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 6 February 2021
Author Ilana Estelle

Knowing the truth

Knowing the truth will greatly anger you and then it will empower you. Knowing is better than not knowing and then having to reinvent your…
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Date 5 February 2021
Author Ilana Estelle

An Asa Don Brown quote

Something inspirational: "The Sky is not falling and life will return to normal." ASA DON BROWN
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Date 4 February 2021
Author Ilana Estelle

Covid-19, Stress Factors

Limiting stress during the pandemic if we are to function normally in our lives. For us to limit stress during the pandemic, it is important…
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Date 3 February 2021
Author Ilana Estelle

Judging people

Today's blog follows on from my quote yesterday by 'Sting' about 'judging people.' As a small child, I was continually being judged through my inabilities,…
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Date 2 February 2021
Author Ilana Estelle

Covid-19, My Difficult Book Year

It has been a difficult book year due to Covid-19. I know how I have been affected mentally through autism and it has taken me…
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Date 1 February 2021
Author Ilana Estelle

A Sting quote

Something inspirational: "Don't judge me you could be me in another life." STING
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Date 31 January 2021
Author Ilana Estelle

Here & Now

We should live in the ‘here and now' and choose not to run from issues. If we have something that we need to deal with,…
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Date 30 January 2021
Author Ilana Estelle

Chickpea Tikka Masala

Chickpea Tikka Masala Ingredients: 1 Tbsp olive oil 1 medium brown onion chopped ...
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Date 29 January 2021
Author Ilana Estelle

Covid-19 and Mental Health

The UK Government's handling of Covid-19 is adding to mental health problems in young adults and children. Other groups are also struggling with mental health…
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Date 28 January 2021
Author Ilana Estelle

A Brajesh Kumar Singh quote

Something inspirational: “They Won't believe you until you succeed.” BRAJESH KUMAR SINGH
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Date 27 January 2021
Author Ilana Estelle

Disability and Family Life

When a child is born with a disability, it changes the dynamics of what is a ‘normal’ family life, when family life is centred around…
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Date 26 January 2021
Author Ilana Estelle

My Challenging Life

I didn’t have many wants as a child in the material sense, but I did want to know why I had a foot that looked…
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