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 2 November 2020
Author Ilana Estelle

Feelings of Dread

It is because I have autism that every day life is difficult. I fail to feel the highs when I achieve those and am mentally…
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Date 1 November 2020
Author Ilana Estelle

Covid-19, Resetting Expectations

Covid-19 is winning and as most experts believe an effective vaccine will not be ready until well into 2021, everyone will co-existing with the coronavirus…
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Date 31 October 2020
Author Ilana Estelle

An Atticus Poetry quote

Something inspirational: “We are made of all those who have built and broken us.” ATTICUS POETRY, Love Her Wild
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Date 30 October 2020
Author Ilana Estelle

A Mental Health Book For These Times

I am not a celebrity, but I am someone who has struggled with mental health all her life and needed to understand and come to…
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Date 29 October 2020
Author Ilana Estelle

Sequence of Events

Having written about cerebral palsy for 10-years and trying to piece what I know is a disability now, I am struggling to come to terms…
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Date 28 October 2020
Author Ilana Estelle

Ownership of Possessions, the simple life

We attribute meaning to the insignificant things and miss out on the significant things. By us living simply, the simple life, we can choose to…
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Date 27 October 2020
Author Ilana Estelle

Another Harper Lee quote

Something inspirational: “Atticus, he was real nice. "Most people are, Scout, when you finally see them.” HARPER LEE, To Kill a Mockingbird
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Date 26 October 2020
Author Ilana Estelle

Vegan Protein Balls

Vegan Protein Balls Ingredients: One cup vegan protein powder 1/2 cup of Tahini 1/2 cup of Honey 1 cup of Oat milk 1 Bar of…
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Date 25 October 2020
Author Ilana Estelle

Living in the Pandemic

I have always looked at things positively to see how I can feel better about what I deal with and what I need to overcome.…
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Date 24 October 2020
Author Ilana Estelle

Supporting Mental Illness

Mental illness isn’t always supported and accepted. Not everyone will act like they are supportive, but will be quick to make those people who struggle…
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Date 23 October 2020
Author Ilana Estelle

Let yourself evolve

Something inspirational: “You will evolve past certain people. Let yourself.” MANDY HALE, The Single Woman: Life, Love, and a Dash of Sas
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Date 22 October 2020
Author Ilana Estelle

We Can have Control

Growing up, I was never encouraged to think for myself, let alone how to look after myself. It took me many years to understand my…
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