Behind the Confident Smile

Behind the Confident Smile

By Bianca N. CottonEducationSelf-Improvement
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Behind the Confident Smile episodes

  • S3E4: Fortitude After Death of Spouse w/ Elle Davis

    The 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 Elle have a discussion about becoming a widow and its immediate impact on her life and her daughter's life. 

    This episode was recorded at CAN TV Studios.

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    30 min
  • S3E3: Cheating Ruined My Marriage Part II w/ Menia "MJ" Johnson

    The 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 MJ continued the conversation about her journey to divorce and how she managed the process while being a mom.

    This episode was recorded at CAN TV Studios.

    Find us on Instagram @behindtheconfidentsmilepodcast and @biancancotton

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    26 min
  • S3E2: Cheating Ruined My Marriage w/ Menia "MJ" Johnson

    The 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 MJ have a discussion about MJ's experience with her first marriage ending in divorce and why.

    This episode was recorded at CAN TV Studios.

    Find us on Instagram @behindtheconfidentsmilepodcast and @biancancotton

    Visit behindtheconfidentsmile.com to learn more about Behind the Confident Smile.

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    30 min
  • S3E1: The Emotional Journey from Miscarriage to Motherhood w/ T'era Burton

    The 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 T'era have a discussion about T'era's journey to motherhood and what she learned along the way.

    This episode was recorded at CAN TV Studios.

    Find us on Instagram @behindtheconfidentsmilepodcast and @biancancotton

    Visit behindtheconfidentsmile.com to learn more about Behind the Confident Smile.

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    27 min
  • Season 3 Trailer

    Welcome back for Season 3 of Behind the Confident Smile. We have exciting NEWS to share with you. Tune in today. Like, share, and subscribe.

    3 min
  • Season 2 Recap

    The 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 wraps up season two with poetry, highlights, and exciting news about a TV premiere. 

    This podcast turns ONE on October 31st and we are CELEBRATING that too in this episode.

    Thank you for your continuous support of the podcast. 

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      14 min
    • S2E13: From Poverty to Power with Kimberly Allen
      The 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 had a dynamic conversation about her childhood, identity, faith, and happiness.  
      Kimberly Allen was born and raised on the south side of Chicago and grew up in a marginalized underserved community. She is well acquainted with instability and poverty but, at a young age, she began to understand Jesus in a way that my peers had not. Today, she is a Women's Life Coach, Tech Talent Advisor, a mother of 4, and a wife. She represents triumphant in many phases of womanhood. 
      Connect with us on IG @behindtheconfidentsmilepodcast and our host @biancancotton  
      Grab a copy of Bianca's newly released book, Captivating Confidence: An 11-Step Guide to Develop a Healthy Relationship with Yourself and Own Your Inner Greatness, visit behindtheconfidentsmile.com 
      To sow a seed into the podcast, https://behindtheconfidentsmile.com/sow-a-seed 
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      47 min
    • S2E12: Grow with Gabrielle “Gabby” Hopson

      The 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 Gabby speak about faith, betrayal, growing, and more. This episode is a growth session! Are you ready?

      Gabby is from the deep mountains of Kentucky. She's been married to the love of my life for 15 years and has 2 amazing children. Some fun facts about her! Her love for pizza runs deep, but her love for coffee and Jesus runs even deeper! Her story is not perfect but the author of it is! It’s full of Failures and Successes, Fear and Faith, Resistance and Surrender, Divorce and Restoration, Betrayal and Forgiveness, Infertility and Miracles. It is full of God’s grace and GLORY, it’s HIS Story unfolding beautifully in Gabby. 

      Where to find Gabby: Gabrielle Hopson on FB, growwithgabby on instagram and www.growwithgabby.com

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

      Grab a copy of Bianca's newly released book, Captivating Confidence: An 11-Step Guide to Develop a Healthy Relationship with Yourself and Own Your Inner Greatness at behindtheconfidentsmile.com

      To sow a seed into the podcast, visit behindtheconfidentsmile.com 

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      52 min
    • S2E11: Reclaiming My Voice with Kimberly Whetstone

      The 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 spoke with Kimberly about the ways she reclaimed her voice, navigating leadership while facing opposition, and much more. Kimberly Whetstone, M.Div., is an authentic, passionate, speaker, spiritual life and leadership coach, and DE&I consultant. With over 20 years of ministry experience in the areas homeless ministry, refugee ministry, spiritual care, recovery, and discipleship, Kim uses her passion for justice and social change and her knowledge of discipleship and pastoral care to empower leaders, cultivate hope and advocate positive change in individuals, organizations, and communities. Kim, her husband of 16 years, Dr. Toussaint Whetstone, and their two children live in the Chicago suburbs. As an interracially married female with biracial children, Kimberly’s life is deeply shaped by her growing knowledge of racial injustice and her experiences as a female leader. For Kim, cultivating multicultural competence in people and organizations, increasing self-awareness, and empowering women are central to her work. Where to Find Kim https://www.kimberlywhetstone.com/ Connect with us on IG @behindtheconfidentsmilepodcast and our host @biancancotton  Grab a copy of Bianca's newly released book, Captivating Confidence: An 11-Step Guide to Develop a Healthy Relationship with Yourself and Own Your Inner Greatness, click here. To sow a seed into the podcast, click here.  Thanks for tuning in. Leave a review. Share this episode with a friend!

      1 hr
    • S2E10: Why not support women? with Daniel Jones

      The 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 Daniel on the podcast! He is the FIRST man in this space. He talks about why he supports women and why other men should, too!

      Daniel Jones is a leader in the Training and Development industry.  He has been mentoring and training trainers for over 15 years. Daniel is passionate about providing leaders with tools, strategies, and techniques to help them lead effectively and at their highest potential.  He graduated from Western Illinois University with a degree in Social Work.  He is a  member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.  He’s on the Leadership boards of Mission Possible Marriage Institute and Grown Men Growing Men support group.  Daniel is a licensed minister and serves as Assistant Pastor of True Foundation Church.  He has accepted his calling of assisting people with building deeper relationship with God. He is a loving husband of 18 years and father of 3 beautiful children. Through his work in ministry, he has focused on strengthening the covenant of marriage and men’s ministry.  He is recognized as an energetic and lively speaker, who captivates, motivates, and inspires his audience to take massive action with simplistic concepts!

      Where to Find Daniel

      https://danieljones360.com/

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

      Grab a copy of Bianca's newly released book, Captivating Confidence: An 11-Step Guide to Develop a Healthy Relationship with Yourself and Own Your Inner Greatness, click here.

      To sow a seed into the podcast, click here. 

      Thanks for tuning in. Leave a review. Share this episode with a friend!

      49 min

    About Behind the Confident Smile

    From the publisher's feed

    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.