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 30 June 2021
Author Ilana Estelle

Experiences and Memories

Daniel Kahneman is an Israeli psychologist and economist most famous for his work on the psychology of judgment and decision-making, for which he was awarded…
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Date 29 June 2021
Author Ilana Estelle

A Nima Davani quote

Something inspirational: "When you see the genuine, you don't deal with the fakes anymore." NIMA DAVANI
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Date 28 June 2021
Author Ilana Estelle

Struggling to come to terms

Getting myself off the starting block for taking the vaccine, is near to impossible. Living with Covid-19 has sent my anxiety and autism into overdrive.…
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Date 27 June 2021
Author Ilana Estelle

The Best Summer Salad

The Best Summer Salad 'Adapted from a recipe by BBC Good Food' Ingredients: For the salad 400g tin kidney beans drained 2 handfuls baby spinach…
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Date 26 June 2021
Author Ilana Estelle

Anxiety and feeling overwhelmed

Success doesn’t replace trauma. Neither does it mend your growing up struggles and things can become overwhelming when we least expect. Situations can change quickly,…
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Date 25 June 2021
Author Ilana Estelle

A Bob Riley quote

Something inspirational: "Hard times don't create heroes. It is during the hard times when the 'hero' within us is revealed." BOB RILEY
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Date 24 June 2021
Author Ilana Estelle

My Unique Story

Writing my book Cerebral Palsy: A Story ‘Finding the Calm after the Storm’ was bring my back story to life, for the first time. Up…
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Date 23 June 2021
Author Ilana Estelle

Growing up with a determination

Had everything come together, and everyone done their job around my disability, I would have been put into a special school, so my life would…
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Date 22 June 2021
Author Ilana Estelle

The Psychology of Expectations

Expectations are things you want to achieve, or things you believe life should grant you. Society and institutions, have a habit of placing expectations on…
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Date 21 June 2021
Author Ilana Estelle

A Laura Ingalls Wilder quote

Something inspirational: "If you truly love nature you will find beauty everywhere." LAURA INGALLS WILDER
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Date 20 June 2021
Author Ilana Estelle

Going out for the first time

t’s been 15 months now since the UK initially went into lockdown in March 2021 due to Covid-19, and with the outside world feeling beyond…
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Date 19 June 2021
Author Ilana Estelle

Autism and Fear

When it comes to informative blogs, I research to make sure that what I know is what the facts recall. With autism, the virus was…
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