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.
Something inspirational: “Think wrongly, if you please, but in all cases think for yourself.” DORIS LESSING Thinking for yourself means more than having your own opinions. It means owning your words, your choices, and ...
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 ...
I've heard the saying that happiness is like a butterfly, the more you chase it, the more it will elude you. Better then to turn your attention to other things, and let the butterfly come to you.
I think there is a balance to achieve which also includes some life planning too; a compass if you like, to chart a course as best you can, while the unexpected comes long with a different plan!
Thanks. You're right, it is always good to get on with other things as best we can. Although the spirit cannot be proactive, we must do that, it is continually aware of our internal dialogue.
I never stopped wishing. I lived with hope that I would at least be able to put a name to my disability and I carried that for years. I kept it close, like a faithful friend that thought never went away.
I believe that when our internal and external intentions and dialogue are honourable, spirit will always want to help.
I've heard the saying that happiness is like a butterfly, the more you chase it, the more it will elude you. Better then to turn your attention to other things, and let the butterfly come to you.
I think there is a balance to achieve which also includes some life planning too; a compass if you like, to chart a course as best you can, while the unexpected comes long with a different plan!
Thanks. You're right, it is always good to get on with other things as best we can. Although the spirit cannot be proactive, we must do that, it is continually aware of our internal dialogue.
I never stopped wishing. I lived with hope that I would at least be able to put a name to my disability and I carried that for years. I kept it close, like a faithful friend that thought never went away.
I believe that when our internal and external intentions and dialogue are honourable, spirit will always want to help.