Ilana Estelle

Position:

Author & Writer

Awards / Certifications:

  • Dip. Counselling (OCODL)
  • Dip. Diet and Nutrition (Distinction) (OCODL)
  • Dip. Nutritional Therapy (Distinction) (OCODL)
  • S.N.H.S. Dip. (Stress Management)
  • S.N.H.S. Dip. (Psychotherapy & Counselling)

About the author:

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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Blogs by Ilana Estelle

Date 24 July 2023
Author Ilana Estelle

Eagle Syndrome and a Swollen Ligament

I'm struggling under the weight of Eagle Syndrome diagnosis. I've also got problems with a jaw joint ligament issue resulting in an issue with my…
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Date 23 July 2023
Author Ilana Estelle

Steps to Attain Enlightenment

“Don't JustDon't just learn, experience.Don't just read, absorb.Don't just change, transform.Don't just relate, advocate.Don't just promise, prove.Don't just criticize, encourage.Don't just think, ponder.Don't just take,…
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Date 22 July 2023
Author Ilana Estelle

Ignoring the virus will perpetuate it

With the virus, the world is now different and as someone still high risk I am having to continue to navigate my life around a…
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Date 21 July 2023
Author Ilana Estelle

A Ryan Holiday quote

Something inspirational: “Having enough comes from the inside. It comes from seeing yourself and your work differently, from knowing that more is not the answer.”…
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Date 20 July 2023
Author Ilana Estelle

Indie Authors

I came across a fellow indie (independent) author yesterday on social media who was absolutely thrilled to have published her first book, but the excitement…
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Date 19 July 2023
Author Ilana Estelle

Mental Health is Leading Cause of Illness

Mental health is the leading cause of illness and yet it is largely ignored. “Right now in the UK, there are close to 1 million…
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Date 18 July 2023
Author Ilana Estelle

Covid-19 and Changes in the Brain

"Multiple lines of evidence indicate that the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has profound psychological and social effects. The psychological sequelae of the pandemic will…
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Date 17 July 2023
Author Ilana Estelle

A quote by Henry Ward Beecher

Something inspirational: “We should not judge people by their peak of excellence; but by the distance they have traveled from the point where they started.”…
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Date 16 July 2023
Author Ilana Estelle

Remembering those we have lost

When it comes to death, it’s a difficult concept for many. It’s the finality, it’s the empty space, the silence that accompanies the energy that…
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Date 15 July 2023
Author Ilana Estelle

Uber Eats and British Nutrition Foundation

Uber Eats has announced that it has teamed up with the British Nutrition Foundation as part of its commitment to help tackle obesity and improve…
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Date 14 July 2023
Author Ilana Estelle

An Amaka Imani Nkosazana quote

Something inspirational: “If someone doesn't care to accept you, respect you, believe in you, don't hesitate to move on and let them go. There are…
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Date 13 July 2023
Author Ilana Estelle

The CP Diary Blog and Books

I never thought about becoming a writer. My parents had my life mapped out and it didn’t involve writing. I was to grow up, get…
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