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 20 April 2023
Author Ilana Estelle

The CP Diary Community

The CP Diary is an all-inclusive, open minded, free space to read, not to judge or be judged. Through reading my blogs, I am sure…
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Date 19 April 2023
Author Ilana Estelle

Mental Health Crisis at Terrifying Level

Stats in England tell us the UK is lagging behind its European counterpart, when it comes to mental health. Writing helps minimise and place my…
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Date 18 April 2023
Author Ilana Estelle

A Sense of Dread

It's been four months since my twin died and my health is totally different. I am struggling with what I have been told by a…
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Date 17 April 2023
Author Ilana Estelle

A quote by Fred Rogers

Food for thought: “Anything that’s human is mentionable, and anything that is mentionable can be more manageable. When we can talk about our feelings, they…
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Date 16 April 2023
Author Ilana Estelle

Stop Sabotaging Your Healthy Salads

When it comes to salad, the health value of a salad really depends on quality rather than quantity. While salad has the potential of a…
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Date 15 April 2023
Author Ilana Estelle

Self-Care and Mental Health

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), self-care is "the ability of individuals, families, and communities to promote health, prevent disease, maintain health, and to…
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Date 14 April 2023
Author Ilana Estelle

The CP Diary: Continuing to Sow Seeds

My social media, like most other people's, tends to read like a whodunnit. I hope in time, more people will see why it is necessary…
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Date 13 April 2023
Author Ilana Estelle

A Richard Paul Evans quote

A quote with a difference... “My Dear Son, I am so very proud of you. Now, as you embark on a new journey, I'd like…
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Date 12 April 2023
Author Ilana Estelle

Love, Life, Loss and Grief

I talk about loss and grief, because it’s part of life, it’s what we will all have to face. It's also what I'm dealing with…
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Date 11 April 2023
Author Ilana Estelle

Being The Black Sheep

In the English language, black sheep is an idiom that describes a member of a group who is different from the rest, especially a family…
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Date 10 April 2023
Author Ilana Estelle

One Planet, One Life...

Do we even care about what’s happening in the world, in our communities, or to each other? We don't seem to, because if we did,…
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Date 9 April 2023
Author Ilana Estelle

A quote by Nikki Giovanni

Something inspirational: “Mistakes are a fact of life. It is the response to the error that counts.” NIKKI GIOVANNI
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