Creative Permissions

It's the beginning of the holiday season and a magical time to set intentions of what it is that you want to have happen next year. As I was starting to dream up my 2025, I realized that I was asking a necessary question that I was not excited about. During my daily "quiet time," I got a more fun way of asking the same question in an expanded way.   I continued to reflect on the now improved quest...

Do you ever wake up happy?  Just a sense of pure happiness not associated with any particular event or accomplishment?   Last Sunday, as I was waking up and becoming conscious, what caught my attention was that I was just so feeling so happy.  Nothing particular had happened the previous day (or night) and nothing special was happening that day. In fact, I was about to face a challenge that I was...

I am still in awe about how powerful words are.   On my last episode, I shared with you how I witnessed a miracle while having coffee with a dear friend.  We shared encouraging words and over those words/energy and magic happened.   But, what happens when the words are not positive, loving and encouraging?  As I wondered about this question, this morning on social media a story surfaced where a fa...

Words are powerful.  They are the vehicles that carry our inner thoughts out into the world.     This past week, I witnessed a miracle.  I experienced how words can help shift ourselves to abundant possibilities and open up to the magic and miracles that already exist for us, we just don't know it yet.   In this episode, I am so grateful to share how I met up with my friend Erin and together, thro...

Shout out to Zeta Tau Alpha for putting together a super successful Big Man on Campus Event!  It was fun and over $72,000 were raised for breast cancer awareness and education.  And, I had the honor of being a guest speaker at the event.   Two years ago, I was dealing with breast cancer.  Today, I have a podcast and last week I stood on a stage in front of lots of people and shared my story. That...

Have you ever had questions that kept bouncing around in your mind until all of a sudden answers arrived in the most unimagined ways.  That is what happened to me when I visited Casa Batlló.   On my journey towards health, I had lots of time to ponder.  I was asking questions such as what is my purpose?  What fills my heart with joy?  What is it that I want to make sure I do before I go to the "ot...

Cancer does not only impact the person going through the illness.  It becomes a family affair.  In this episode I am honored to introduce you to my son, Niko.   I wanted to protect my children from my diagnosis.  I was worried about how they would worry about me.  I was also worried about how they would feel and any fears that may come up.  But I never had really asked them how the experience was...

Cancer does not only impact the person going through the illness.  It becomes a family affair.  In this episode I am honored to introduce you to my husband, Raul.     Since my breast cancer diagnosis, Raul accompanied me to the doctor's visits, was waiting for me when I underwent surgery and drove me to the chemotherapy infusions.  I asked him to share his experience of what it was like knowing th...

It's October and that means Pink Month or Breast Cancer Awareness Month.  This episode came in response to people asking me how I was diagnosed with breast cancer.   I am happy to share my story about how I found out I had breast cancer and what actions I took in hopes that it inspires moms, grandmoms, sisters, daughters, nieces, and all women to take the necessary steps to take care of their heal...

Hair is such a big deal!  We take care of it, color it, cut it, let it grow and in a way, it's a reflection of who we are and what we are going through at the moment.   Join my friend Janet Rae and I as we dive into an exquisite conversation about our ever changing hair as an analogy to our  ever evolving identities. Have you ever asked yourself what is your identity? Or what you want it to be?  ...

The nurse said the doctor wanted to talk to me and guided me to an office.  I knew something was wrong.  Moments later, I was told I had breast cancer.  I sat in my car processing the news, feeling my heart sink, and immediately called my lifeline.   We all experience challenges at different points in our lives.  In this episode, I am honored to introduce to you my lifeline while going through bre...

As I celebrate the launch of the Creative Permissions podcast and start telling others about it my heart shrinks. I get nervous, sweaty hands, and wondering what will people say and then the question pops into my head, "What would Mary Magdalene do?" As you are working on creating your best life, have you stepped into your power? In this episode, I share details about Mary Magdalene's life that we...

On my journey to health from breast cancer, I initially focused my efforts on healing my body and used my brain to research available alternatives.  I discovered nutrition options and exercise plans and felt good about the actions I was taking to take care of my body.  Then I noticed that my heart felt really tight and small. At that moment I realized I was afraid, in fact I was terrified. In this...

Is there anything you have wanted to do and just can't seem to get it done? Life gets busy. We have work, and family, and friends, and obligations, and responsibilities we need to take care of.  There just isn't enough time to do it all, so we put aside those things that we'd love to do or learn or simply explore.  But when are we going to have time for those things that our heart desires? When I...

Do you remember where you were on 9/11? Twenty three years ago, as the news covered the tragic events of that day, we also saw how so many heroes were born.  This episode is a tribute to those who lost their lives, to the heroes who saved lives, and to those dedicated to creating a world with more love and peace. Do you ever wonder if there is anything you can do to contribute to world peace from...

What are you waiting for?  Give yourself permission to live your best life now! Your host, Patty Cruz, is a  breast cancer survivor and at the moment of her diagnosis decided that she wanted to take all that life had to offer and live every moment fully. During her journey, she discovered that she needed to give herself permission to break away from old habits, limiting beliefs and behaviors to he...