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 ...
This quote made me laugh. A timely reminder for us to watch our portion sizes, especially as this is one of my new years resolutions and so far so good.
Thank you. Yes, a New Year' resolution that will keep us more toned, fit and healthy, particularly as we age. Keep up the good work.
It's a mixture of emotional strength, staying power, a determination and a will to succeed. Sadly, given the problems with obesity in the UK, this is something we should all be thinking about.
Believe me, I know from what he speaks. I have started plating my food on a smaller snack plate.
I'm done over eating and started on my limited calories new eating plan. It's long overdue, no more eating my feelings. I'm on my way to a new Maria. Weights wise, financially and spiritually.
Thanks for the post. It's helped remind me of my New Year's refreshing life.
Thanks Marie. Yes, a New Year is a good starting point. Good on you. I think you're right though. Our feelings are very much the reason why we eat more than we need.
I love the end of your second paragraph, 'weight wise, financially and spiritually.' I believe the more spiritually focused we are, the more we will pay attention to things like our weight and finances.
This quote made me laugh. A timely reminder for us to watch our portion sizes, especially as this is one of my new years resolutions and so far so good.
Thank you. Yes, a New Year' resolution that will keep us more toned, fit and healthy, particularly as we age. Keep up the good work.
It's a mixture of emotional strength, staying power, a determination and a will to succeed. Sadly, given the problems with obesity in the UK, this is something we should all be thinking about.
Believe me, I know from what he speaks. I have started plating my food on a smaller snack plate.
I'm done over eating and started on my limited calories new eating plan. It's long overdue, no more eating my feelings. I'm on my way to a new Maria. Weights wise, financially and spiritually.
Thanks for the post. It's helped remind me of my New Year's refreshing life.
Thanks Marie. Yes, a New Year is a good starting point. Good on you. I think you're right though. Our feelings are very much the reason why we eat more than we need.
I love the end of your second paragraph, 'weight wise, financially and spiritually.' I believe the more spiritually focused we are, the more we will pay attention to things like our weight and finances.