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: "I never write to disappear and escape. The truth is exactly the opposite. Most people strike me as escaping and disappearing in one way or another - into their jobs, their daily routines, their delusions about ...
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 ...
Food for thought: “All that you touch You Change. All that you Change Changes you.” OCTAVIA E. BUTLER, Parable of the Sower This quote reminds us that everything we do has an impact, and every experience changes ...
Well, that does make a lot of sense, seeing as the cards I was dealt were pretty darn terrible. I have been trying hard to change my cards, or at least working to change my mindset about dealing with the cards I already have.
My parents always made it seem like life was going to be horrible no matter what we did, so it's no wonder that I have had such a hard time with depression and mental health issues.
They never dealt with their issues, but I have at least tried to, which is a great start, but I know I haven't done as much as I should have.
There must be a way to get those new cards, so I can start a whole new life, now that would be great.
Thanks Randy. I believe we can all change the cards. My circumstances may be different to another person's circumstances, but this boils down to a determination and us choosing to change our lives.
It's slightly more difficult to do, when you have a rough start. How our lives start out will determine to some extent how our life may continue.
As our stories show Randy, changing our lives can be difficult, but through time and effort on our part, I still believe it can be done.
I never gave up believing my life would change. I continually held on to that belief throughout my childhood and never lost sight.
The universe knows our thoughts too, but although it knows our struggles, it cannot solely provide and pave the way for us to change, we must do that.
I suspect Kanye has heard the old saying which goes something like, 'we can't change the cards we are dealt only how we play the hand.' Either way I agree.
Well, that does make a lot of sense, seeing as the cards I was dealt were pretty darn terrible. I have been trying hard to change my cards, or at least working to change my mindset about dealing with the cards I already have.
My parents always made it seem like life was going to be horrible no matter what we did, so it's no wonder that I have had such a hard time with depression and mental health issues.
They never dealt with their issues, but I have at least tried to, which is a great start, but I know I haven't done as much as I should have.
There must be a way to get those new cards, so I can start a whole new life, now that would be great.
Thanks Randy. I believe we can all change the cards. My circumstances may be different to another person's circumstances, but this boils down to a determination and us choosing to change our lives.
It's slightly more difficult to do, when you have a rough start. How our lives start out will determine to some extent how our life may continue.
As our stories show Randy, changing our lives can be difficult, but through time and effort on our part, I still believe it can be done.
I never gave up believing my life would change. I continually held on to that belief throughout my childhood and never lost sight.
The universe knows our thoughts too, but although it knows our struggles, it cannot solely provide and pave the way for us to change, we must do that.
I suspect Kanye has heard the old saying which goes something like, 'we can't change the cards we are dealt only how we play the hand.' Either way I agree.
It's our attitude to the cards that matters.
Thanks. Yes, the point is that without the right attitude, no matter how many times you change the cards, your life will never change.
Perceptions play a big part in how we see our lives and other people. It's clear we're not getting that right.