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.

Connect with me:

Blogs by Ilana Estelle

Date 13 May 2021
Author Ilana Estelle

My Autistic Brain

Autism is used to describe neurological differences in brain development, and sensory differences in how our brain perceives and processes information. My autistic brain changes…
Read more
Date 12 May 2021
Author Ilana Estelle

A quote by Edward Abbey

Something inspirational: “Better a cruel truth than a comfortable delusion.” EDWARD ABBEY
Read more
Date 11 May 2021
Author Ilana Estelle

Dealing with rejection

It is because rejection comes in many forms and guises that it is not always easy to make the rejection connection. But the rejection I’m…
Read more
Date 10 May 2021
Author Ilana Estelle

Being tactful

Being tactful means you’re happy to consider other people’s feelings and reactions. It also means you’ll say the right thing and communicate information in the…
Read more
Date 9 May 2021
Author Ilana Estelle

Out of lockdown thoughts

Although coming out of lockdown has been a welcome distraction from Covid-19 for many, being high risk means I am still home. The jury is…
Read more
Date 8 May 2021
Author Ilana Estelle

A Herman Melville quote

Something inspirational: “It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation.” HERMAN MELVILLE
Read more
Date 7 May 2021
Author Ilana Estelle

Failing to support

I remember my struggles in school as if they were yesterday. I remember the class sizes, 37 in total. I also remember struggling to learn,…
Read more
Date 6 May 2021
Author Ilana Estelle

My Mental and Emotional Healing

“Physiologically is defined as relating to the normal functions of a living thing.” – as an adverb ‘doing well physiologically’ means functioning in a healthy…
Read more
Date 5 May 2021
Author Ilana Estelle

Trust and Honesty

Trust and honesty, simply put, they go together. If you have one, you may be the other. We should be able to trust and be…
Read more
Date 4 May 2021
Author Ilana Estelle

A quote by Jason Momoa

Something inspirational: "You're not selfish for wanting to be treated well." JASON MOMOA
Read more
Date 3 May 2021
Author Ilana Estelle

Challenges yet to overcome

There is no doubt that how we get to our struggles can stay with us. Anything that we get to deal with, can put a…
Read more
Date 2 May 2021
Author Ilana Estelle

Following the Covid-19 Rules

In the beginning we were told that those with a pre-existing condition were more likely to die or be seriously ill from Covid-19. Although at…
Read more

Subscribe to receive regular updates

Enter your details below to be the first to receive updates on new articles on my blog.