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 most successful people in life are the ones who ask questions. They're always learning. They're always growing. They're always pushing." ROBERT KIYOSAKI
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Something inspirational: “Anyone can learn to fight. Hardly anyone learns to think.” TAMSYN MUIR, Gideon the Ninth Muir's quote reminds us that fighting is not just about physical strength; it can mean arguing, resisting ...
I agree. People really aren't interested in anything that might help them until they understand that they are not being criticised, but it is being said and done from someone who cares.
I agree. We also tend to know the people we're familiar with and can trust to say kind things, regardless of what they're going through. Those people us who speak from the heart and care will speak with compassion and always say kind and conciliatory things.
I think over a period of time though, we get to know those people who genuinely care and say nice things. We tend to want to steer clear from those people who don't. I know I do.
I believe this.
Thanks Lisa. Yes I do too. People usually don't care about what we say, unless they know that what we're saying is coming from a position of care.
I agree. People really aren't interested in anything that might help them until they understand that they are not being criticised, but it is being said and done from someone who cares.
I agree. We also tend to know the people we're familiar with and can trust to say kind things, regardless of what they're going through. Those people us who speak from the heart and care will speak with compassion and always say kind and conciliatory things.
I think over a period of time though, we get to know those people who genuinely care and say nice things. We tend to want to steer clear from those people who don't. I know I do.