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 19 April 2021
Author Ilana Estelle

My Universal Book

As a child, I innately knew there was something that connected us to the universe, but it was in my early twenties that I began…
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Date 18 April 2021
Author Ilana Estelle

Another Aristotle quote

Something inspirational: “Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom." ARISTOTLE
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Date 17 April 2021
Author Ilana Estelle

Fitness for any age

Fitness is important for our longevity. There are things we can do to help us promote a more healthy and proactive lifestyle. Children Instead of…
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Date 16 April 2021
Author Ilana Estelle

Childhood Rejection

Having experienced childhood rejection, you find a place for, it’s not something you forget. It also depends on how long the rejection goes on for.…
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Date 15 April 2021
Author Ilana Estelle

Unconscious Experiences

Unconscious experiences are the experiences we’ve lived but can’t always recall. The preconscious as it’s called, contains thoughts and feelings that we’re not always aware…
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Date 14 April 2021
Author Ilana Estelle

A Pele quote

Something inspirational: "Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice, and most of all, love of what you are doing." PELE
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Date 13 April 2021
Author Ilana Estelle

Autism and Emotional Immaturity

What is emotional immaturity? I ask that because people like me with autism are affected by this. I differ from the way neuro-typicals understand emotional…
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Date 12 April 2021
Author Ilana Estelle

The Benefits of Peanut Butter

Peanut butter can be a healthy option when it’s enjoyed as part of a balanced diet. It is rich in several nutrients, which may help…
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Date 11 April 2021
Author Ilana Estelle

Personal Failings

However you personally fail, external challenges can be the reason. It could be that what you were trying to do doing isn’t something you would…
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Date 10 April 2021
Author Ilana Estelle

A Jaco Strydom quote

Something inspirational: "To grow we need authentic sharing community and we need true contemplative solitude, most people are afraid of both - and choose to…
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Date 9 April 2021
Author Ilana Estelle

A weight off my shoulders

Finding out about cerebral palsy at 46 and autism at 56, means the weight off my shoulders has finally been lifted. Learning about my disabilities,…
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Date 8 April 2021
Author Ilana Estelle

The general dysfunction cycle

Breaking the cycle of general dysfunction, is important if we are to bring peace into our lives. And unless we choose to break the cycle,…
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