Libros publicados

How do we love someone deeply while allowing them to remain fully themselves?
Love brings us close to another person, but closeness can be complicated. We want to care without controlling, stay without losing ourselves, and hold on without making someone feel held back. Sometimes, we must learn how to let go of a relationship—or of the future we imagined together.
In Phenomenology of Love: Making Be, Letting Be, Letting Go, Ernie Avila reflects on love through three interconnected movements: nurturing another person’s becoming, respecting their freedom, and releasing our claim over what we cannot possess or preserve.…

You thought you’d have more of life figured out by now.
Instead, you’re making decisions without knowing where they’ll lead, watching other people reach milestones, and wondering whether you’re falling behind. Even when things look fine from the outside, questions remain: Is this the life I want? What matters to me? What do I do next?
Still Figuring Out Life: Finding Meaning While Your Life Is Still Unfolding makes room for those questions.
With warmth, honesty, and a thoughtful psycho-spiritual perspective, Ernie Avila explores the search for identity, purpose, belonging, and direction. He reflects on the pressure to succeed, the discomfort of changing course, and the quieter choices through which a meaningful life begins to take shape.…

We can reach almost anyone in seconds. Why do we still struggle to feel understood?
An unanswered message can unsettle an entire afternoon. A carefully edited post can hide a difficult week. An AI-generated reply can say everything beautifully—while leaving us unsure whether the words are really ours.
In STILL HUMAN: Understanding Ourselves and Our Relationships in the Age of Technology and AI, Ernie Avila explores the feelings, expectations, and familiar patterns we bring into our digital lives. Through relatable everyday scenes and thoughtful reflection, he examines our need for approval, the misunderstandings that grow through screens, the comfort of an always-available response, and the boundaries that help protect our attention and relationships.…