Breathe, Mija, You’re Allowed: Rest, Resilience, and Redefining Wellness

Welcome to the Inspirame Latina podcast with your host, Yudy Veras Bueno.

Yudy is the Founder, Executive Director and Program Curator of Inspirame Latina, a non-profit organization that focuses on bringing diverse expertise, a shared vision, and a commitment to ensuring Latinas feel seen, valued, and celebrated. Yudy is also a Professional Life Coach, Healer, Fearless Women Empowerment Advocate, Speaker, and Author. She is the CEO and Founder of Y Veras Coaching.

 

Links:

Inspirame Latina Foundation: inspiramelatina.org 

Y Veras Coaching: yveras.com 

Yudy Veras Speaking: https://coachyudy.com  

 

In this episode, we explore what it truly means to pause: to rest, breathe, and remember that caring for yourself is not selfish, it’s survival.

 

Karina Muller, Founder & CEO of Maripossa Wellness, shares her journey from global corporate life to building spaces that help others heal, reset, and lead from wholeness.

We talk about the quiet weight many Latinas carry, the guilt of slowing down, the pressure to be everything for everyone and how to reclaim peace through small, consistent acts of self-care.

💬 The Latina expectation of self-sacrifice and how to unlearn it

💬 Simple tools for restoring your energy, in five, ten, or fifteen minutes

💬 The courage to ask for help and scale your purpose with heart

💬 Why collaboration, not competition, is how our community truly grows

Whether you’re leading a team, raising a family, or just trying to catch your breath, this conversation will remind you: rest is not weakness, it’s how we rise.

Empowerment begins with a conversation.

 

Guest Speaker Bio:

Karina Muller

Founder & CEO, Maripossa Wellness

MBA, Cornell University | Corporate & Workplace Wellness | Co-Founder, Motivity Care

🌐 Connect: maripossawellness.com  |  LinkedIn: karinamuller 

Karina Muller is the Founder and CEO of Maripossa Wellness, a company dedicated to transforming how people experience well-being at work and at home. With more than 25 years in global corporate environments, Karina brings a rare blend of strategy, empathy, and lived experience to every room she enters.

A graduate of Cornell University’s MBA program, she holds multiple certifications in workplace wellness, stress management, and integrative health. Through Maripossa Wellness, she designs programs that meet people where they are, from hospital teams and startups to Fortune 500 leaders, helping them find practical ways to pause, reset, and thrive.

Karina also co-founded Motivity Care, a platform simplifying caregiving management, and serves on the board of United Latinas, championing representation and leadership for Latina professionals.

Her philosophy is simple: wellness shouldn’t feel like another task on your to-do list, it should feel like coming home to yourself.

 

This episode of the Inspirame Latina Podcast is proudly sponsored by Every Task Skilled Virtual Assistants, a partner in empowering women to focus on purpose over pressure. Every Task supports entrepreneurs and changemakers behind the scenes, so they can keep showing up boldly in front of them.