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I was talking to a friend earlier about detachment, and it made me think about how there are moments in life when you just wish that time would stop. Even for a day. Just long enough for your mind to catch up to what your heart is holding. But life isn’t really designed that way. Sometimes you’re still grieving, still processing, still trying to feel safe inside your own body — and the world keeps moving. Deadlines and schedules still exist. You still have to show up. And that’s where detachment started to make sense in a different way, I think. People think detachment means shutting down or distancing yourself from the pain so you can function. For me, it’s the opposite. It’s acknowledging the weight while you keep moving. Feeling the grief without letting it swallow the entire day. Letting the questions exist even when the answers aren’t ready. Healing while surviving isn’t glamorous. It’s this messy, unphotogenic work. It’s the kind no one sees. But it’s also the kind that teaches you the truth: detachment isn’t escape. It’s the small, honest space you create so you can breathe, carry what you must, and still make it through one more day.

If you tend to ramble or overexplain, this one’s for you. The pause is powerful, use it intentionally in every conversation.

Few more weeks until SpeakersCon 2026! Head to the link in my account and use the code KIA for 30% off tickets. See you there.

Sometimes the tech I use doesn’t just impress; it somehow becomes part of how my scattered brain actually thinks. My mind loves words. My hands love to write. So meet the BOOX Note Air 5C, my new go-to for reading, writing, annotating, and thinking like someone who treats PDFs like novels. It has a 10.3-inch color E-Ink display that reads like real paper and gives you that paper-like freedom to write directly on books, PDFs, EPUBs, and docs. I can scribble, highlight, brainstorm, and let ideas untangle themselves on the page instead of fighting for space in my head. Perfect for someone who documents everything: novels, research, ideas, and the occasional thought spiral that somehow becomes a strategy deck. 😅 And yes, you’ll see it with me everywhere: outdoors, indoors, and on the beach, because even my daydreams deserve a screen that doesn’t glare. Thank you @Boox Philippines for my new thinking partner 🙃 #BOOX #BOOXPhilippines #ereader

I’ve been tinkering with The BOOX Note Air 5C for about a month now and what I’ve found so far isn’t just a pretty e-ink face — the magic is in what happens on the screen. I’ve been playing with split screen, writing tools, ebooks, PDFs, docs… and it handles all of it like a calm, unbothered genius. My mind is chaotic, but this thing? Smooth. Organized. Powered by Android, so I get access to the apps I actually use and the freedom to build a workflow that fits my brain, not the other way around. Color E-Ink for reading and scrolling without eye strain. Paper-like writing for note-taking that feels natural. Split screen for when my ADHD wants to read, research, and jot notes all at the same time. It’s basically the tablet version of a well-regulated nervous system: quiet, focused, and ready for whatever idea decides to show up today. Thank you @Boox Philippines for this tool that actually thinks with me 🙃

In growth, gratefulness and grief can coexist.

Sharing this with full respect to Belle, whose work also uplifts Filipina women and our beauty. I’m simply sharing this to add the lens of motherhood and postpartum, where certain words hit deeper than we think. I hope that this perspective helps people also see that our language can land differently and carries weight. Every woman’s perspective and choices deserves space, and at the same time, conversations like this deserve care, accuracy, and compassion for the bodies that carried life.

Found this gem in today’s memories! Missing these barrier-breaking conversations with you @Chris Do #onthisday

This is such a common question that I get from personal brand clients, so let me share my thoughts on the “niche” or the “anti-niche”. Curious to know your thoughts here, too.

Excited to be part of this year’s SpeakersCon 2026! Will be diving into the brain-based blueprint for human-centered marketing. You can get 30% off tickets when you use my code KIA :) See you this Feb 11! Get your tickets via www.speakerscon.ph :) @speakerscon

The two sides of gratefulness that require a specific kind of strength: the humility to see beyond yourself when things go well, and the hope to see through pain when life gets hard.

What “falling in love” teaches us about how our brain works with familiarity and patterns. On a side note, I love how this adds a layer to what I read from Scott Peck’s The Road Less Traveled: true love begins when we fall out of love. 🤭

Walking through the common insights across 2026 marketing trends and the behaviors driving them. If you’re part of a marketing team or you have a business yourself, this might be useful.

Psychology and neuroscience are often framed as rivals in conversations about healing. I personally don’t see it that way. The way I see it (and the way I study it), psychology helps us name patterns, meaning, and context. Neuroscience helps us understand how change actually takes hold in the mind through repetition, safety, and experience. One without the other gives you insight without traction, or mechanics without meaning. I think real healing lives in the integration of both schools of thought.

Our brains are not built for how New Year’s Resolutions are usually designed. So if you’re exploring new habits for this year, here’s one practical step that you can try. Now disclaimer, i’m not saying that this is a method that works for everyone with 100% guarantee. Our brains are naturally resistant to change because of the heavy cognitive load, so the goal is to lessen the friction and make change a bit easier to transition to. We’re designing the system and training our brain to find safety in change, specifically in building better habits. What habits do you want to try starting this month? :)