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 ...
Thanks Tim. Yes, you're absolutely right. We should all remind ourselves of the words, "simplicity, patience and compassion." They should be etched on our souls.
My mum used to tell me that we're a long time dead and we only get one crack at the life thing. She wasn't wrong.
We must check back on ourselves. These beautiful words serve as a gentle reminder of the life we have yet to grasp.
Great quote at a time when our hearts are becoming a bit bitter, with all that's happening in the world today.
It sort of soothes my mind when you remind me to straighten my spine for goodness sake. This quote will linger on my mind.
Thanks Tim. Yes, you're absolutely right. We should all remind ourselves of the words, "simplicity, patience and compassion." They should be etched on our souls.
My mum used to tell me that we're a long time dead and we only get one crack at the life thing. She wasn't wrong.
We must check back on ourselves. These beautiful words serve as a gentle reminder of the life we have yet to grasp.