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 15 October 2021
Author Ilana Estelle

Self-sabotage

When our behaviour begins to interfere with our lives, we may self-sabotage. It is not difficult to see self-sabotage patterns emerging in Covid-19. Self-sabotage and…
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Date 14 October 2021
Author Ilana Estelle

Mental Fortitude in childhood

As children, we don’t know whether we have mental fortitude, because we don’t always know what it is, but it is necessary for success. Mental…
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Date 13 October 2021
Author Ilana Estelle

A Tupac Shakur quote

Something inspirational: "I’m not saying I’m gonna change the world, but I guarantee that I will spark the brain that will change the world.” TUPAC…
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Date 12 October 2021
Author Ilana Estelle

Living in an able world

I live and deal with a mental disability in an able world and that is incredibly difficult. Being on the autism spectrum, my world looks…
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Date 11 October 2021
Author Ilana Estelle

Fitting in and finding a place

There are many reasons why no matter what you do, your face doesn’t fit. It’s not just about having a disability, or facing prejudice based…
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Date 10 October 2021
Author Ilana Estelle

Covid-19 and Sleep Deprivation

Sleep deprivation is one of the casualties of Covid-19. When Covid-19 hit, rates of insomnia dramatically increased, driven by the stress of us having to…
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Date 9 October 2021
Author Ilana Estelle

A Jay Z quote

Something inspirational: “Identity is a prison you can never escape, but the way to redeem your past is not to run from it, but to…
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Date 8 October 2021
Author Ilana Estelle

Connecting with our Mental Health

Although Covid-19 is still with us, it is important to start making the connections, for us to get back into our present lives, so that…
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Date 7 October 2021
Author Ilana Estelle

Deceit

Deceit is something many of us may grapple with. In the real world, lying continues to exist in our everyday and in our personal lives.…
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Date 6 October 2021
Author Ilana Estelle

My Cerebral Palsy Progression

In the early days of writing, I wanted to understand and explore my physical and mental and emotional symptoms, understanding what those meant meant for…
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Date 5 October 2021
Author Ilana Estelle

Taking the Covid-19 vaccine

Having spoken to someone who decided not to take the Covid-19 vaccine, it’s clear why the vaccine isn’t a good fit, for everyone. The person…
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Date 4 October 2021
Author Ilana Estelle

A Charles Bukowski quote

Something inspirational: “Understand me. I’m not like an ordinary world. I have my madness, I live in another dimension and I do not have time…
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