As 2015 draws to a close, I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for the support I’ve received this year with The Diary and to wish everyone a peaceful and happy New Year.

May the New Year bring you joy peace and happiness. I also hope and look forward to The CP Diary community going from strength to strength in 2016.

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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8 comments on “As New Year approaches”

  1. You are very welcome. The CP Diary has been very helpful to me, as when I have been dealing with certain subjects, it has been the subject of your daily posts quite often!

    We seemed to have grown up in very similar worlds where our issues weren't discussed or addressed, so they couldn't really be dealt with at the time. I had such a hard time with my life until I began to fully acknowledge and address them myself, since it wasn't like anyone else was going to.

    I hope you have a very Happy New Year yourself and may 2016 be a great year for us all!

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    1. Thanks Randy. I'm pleased The CP Diary has helped you too!

      I am pleased that you've managed to acknowledge some of your own issues from when you were a small child and hope your transition into 2016 is a good one.

      Happy New Year Randy. I hope it turns out to be a good year for you.

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  2. The CP Diary has become habit forming. It brings our family a sense of peace and explores different parts of our lives for better understanding and acceptance. We get the VIP treatment here!

    Happy New Year everybody!

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    1. Awww thanks Maria and thanks for your support this year. I look forward to seeing you in 2016. Happy New Year to you too.

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    1. Thanks. Yes, absolutely. It's something we will all have to work on. It's not something that just happens at the click of a finger! I wish it did, life would be so much easier.

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