Be Yourself and Live Your Purpose

The Fear of Being Yourself

Ever feel like you're performing a role instead of living your life? In this episode, we dive into the quiet struggle of being authentic.

Join host Roca Cruz as she shares Brenda's story—an Overseas Filipino Worker who sends money and smiles home, while hiding her own silent struggles. Why do we feel the need to hide our true selves from the people we love most?

Learn how to let go of the need to perform and finally embrace who you really are. This episode offers a gentle but powerful guide to finding freedom and peace by being your authentic self.

Purpose in the Ordinary

Purpose isn’t always found in big milestones. This episode invites you to see meaning in everyday life and find God in the small things.

More Than the Names They Gave You

We all carry labels, some spoken, some unspoken  and that shaped how we see ourselves. This episode explores how true friends help us rise above hurtful labels and discover the names God calls us instead.

Living Without a Title

What happens when the titles we cling to.. doctor, attorney, breadwinner, suddenly disappear? Discover the freedom of finding your worth beyond what you do or own.

Before We Begin: A Love Letter to Who You Really Are

Before we start this six-part journey, I want to share why Kitchie Nadal’s Love Letter album became the soundtrack for rediscovering who we are beyond titles and achievements. This is my personal take on the album, an invitation to breathe, reflect, and begin the journey back to yourself.

Not Just Angry—Triggered

Why do some people explode when they're afraid? Why does anger feel safer than sadness?
In this episode we explore the Fight trauma response the one that shows up as outbursts defensiveness or a need to control. Underneath the fire is often fear pain or a cry for safety. Learn how to spot it how to heal it and how to turn that fire into strength with purpose.

When Running Feels Safer

In this episode, we explore the Flight trauma response—the urge to stay busy, avoid conflict, and run from discomfort, even if it costs you peace, connection, and purpose.

Through the story of Stephanie, a middle child who grew up in survival mode, we unpack how fleeing becomes a lifestyle—and what happens when you finally decide to stop. You'll learn how the flight response shows up in your relationships, your goals, and even your faith.

If you've ever felt like you're always moving but never arriving, this episode is for you.

Includes a guided journal reflection and a breathing exercise to help you slow down, stay present, and come home to yourself.

Frozen: When Fear Shuts You Down

What if the reason you’re stuck isn’t laziness or lack of drive… but your body protecting you?

In this episode of Be.Live, we talk about the freeze response—the quiet trauma pattern that doesn’t fight or run. It just shuts you down. You’ll meet Debbie, who wants to show up in life but keeps disappearing instead. She’s not unreliable. She’s frozen.

We’ll explore how freeze starts, why it’s not your fault, and how it slowly steals your voice, your choices, and your ability to move toward your purpose.

If you’ve ever ghosted someone, zoned out under pressure, or felt numb when you needed to speak up—this is for you.

You don’t have to stay stuck. There’s another way. And it starts with safety, not shame.