Food for thought:

"We make the world we live in and shape our own environment."

ORISON SWETT MARSDEN

What we put out into the world – our words, actions, attitudes and energy – helps shape the environment we live in. The way we treat others influences how they respond, and the choices we make contribute to the culture around us. In many ways, we are not simply living in our environment; we are creating it.

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.

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