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 heal her body, sharpen her mind, mend her broken heart and exquisitely discover her soul. In Creative Permissions, Patty shares personal stories, insights, wisdom and tactics so that you too can give yourself permission to create your best life starting now!
Patty Cruz reflects on the joys and lessons learned from forty podcast episodes, exploring the meaning of surrender and reassessing the concept behind Creative Permissions.
21 May 2025
Permission to Have a Hard Time Prioritizing Self
This week I experienced disappointment. In previous episodes, I’ve shared with you my focus on health and the various things I’ve changed to move forward on my health-related goals. I’ve changed my diet. I exercise almost daily. I meditate. And, I’ve had success such as healing from cancer, getting stronger, growing an inch, but one metric was pending.
Last week I got the results from my bone density test and these were not what I was hoping for. Since the previous test in 2024, I’ve continued to experience bone loss, which was so disappointing.
What do you do when you experience disappointment? In this episode, I reflect on the disappointment and how I may have fallen a little off the health wagon and back into old habits that are not aligned with my new identity.
Let me know what stood out for you and share your thoughts by leaving a review. I would also love to know how you deal with disappointment. What do you do to prioritize yourself? What does it mean to love yourself?
You can also connect with me on Facebook or Instagram at Creative Permissions. I'd love to hear from you!
If you want to watch this episode on video, you can visit my channel on Youtube at Creative Permissions.
Takeaways:
Disappointment happens when one’s expectations are not fulfilled. It’s just a red flag in our journey that indicates an opportunity to “reshuffle the cards” and create new pathways and experiences.
Prioritizing self is challenging for some women, but so necessary. By prioritizing ourselves, we are “putting the oxygen mask first” and then able to continue supporting all those we love.
What does loving yourself mean? It’s not a final destination, but a continuous journey.
Connect with Patty:
Facebook: facebook.com/pattycruz.creativepermissions
Instagram: instagram.com/Patty_CreativePermissions
14 May 2025
Messages from Beyond
Have you ever heard people talk about how they get messages from their loved ones that have passed? Or talk about how they were thinking about a person and suddenly that person calls? Or been looking for a lost object and then unexpectedly they get information about where this object is?
I love getting nudges from the Universe. It reminds me that in some way we are all connected.
In this episode I’m excited to share with you an experience that surprisingly happened on my Mother’s birthday. My Mom passed away five years and I miss her dearly. If heaven only had cell service, but seems like it does, just in a different way.
Let me know what stood out for you and share your thoughts by leaving a review.
You can also connect with me on Facebook or Instagram at Creative Permissions. I'd love to hear from you!
If you want to watch this episode on video, you can visit my channel on Youtube at Creative Permissions.
Takeaways:
Everyone can get messages from the Universe and loved ones that have passed away. Be open to the possibilities and paying attention to your inner and outer environment. The nudges may not necessarily be loud, but they will be things you will recognize.
Connect with Patty:
Facebook: facebook.com/pattycruz.creativepermissions
Instagram: instagram.com/Patty_CreativePermissions
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YouTube views
2,493
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Apple Podcasts (US)
5.0 / 5
5 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 72 / 100
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87
Social presence
91
YouTube
68
Engagement
32
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