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 ...
Clearly our most courageous battles are with that voice inside our heads, the voice that makes us concentrate solely on sanity, purpose will instinctively follow.
Our greatest heights can only be attained after that battle is won, in my opinion.
Thanks Tim. Yes, the voice inside our head is the most courageous and at times can be the most difficult. Even more difficult if you're dealing with anxiety or depression.
To contain what's being said in those circumstances is the most courageous. We must work on being kind to ourselves and accept there will be times, when our inward thoughts don't match those of our outward thoughts.
Clearly our most courageous battles are with that voice inside our heads, the voice that makes us concentrate solely on sanity, purpose will instinctively follow.
Our greatest heights can only be attained after that battle is won, in my opinion.
Thanks Tim. Yes, the voice inside our head is the most courageous and at times can be the most difficult. Even more difficult if you're dealing with anxiety or depression.
To contain what's being said in those circumstances is the most courageous. We must work on being kind to ourselves and accept there will be times, when our inward thoughts don't match those of our outward thoughts.
That has always been my biggest struggle.