In this episode of The Road Leads Back to Me, Coral dives headfirst into the emotional, cultural, and psychological impact of Bad Bunny performing at the Super Bowl—and why the backlash says far more about us than it does about him.

What starts as a reaction to a Super Bowl promo quickly unfolds into a deeper conversation about assimilation, identity, and the trauma many Latinos carry from being taught to stay quiet, stay small, and blend in. As a trauma specialist, millennial mom, and proud Puerto Rican-Cuban woman, Coral explores why Bad Bunny represents more than music—he represents repair, visibility, and permission to exist fully without muting who we are.

This episode touches on:

• The psychological toll of assimilation and inherited shame

• Why cultural music can be deeply regulating and healing

• How oppression repeats itself when we stop questioning what we’ve normalized

• The dangers of political and ideological extremes

• Why curiosity, reflection, and honest conversations matter right now

• How creativity, stimming, journaling, and music can help us cope

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Coral also unpacks Bad Bunny’s role as a cultural repair figure, the meaning behind songs like La Mudanza, and why representation—especially on the world’s biggest stage—matters so deeply to the nervous system, not just the culture.

This is a call to pause.

To clock what feels off.To ask yourself where your beliefs came from.
And to remember that the road—no matter how loud, confusing, or painful—always leads back to you.

If this episode brings something up for you, you’re not alone. Let the music move through you. Let curiosity replace shame. And give yourself grace.

✨ Mindful perreo encouraged.

A new episode drops every Wednesday—another step on the road back to yourself, another moment to slow down, reflect, and choose healing. The Road Leads Back to Me is a space for honest conversations, emotional growth, mental wellness, and the kind of guidance that helps you navigate every twist, turn, and roadblock life places in your path.

Follow the journey and stay connected on all platforms: @TheRoadLeadsBackToMe for podcast updates and @CoralExplainsItAll for daily reflections, big-sister advice, and storytelling that meets you right where you are.

The road is long, but you never have to walk it alone.

Executive Produced by Pink Grove Agency

Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

This episode marks a milestone — turning 40!

In this deeply personal birthday reflection, Coral looks ahead to the life she is building, the love walking beside her, and the voice she has learned to trust. A voice once shaky, now steady. A voice shaped by experience, courage, and the belief that it was always meant to heal.

Inspired by the wisdom of Ruth Bader Ginsburg — use your voice, even when it trembles — Coral reflects on what it means to grow stronger with time, to speak with intention, and to step fully into purpose in this next decade of life.

This isn’t a look back. It’s a declaration.

At 40, the road doesn’t end — it leads back to you.

A new episode drops every Wednesday—another step on the road back to yourself, another moment to slow down, reflect, and choose healing. The Road Leads Back to Me is a space for honest conversations, emotional growth, mental wellness, and the kind of guidance that helps you navigate every twist, turn, and roadblock life places in your path.

Follow the journey and stay connected on all platforms: @TheRoadLeadsBackToMe for podcast updates and @CoralExplainsItAll for daily reflections, big-sister advice, and storytelling that meets you right where you are.

The road is long, but you never have to walk it alone.

Executive Produced by Pink Grove Agency

Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

In this episode of The Road Leads Back to Me, Coral sits down with Miami’s sweetheart, Betty Pastelitos, for an intimate and deeply honest conversation about identity, resilience, and self-permission.

Betty shares her journey as a first-generation American, a special education teacher, a content creator, and a woman who spent much of her life putting others first. From growing up as a “glass child,” to navigating cultural expectations, guilt, and being told her accent would hold her back, Betty opens up about the detours that shaped her—and the courage it took to finally choose herself.

Together, Coral and Betty explore inner teens, bathroom camping, creativity, belief, and what it means to stop shrinking and start honoring who you’ve always been.

This episode is a reminder that no matter how many U-turns, pauses, or detours you take, the road always leads back to you.A new episode drops every Wednesday—another step on the road back to yourself, another moment to slow down, reflect, and choose healing. The Road Leads Back to Me is a space for honest conversations, emotional growth, mental wellness, and the kind of guidance that helps you navigate every twist, turn, and roadblock life places in your path.

Follow the journey and stay connected on all platforms: @TheRoadLeadsBackToMe for podcast updates and @CoralExplainsItAll for daily reflections, big-sister advice, and storytelling that meets you right where you are.

The road is long, but you never have to walk it alone.

Executive Produced by Pink Grove Agency

Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.