Ilana Estelle is a mental health and wellbeing advocate who combines educational insight with her personal experience of living with physical, mental, and emotional disabilities.
She holds diplomas in Counselling, Diet and Nutrition, Nutritional Therapy, Psychotherapy and Counselling, and Stress Management. Through her writing, Ilana supports others in navigating their emotional, mental, and physical health challenges.
In addition to writing for The CP Diary, her work has appeared in healthy lifestyle magazines.
Ilana is also the author of three books: Cerebral Palsy: A Story – Finding the Calm After the Storm, Spirituality, Healing and Me, and Survival: The Covid Years – Time for Change.
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Something inspirational: "We are not what happened to us. We are what we choose to become.” JAMES HOLLIS "I am drawn to James Hollis's words: 'We are not what happened to us. We are what we choose ...
Something inspirational: "Healing begins when we can hold our own experience with compassion." TARA BRACH Brach's quote reminds us that healing begins when we meet our pain with kindness instead of judgement ...
Thanks. Yes, we shouldn't argue if we are the ones at fault. This quote points out the obvious of course, but unfortunately, we're too quick to find fault with others, because it's easier than admitting we're at fault ourselves, even though we know deep down we are the ones at fault.
I would say our objectives remain the same, to pass the buck, but unless we take control and admit we are at fault, everyone involved will come to struggle. When we admit we are the ones at fault; life becomes easier.
Yes of course, stress is par for the course. You're right, there would be no point in blaming an imperfect world for its imperfections; after all an imperfect world will always have its imperfections.
There's nothing we can do about that, but collectively we can try and individually we can make a difference.
You can't argue with that. I guess it depends on your objectives.
Thanks. Yes, we shouldn't argue if we are the ones at fault. This quote points out the obvious of course, but unfortunately, we're too quick to find fault with others, because it's easier than admitting we're at fault ourselves, even though we know deep down we are the ones at fault.
I would say our objectives remain the same, to pass the buck, but unless we take control and admit we are at fault, everyone involved will come to struggle. When we admit we are the ones at fault; life becomes easier.
Without progressive thinking and a little humility, we'll always find fault in something.
But once we start thinking through deeper stages of consciousness, we'll find a remedy for anything.
Thanks Tim. Yes, absolutely and I agree. Life would certainly be very stressful if we didn't.
Ilana, we will always have stress, there isn't anything that isn't after you in this life; it comes with the territory.
But I constantly dream and even make guesses for a remedy, instead of always blaming an imperfect world for its imperfections.
Yes of course, stress is par for the course. You're right, there would be no point in blaming an imperfect world for its imperfections; after all an imperfect world will always have its imperfections.
There's nothing we can do about that, but collectively we can try and individually we can make a difference.