/

IG & Facebook: @kingsskid

Are you connecting with us on IG @behindtheconfidentsmilepodcast and our host @biancancotton 

Thanks for tuning in! And share with a friend!

As 2021 comes to a close, Bianca reflects on the previous episodes, key takeaways, and talks about seeing ourselves more!

What does she mean about seeing ourselves? Acknowledging us and loving us more!

Don't forget to write down 5 things you love about yourself! That's our assignment before 2022.

Send us a DM @behindtheconfidentsmilepodcast with the 5 things you love about yourself! Can't wait to hear from you.

P.S. This is our last episode of 2021, we will see you in January 2022. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

The Behind the Confident Smile Podcast is a weekly conversation with Bianca Cotton, founder of the Behind the Confident Smile, author, wife, mom, poet, and hope dealer. Join me on this journey of revealing what's behind your smile. We will have special guests, some poetry, and inspiration.

This week Bianca and Jasmine dive into depression and faith. How can one be a Christian and depressed? Well, Jasmine discusses her own journey and how she helps women to break FREE from depression so they can LIVE out their purpose.

Jasmine Bennett is a SAHM (stay-at-home mom), veteran army wife, women’s integrative wellness coach, and foodie. Most days you can find her spending time with family, reading, homeschooling, cooking, or working in her garden.

Her passion and purpose is to help as many women as she can begin living a life full of joy, peace, and purpose.

Where to find Jasmine

Instagram and Facebook: @getrealwdepression

Email [email protected] and share your feedback about this episode. 

Follow us on Instagram @behindtheconfidentsmilepodcast

Check out behindtheconfidentsmile.com

Can't wait to hear from you!

The Behind the Confident Smile Podcast is a weekly conversation with Bianca Cotton, founder of the Behind the Confident Smile, author, wife, mom, poet, and hope dealer. Join me on this journey of revealing what's behind your smile. We will have special guests, some poetry, and inspiration. 

It's the holiday season and this can be a joyous time for some and a challenging time for others. I believe this episode is a tool that can help you navigate your emotions today.

So excited to have T’era Burton on this week. She is a content creator, author, and Emotional Stress and anxiety management coach. She is a wife and mama of 4 children, Creator of Concealer and a Prayer Life, a virtual safe that advocates for mental wellness, and self-care. Her mission is to let moms know they are not alone in their journeys. 

She will help you learn to sit with your emotions! 

Where to find T'era and her books:

https://concealerandaprayerlife.com/

Instagram: @t_eraburton and @concealerandaprayerlife

Resources:

SAMHSA's (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) National Helpline: 1-800-662-4357

Postpartum Depression Hotline

We invite you to engage with us on Instagram @behindtheconfidentsmilepodcast

Email [email protected] and share your feedback about this episode. Can't wake to hear from you!

The Behind the Confident Smile Podcast is a weekly conversation with Bianca Cotton, founder of the Behind the Confident Smile, author, wife, mom, poet, and hope dealer. Join me on this journey of revealing what's behind your smile. We will have special guests, some poetry, and inspiration.

This week our host, Bianca, shares a poem from her first book, A Journey Through A Beautiful Mind. This thought-provoking poem grabs your attention to focus on what you may have caged in, in your life. Are there parts of you tucked away for no one to find, not even yourself? 

Grab your journal and pen, you may want to write down your thoughts after this episode.

Where to find her book

www.behindtheconfidentsmile.com/shop

IG: @behindtheconfidentsmilepodcast @biancancotton

Subscribe, Share, Write a review

The Behind the Confident Smile Podcast is a weekly conversation with Bianca Cotton, founder of the Behind the Confident Smile, author, wife, mom, poet, and hope dealer. Join me on this journey of revealing what's behind your smile. We will have special guests, some poetry, and inspiration.

This week Kashanna took us on a journey of how her upbringing shaped her life; through reflection as she continues to seek purpose.

Kashanna Eiland has always had a passion for young people and being of service to others. Having grown up just west of Chicago, she spent a considerable amount of time in the Austin Community of Chicago's West Side, while visiting her grandmother and attending church as a child. 

Kashanna is a social impact strategist, applying over 15 years of working in the nonprofit sector to help socially conscious organizations bring their bright ideas to fruition. She also operates Unboxed Shop, a custom apparel and home goods company.

Where to Find Kashanna

https://www.unboxedshop.com/

IG: @unboxedshop @kashannaeiland

Email [email protected] and share your feedback about this episode and leave a review. Can't wait to hear from you!

Follow us on Instagram @behindtheconfidentsmilepodcast

Check out behindtheconfidentsmile.com