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 ...
Thanks Tim. Yes, I do too. It's a shame but if more people understood the way the Universe works, I am sure they would change their attitude and watch their words.
Generally speaking, I think it important we continue to watch our words and act in a conciliatory way, helping others where we can.
Thanks, yes. How we say something is often more important than what we say. Our tone can turn something conciliatory into something nasty. In some cases it can be abusive.
I usually feel the attitude way before I hear the words, even with a painted-on smile; my senses balance the scales, so to speak.
Thanks Tim. Yes, I do too. It's a shame but if more people understood the way the Universe works, I am sure they would change their attitude and watch their words.
Generally speaking, I think it important we continue to watch our words and act in a conciliatory way, helping others where we can.
True. It's certainly a case of how we say, not just what we say.
Thanks, yes. How we say something is often more important than what we say. Our tone can turn something conciliatory into something nasty. In some cases it can be abusive.