Ish Navarro - Speaker, Writer & Artist

21/07/2026

"i think it’s important that from time to time, we gain the courage to challenge ourselves. to listen closely for the quiet urges of our spirit to express a need. in my case, i mustered the courage to see if i truly changed or if i am just delusional."

read in full:

why things have changed

15/07/2026

ever had a friend who makes you feel more than just seen but also valued? 🥹 read in full: https://ishnavarro.substack.com/p/it-is-nice-to-be-seen

14/07/2026

What truly matters? It's time to revisit what I wrote in January: "2026 is my season of personal wellness." Join me as I reflect and do my mid-year reset 💜

10/07/2026

PART 2: after doing your audit, it's time to make sense of everything you wrote down, especially yung reasons mo why "very good", "good", or "not good" yung mga key events from the first half of 2026 🤔

09/07/2026

PART 1: ang dami nangyari nitong first half of 2026 and if like me, gusto mo i-close yung next six months in a better place, join me as i do my mid-year reset ✍️

i divided it into four parts: audit, insights, align, and apply.

1️⃣ audit - yan yung task of retrieving key moments of the months. we want to answer the question, what happened?

2️⃣ insights - based on all the listed down events and data, we answer the question, so what? what does it mean?

3️⃣ align - we answer the question, what’s important now that we know those things? what should matter?

4️⃣ apply - we make a roadmap consisting of 3 key strategic priorities with key actions as well.

Follow for PART 2!

06/07/2026

READ: "we need people who not only see us for who we are, but also for our value. they believe that our existence adds meaning to other people and that we belong to be here."

New Substack post: https://open.substack.com/pub/ishnavarro/p/it-is-nice-to-be-seen?r=8ojz76&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web

03/07/2026

Helpful prompts to use during your Monthly Reset 💜⬇

1. Do a monthly audit. What happened in the month?
2. What did you do? What did you not do?
3. Notice patterns. What drained you?
4. What energized you?
5. What do you keep doing, stop doing, and start doing?

Your monthly reset is like a gentle pause before you get lost again in the gazillion things you should be doing or before being swept away by the routine things. A time to breathe. Sit down with yourself and be honest.

Because self-honesty is what builds self-trust: the belief that you've got your back. When you do, you feel less stressed and lost. Instead, grounded in clarity. That's what monthly resets provide.

It doesn't have to be a complicated process, just get a calendar, a notebook, a pen and some spare time (an hour at most!)

July doesn't have to be like any other July 💜

02/07/2026

i emailed my previous contacts something very personal. i was scared to click send but not even minutes after i pressed send, somebody subscribed. subscribed where? To my Substack account! 😭

do you want to receive the thoughts and musings of a wounded healer? subscribe here: https://form.jotform.com/261821928866066

see you on the next email! 💜

01/07/2026

Let me introduce you to Monthly Reset! As someone na madaling makalimutan yung mga nangyayari sa araw, either kasi ang daming nangyayari or nagiging too routinary na parang naghahalo-halo na yung mga araw, malaki ang naging tulong ng aking big calendar. Parang may naging all-in-one tracker ako:

- Emoji Stickers: Shows my main emotion of the day
- Events: Simple phrases of what happened during the day
- Places: Saan ako nagpunta and with whom

The positive effects? I can look back with gratitude, parang sa dami ng aking prinoproblema, meron palang maganda na nangyari sa aking week. Naalala ko na may buhay nga pala ako outside of work, outside of the mundane. Nakikita ko rin na may mga “over” sa pagod pala or “kulang” ako sa alone time. Then, I will adjust for next month. Realign kumbaga.

Mas gagawin ko pang in-depth yung process kung paano ako nag-Monthly Reset for July. Welcome muna to my calendar 🥰

30/06/2026

So what are the qualities of a best friend? 🧐

List them down with me as we discover how we can be a best friend to ourselves: https://youtu.be/5M9fMQOzBYU?si=0WapqL_ZKpfPJ09J