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.
Food for thought: “The world is round, and the place which may seem like the end may also be only the beginning.” IVY BAKER PRIEST An ending can feel like a loss, particularly when we cannot see what lies beyond it ...
Something inspirational: “I’m not going to continue knocking that old door that doesn’t open for me. I’m going to create my own door and walk through that.” AVA DuVERNAY
Food for thought: “He that flings dirt at another dirties himself most.” THOMAS FULLER This is a good reminder that when we speak badly of others or try to bring someone down, it often says more about us than it does about ...
Thanks Tim. I agree, we often feel pain before we feel better, but I also think sometimes it depends on the relationship. Not all relationships are equal, satisfying or easy to navigate.
I do think it important others learn to participate in their own relationship, rather than prod their lives into another person's relationship.
Sometimes you have to feel pain before you feel better, relationships are often that way. I'm experiencing that reality as I write.
I couldn't agree more about prodding, it's like being ambushed or something.
Thanks Tim. I agree, we often feel pain before we feel better, but I also think sometimes it depends on the relationship. Not all relationships are equal, satisfying or easy to navigate.
I do think it important others learn to participate in their own relationship, rather than prod their lives into another person's relationship.