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 19 May 2022
Author Ilana Estelle

Quality of Life

‘The general wellbeing of individuals and societies, including employment, wealth, the environment, education, physical and mental health, social belonging, and recreation time.’ – Google Our…
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Date 18 May 2022
Author Ilana Estelle

A Shrek quote

Something inspirational: "After a while you learn to ignore the names people call you and just trust who you are.” SHREK
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Date 17 May 2022
Author Ilana Estelle

12-today

We each have a journey to take, but not all of us will take it. It is important to act, so that we can change…
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Date 16 May 2022
Author Ilana Estelle

My 'blog' is 12 Years Old

Into my 13th year of writing, my website, The CP Diary will be 12 years old on the 17th May, 2022. I’ve seen a lot…
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Date 15 May 2022
Author Ilana Estelle

Reviews and Spotlight Tour

Spirituality, Healing and Me is currently on tour with @Instabooktours to help celebrate my recent publication of ‘Spirituality, Healing and Me’ in the States on…
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Date 14 May 2022
Author Ilana Estelle

A Damien Thomas quote

Something inspirational: "If you change your mindset, you have the ability to change your whole world." DAMIEN THOMAS
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Date 13 May 2022
Author Ilana Estelle

Spirituality and the Meaning of Life

There are many definitions of ‘spirituality.’ Spirituality conjures up different interpretations and meanings, but spirituality shouldn’t have more than one meaning. The Oxford Dictionary gives…
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Date 12 May 2022
Author Ilana Estelle

Make Eating a Positive Experience

What and how we eat is often swayed by how we are feeling at the time and not always in positive ways. Here are some…
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Date 11 May 2022
Author Ilana Estelle

A Flannery O'Connor quote

Something inspirational: “The truth does not change according to our ability to stomach it.” FLANNERY O'CONNOR
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Date 10 May 2022
Author Ilana Estelle

Lessons from the Pandemic

The pandemic is teaching us many lessons, the biggest lesson being, it’s important we work together and support each other. Our many lessons Personally, I…
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Date 9 May 2022
Author Ilana Estelle

The Stigma of Mental Health

Talk about ‘mental health,’ talk about how you feel. Tap into your thoughts, into your feelings, because they matter. How many of you really talk…
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Date 8 May 2022
Author Ilana Estelle

A Tabatha Coffey quote

Something inspirational: "Honesty starts with being ourselves, authentic and true to who we are and what we believe in, and that may not always be…
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