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 1 January 2021
Author Ilana Estelle

An Edith Pierce quote

Something inspirational: "We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is called Opportunity…
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Date 31 December 2020
Author Ilana Estelle

My Reflections on 2020

It’s that time of year where I get to reflect on the year. The highlight to the year has been the publishing of my book…
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Date 30 December 2020
Author Ilana Estelle

Supporting my Book in the Pandemic

It is because the UK agreed to leave the EU in 2016 that I was already looking at and dealing with a different set of…
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Date 29 December 2020
Author Ilana Estelle

Curried Winter Veggie Pasties

Curried Winter Veggie Pasties Ingredients: 6 sheets short-crust pastry, cut into 20cm circles 1 egg, lightly beaten...
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Date 28 December 2020
Author Ilana Estelle

A Mark Caine quote

Something inspirational: “The first step toward success is taken when you refuse to be a captive of the environment in which you first find yourself.”…
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Date 27 December 2020
Author Ilana Estelle

A Life Less Ordinary

A life less ordinary because I deal with a disability and deal with every-day challenges, others take for granted. I am different, I have a…
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Date 26 December 2020
Author Ilana Estelle

Being Cruel

It is important we are open with ourselves about our experiences and vulnerabilities, because when we work on acceptance of ourselves, we avoid being cruel…
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Date 25 December 2020
Author Ilana Estelle

Christmas Day Thoughts

Dear Readers, It's been a tough year and it's not over. First the UK have inflicted Brexit on us and 9 months into Covid-19 since…
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Date 24 December 2020
Author Ilana Estelle

A Johnny Hunt quote

Something inspirational: "Influence is about being genuine." JOHNNY HUNT
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Date 23 December 2020
Author Ilana Estelle

My Alexithymia Diagnosis

Understanding Emotional Silence as a Neurological Consequence of Cerebral Palsy In 2009, at the age of 46, I discovered that I had cerebral palsy. I…
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Date 22 December 2020
Author Ilana Estelle

Brexit Food Shortages

I talk about the things that affect me in my blog. It has become necessary for my mental health. It is because I deal with…
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Date 21 December 2020
Author Ilana Estelle

My life on the Autism Spectrum

I hated having to struggle through mentally challenging issues as a child later finding out it was autism; on the other hand, I love what…
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