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 14 July 2026
Author Ilana Estelle

The Soul's Continuing Journey

How our choices, relationships, and experiences become part of the soul's continuing journey. My understanding of death is this: the greatest misunderstanding is believing that…
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Date 13 July 2026
Author Ilana Estelle

A quote by Henri J. M. Nouwen

Something inspirational: "When we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives means the most to us, we often find that it is those who,…
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Date 12 July 2026
Author Ilana Estelle

Learning to Embrace My Uniqueness

Different Doesn't Mean Less: Learning to Embrace My Uniqueness "I was born different. It's taken me time to come to terms with that. I'm still…
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Date 11 July 2026
Author Ilana Estelle

The Shape of Things to Come

Why the biggest changes facing Britain have less to do with politicians than the world around them I don't often write about politics. In truth,…
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Date 10 July 2026
Author Ilana Estelle

A Simone Weil quote

Something inspirational: "The love of our neighbour in all its fullness simply means being able to say to him: 'What are you going through?'" SIMONE…
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Date 9 July 2026
Author Ilana Estelle

The Parts We Leave Behind

The Difference Between Fitting In and Belonging We spend years learning how to fit in. Softening our edges.Lowering our volume.Making ourselves easier for others to…
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Date 8 July 2026
Author Ilana Estelle

Finding My Place In My Own Story

A personal reflection on identity, late diagnosis and belonging. Six decades is a long time to wait for your own life. I entered the world…
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Date 7 July 2026
Author Ilana Estelle

Populism, Democracy, and the Importance of Critical Thinking

When Simple Solutions Become Dangerous When I first started The CP Diary, I was advised that bringing politics into my writing would help broaden its…
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Date 6 July 2026
Author Ilana Estelle

Another quote by Hellen Keller

Something inspirational: “What I'm looking for is not out there, it is in me.” HELLEN KELLER Helen Keller’s quote, “What I’m looking for is not…
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Date 5 July 2026
Author Ilana Estelle

Not Everyone Learns Their Lessons

There are some songs that seem to grow with us. When I first heard Joni Mitchell sing, "I've looked at life from both sides now,"…
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Date 4 July 2026
Author Ilana Estelle

Growing Up Without Knowing

Not rewriting my childhood. Finally understanding it. I still find it strikingly difficult to comprehend the life I've lived. Not because it was extraordinary, but…
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Date 3 July 2026
Author Ilana Estelle

When Trust Walks Out the Door

Discovering the True Value of Trust After It Has Disappeared Society is built on trust. It is earned quietly over time, but once it erodes,…
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