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 24 July 2021
Author Ilana Estelle

My Story

Given my experiences and difficulties around a disability I didn’t know I had, it was important and necessary to know and be able to talk…
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Date 23 July 2021
Author Ilana Estelle

The Lifting of Masks

I took the opportunity to go out to a local retail park with my mask on, before the lifting of masks becomes compulsory on the…
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Date 22 July 2021
Author Ilana Estelle

Creating space for ourselves

My wish for each of us is that we find a way to put space between us and Covid-19. Space is important for our self-care,…
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Date 21 July 2021
Author Ilana Estelle

A Geoffrey Chaucer quote

Something inspirational: “Patience is a conquering virtue.” GEOFFREY CHAUCER
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Date 20 July 2021
Author Ilana Estelle

Freedom Day

The UK government know what they needed to do on the 19th July to protect us, but instead chose to lift all restrictions simultaneously, including…
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Date 19 July 2021
Author Ilana Estelle

Recollections and Accountability

My book of insight, honesty and compassion, Cerebral Palsy: ‘A Story’ is written from the heart. As I break down my challenges, I try to…
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Date 18 July 2021
Author Ilana Estelle

My Parents' Validation

The Spirit World is our real home, it is a divine place where we come from before our physical experiences. Our loved ones who go…
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Date 17 July 2021
Author Ilana Estelle

An Ella Baker quote

Something inspirational: "Give light and people will find the way." ELLA BAKER
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Date 16 July 2021
Author Ilana Estelle

Exercise during the Coronavirus

A survey by Sport England during Mental Health Awareness week shows people have turned to cycling and walking to keep active outdoors during the current…
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Date 15 July 2021
Author Ilana Estelle

At home and self-isolating

Covid-19 has become more divisive, and I am at home. On the odd occasion I go out, I mask up and social distance to keep…
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Date 14 July 2021
Author Ilana Estelle

Learn to love yourself

The thing about insecurities is that they magnify the more you live with them, unless you learn to deal with them. What we feel about…
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Date 13 July 2021
Author Ilana Estelle

Going Vegan

More and more people are choosing a vegan diet. Research by the Vegan Society found the number of vegans in Great Britain increased from 150,000…
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