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 5 August 2021
Author Ilana Estelle

My Comeback Journey

No matter what I was up against it was only me that could take my 'comeback journey.' I chose to take this journey, to find…
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Date 4 August 2021
Author Ilana Estelle

Doing our best

Doing our best means we do what we can as well as we can, in our personal lives, our work lives, in the political sphere,…
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Date 3 August 2021
Author Ilana Estelle

Giving Back

Living with trauma, not knowing about my disability; or being able to piece my life together, would have cost me my mental health. Through my…
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Date 2 August 2021
Author Ilana Estelle

An Idris Elba quote

Something inspirational: "I'm an ambitious person. I never consider myself in competition with anyone, and I'm not saying that from an arrogant standpoint, it's just…
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Date 1 August 2021
Author Ilana Estelle

My Books Bridge the Gap

My books bridge the gap between what we think and our realities. They allow for acceptance and closure. Living in such difficult times means my…
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Date 31 July 2021
Author Ilana Estelle

Complacency

We may all have different reasons for complacency, but complacency isn’t always a good thing because on some level, it can mean we’ve given up.…
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Date 30 July 2021
Author Ilana Estelle

The Covid-19 'Wonder Vaccine'

I write about the things that matter to me and ‘the world’ the things that don’t make sense, and the things that can leave me…
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Date 29 July 2021
Author Ilana Estelle

A Jean-Paul Sartre quote

Something inspirational: "The worst part about being lied to is knowing you weren't worth the truth." JEAN-PAUL SARTRE
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Date 28 July 2021
Author Ilana Estelle

Potential and Accountability

“There’s not a chance we’ll reach our full potential until we stop blaming each other and start practicing personal accountability.” – John Miller Accountability isn’t…
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Date 27 July 2021
Author Ilana Estelle

Pittas with Potatoes & Chickpeas

Pittas with Potatoes & Chickpeas 'Adapted from onegreenplanet.org/vegan-recipe and allrecipes.com' Ingredients: 3 medium potatoes 1 large can of chickpeas, drained and rinsed ...
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Date 26 July 2021
Author Ilana Estelle

My Heightened Senses

I never tire of finding ways to understand my damaged brain and what I deal with, how what I deal with plays out and how…
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Date 25 July 2021
Author Ilana Estelle

A Beth Pearson quote

Something inspirational: "Understanding and forgiveness are two very different animals." BETH PEARSON
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