Becky G ON Coming To Terms With Her Identity and Radical Authenticity

She describes feeling pressured to be “half and half,” as if belonging in one place required giving up parts of herself; reframing it as “200%” helped her claim the intersection as a full identity. She connects that reframing to her album inspiration and to broader “spaces in between” where multiple truths can coexist.

She says choosing to sing in Spanish was both personally fulfilling and scary because she worried she wouldn’t be accepted; she also describes encountering machismo and industry messages like “girls don’t sell tickets.” She frames her persistence as contributing “brick by brick” to a bridge for others, even if she only brings one brick.

She explains that early on she didn’t recognize downsides of exposure, but later felt the weight of criticism and the pressure to provide for her family. Over time, she’s learned she doesn’t have to be liked by everyone and that boundaries, reduced social media use, and prioritizing real-world quality connection help protect her energy.

She says therapy helped her move from reacting to immediate “small fires” toward investigating root causes, including family roles, parentification, and childhood gaps in what she needed. She describes practices like taking inventory of relationships and memories, doing family therapy with siblings, and using “parts work” to understand different sides of herself.

She reflects on panic attacks and anxiety as her body signaling something was wrong, especially when she pushed through to avoid letting others down. A key lesson she names is “just because you can doesn’t mean you should,” and she emphasizes creating better “filters” in her process instead of defaulting to performative coping.