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 28 March 2026
Author Ilana Estelle

What Becomes Clear After They're Gone

Clarity After Loss: Seeing What Was Always There When people talk about losing someone they had a relationship with, they usually do it as though…
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Date 27 March 2026
Author Ilana Estelle

A Spencer Johnson quote

An Honest Life Begins on the Inside Something to think about: "Integrity is telling myself the truth. And honesty is telling the truth to other…
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Date 26 March 2026
Author Ilana Estelle

Living With What I Didn't Choose

On Late Understanding, Trauma, and Their Impact One of the most difficult things I have had to come to terms with is the realisation that…
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Date 25 March 2026
Author Ilana Estelle

Trust Doesn't Live In Silence

Understanding Trust as an Active, Shared Process Trust is often understood as something that develops over time, but it is shaped through openness, honesty and…
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Date 24 March 2026
Author Ilana Estelle

Still My Own

Before I Understood: And Without Autonomy These daily posts are part of an ongoing attempt to understand. I didn’t trade autonomy. Instead, I held onto…
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Date 23 March 2026
Author Ilana Estelle

A quote by Thomas à Kempis

Something inspirational: "Who has a harder fight than he who is striving to overcome himself." THOMAS À KEMPIS Kempis’ quote reminds us that striving to…
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Date 22 March 2026
Author Ilana Estelle

Late Diagnosis: Separating Responsibility from Explanation

Letting Go Of What Was Never Mine It’s been important for me to separate responsibility from explanation. Working things out and having an explanation doesn't…
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Date 21 March 2026
Author Ilana Estelle

Exercise and Sleep for Overall Health

Exercise Alone Isn't Enough Regular physical activity has long been promoted as an important part of maintaining good health. Medical professionals, fitness experts, celebrities and…
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Date 20 March 2026
Author Ilana Estelle

I Thought It Was Me

Growing Up Without the Support I Needed Looking back on my childhood, I realise that what was lost was not just my progress at school,…
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Date 19 March 2026
Author Ilana Estelle

A Douglas MacArthur quote

Worth Reflecting On "A true leader has the confidence to stand alone, the courage to make tough decisions, and the compassion to listen to the…
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Date 18 March 2026
Author Ilana Estelle

I Didn’t Fail: Reframing My Past After Decades

Discovering a childhood diagnosis later in life often brings a response similar to grief. It’s a common and natural process. It's taken decades. I’m still…
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Date 17 March 2026
Author Ilana Estelle

Modern Life and the Quiet Strain on Mental Health

People Can Feel It There’s a quiet, widespread sense that something fundamental has slipped. Not collapsed all at once, not announced, but are being eroded…
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