Be Yourself and Live Your Purpose

Now that we have worked on the soil, it is time to plant something that can actually help fill the plate. In this episode, we start with two practical crops: kamote and gabi. Both give us food below the soil and edible leaves above it. Kamote is easy, fast growing, beginner friendly, and excellent for covering the ground. Gabi takes more patience, likes moisture, and gives us both a starchy corm a...

Last month, we started with Dirt to Purpose and learned how to feed, cover, and bring life back into the soil. Now it is time for the next step: planting food. In this first episode of Bahay Kubo: The Filipino Food Garden, we check what happened to our soil, look for signs of life like earthworms, and ask a simple question: what should we plant first? We also revisit the Filipino folk song Bahay K...

In the final episode of From Dirt to Purpose, we bring the whole series together. We started by looking at the soil, then learned what makes it alive, why slowing down and reconnecting with nature matters, and how simple habits like composting can change the way we see waste. Now the question is: what do we do with all of that? This episode is a call to action. You do not need to save the whole pl...

In Episode 4 of From Dirt to Purpose, we look at waste in a different way. Food scraps, dry leaves, grass clippings, and plant material are often treated as garbage, even though many of them can still become something useful. Composting is one of the simplest ways to return organic matter to the soil and reduce what we throw away. In this episode, I talk about what compost really is, how decomposi...

In Episode 3 of From Dirt to Purpose, we talk about what it really means to feel grounded. Not the exaggerated wellness claims. Not magic. Just the real value of slowing down, stepping away from screens, spending time outdoors, and reconnecting with the natural world around us. I share how working with soil, trees, and the land has changed the way I think about rest, attention, and purpose. Someti...

In Episode 2 of From Dirt to Purpose, we go beneath the surface and ask a simple question: what makes soil alive? Healthy soil is more than dirt. It is a living system filled with roots, fungi, bacteria, insects, worms, air, water, and organic matter, all working together in ways we rarely see. In this episode, I talk about what rebuilding a forest has taught me about soil, why bare and compacted...

In the first episode of From Dirt to Purpose, I share why I came back to Be. Live after spending more time outdoors, planting trees, learning about soil, and trying to rebuild a forest. This episode is about starting small. We hear so much about climate change, flooding, extreme heat, deforestation, and environmental damage that it can feel overwhelming. But there is always a piece of the Earth wi...

Life doesn’t get less chaotic. But you can learn how to stay steady in it. In this final episode of Calm in the Chaos, we bring everything together into a simple system you can use in real life. From writing your thoughts… to rewiring your patterns… calming your body… and questioning the stories in your head. And most importantly, knowing when to let go. Because there are things you can control… a...

Most of the time, it’s not the situation that stresses you… it’s the story you tell yourself about it. In this episode, we break down how your mind creates narratives based on past experiences, fear, and even things you haven’t fully let go of. You’ll learn: where these stories come from why they feel so real and how to step back, question them, and respond differently Because your thoughts are no...

You can’t calm your mind… if your body is still in stress mode. In this episode, we talk about why stress isn’t just mental, it’s physical. And why sometimes, what you think is anxiety is actually your body being out of balance. Based on insights from Dr. Ellen Vora, we break down the difference between true anxiety and false anxiety… and how your daily habits, sleep, movement, and breathing affec...

U can rewire your brain. Read the book of Ellen Voroa The Anatomy of Anxiety: Understanding and Overcoming the Body's Fear Response.

Feeling mentally tired for no clear reason? It’s not just you. Your brain is trying to process too much at once. In this episode, we talk about: why everything feels heavier what’s really happening in your mind and one simple habit that can bring clarity fast Listen now.

Self advocacy is not just an idea. It shows up in everyday life. In this final episode of the Be. Live self advocacy series, Roca talks about where we most need to advocate for ourselves and why it matters. From health decisions to financial choices, work expectations, car and construction issues, and even relationships, many people rush into decisions without enough information. Others stay silen...

Self advocacy is often misunderstood. It is not just trusting your feelings or reacting quickly. It is taking the time to understand what is happening before making decisions that affect you. In this episode, Roca breaks self advocacy down into four practical steps you can use in everyday life: Listen — notice when something feels rushed, unclear, or incomplete Learn — take time to get informed an...

In this episode of Be. Live, Roca continues Clara’s story. After feeling unheard during a brief doctor’s visit, Clara begins to take the next step in self advocacy. She slows down, researches with intention, and learns how to turn discomfort into clear questions. This episode explores: • why self advocacy doesn’t start with confrontation • how listening leads to preparation • why asking questions...

In this episode of Be. Live, Roca continues Clara’s story. Clara followed her doctor’s advice after a three minute consultation, but something didn’t feel right. Not because she rejected the recommendation, but because she wasn’t given the full information. This episode explores why so many of us stop listening to ourselves: • how conditioning teaches us that silence feels safer • how fear and peo...

We often think of advocacy as rallies, movements, and speaking up for causes like world peace, mental health, or justice. But before any of that, there is a quieter and more personal form of advocacy. Self advocacy. In this episode of Be. Live, Roca tells the story of Clara, a 50 year old woman who went to the doctor, received a quick prescription for high cholesterol, and left feeling dismissed i...

This episode reflects on the journey from Episodes 1 to 4 surrender, rhythm, awareness, and clarity and shows why no habit, no goal, and no healthy lifestyle can succeed without proper rest. Before productivity, before motivation, before willpower, the body needs sleep. Roca speaks to working adults, parents, and the youth about how sleep shapes discipline, emotional stability, decision-making, an...

In Episode 4 of Be Yourself and Live Your Purpose, Roca Cruz exposes a surprising truth: we live in a world where people buy more sleep products than ever before, yet we are sleeping worse than ever. This episode explores the billion-dollar sleep industry — mattresses, oils, supplements, apps, gadgets — and why so many working adults and parents keep searching for solutions that never seem to work...

In Episode 3 of Be Yourself and Live Your Purpose, Roca Cruz talks about the quiet “war on rest” that many adults are fighting every single night. This episode explores how screens, stress, late-night eating, digital overload, and constant mental pressure are disrupting sleep, weakening our circadian rhythm, and making our bodies feel older and more exhausted than they should. Based on real resear...

In Episode 2 of Be Yourself and Live Your Purpose, Roca Cruz explores the powerful connection between sunlight, sleep, circadian rhythm, and emotional healing. Most of us wake up and reach for our phones, but our bodies were designed to wake up to the natural light of the sun. In this warm and reflective episode, Roca explains how morning sunlight can reset your internal clock, balance your hormon...

Before you can live your purpose, you have to learn how to rest. In a world that glorifies hustle, this episode invites you to pause — to breathe, to listen, and to remember that rest is not weakness. It is wisdom. We’ll talk about why your body, mind, and purpose are deeply connected to sleep, and how exhaustion often hides as failure. You’ll also learn how rest is an act of faith — a quiet way o...

In this episode of Be. Live: Be Yourself and Live Your Purpose, host Roca Cruz talks with Dr. Ben Valdecañas, orthopedic surgeon, functional doctor and regenerative medicine pioneer, about how hormones, movement, and mindset can help you reclaim your energy and purpose. Learn how balancing your body from within can restore clarity, strength, and joy at any age. 📍 Dr. Ben Valdecañas The Next Step...

In the end, it is not about how much you earn but about what will outlive you. This final episode of Money Matters is about the kind of wealth that never fades the impact, influence, and purpose you leave behind. I share a personal story about how I went from saving out of fear to spending with faith and how that shift changed everything. Money is a tool, a gift, and a test. When you trust the sou...

Generosity isn’t about how much you have, it’s about how free your heart is. In this episode, meet Liza, a baker who kept giving bread away even when business was slow. Her story will make you rethink what it means to “have enough.” We’ll talk about what generosity really breaks, greed, fear, pride. And why giving with the right heart brings peace, not pressure. You’ll discover how giving isn’t lo...