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 30 May 2020
Author Ilana Estelle

A Francoise Sagan quote

Something inspirational: "Destiny sometimes assumes strange forms." FRANCOISE SAGAN, Bonjour Tristesse
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Date 29 May 2020
Author Ilana Estelle

Covid-19, It's Time to Change

There are moments in life that are etched into our memories forever. The world grinding to a halt to help slow the spread of Covid-19…
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Date 28 May 2020
Author Ilana Estelle

Kale and Feta Sweet Potatoes

Kale and Feta Sweet Potatoes 'A nice easy to make simple spring recipe adapted from BBC Good Food' Ingredients: 2 large sweet potatoes 1 can…
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Date 27 May 2020
Author Ilana Estelle

Autism in Lockdown

With a compromised immunity and cerebral palsy I am high risk Covid-19, made difficult because I have autism. After 2 months of lockdown I feel…
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Date 26 May 2020
Author Ilana Estelle

A quote by Bruce Lee

Something inspirational: "I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times."…
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Date 25 May 2020
Author Ilana Estelle

Benefits of Selflessness

There are benefits to being selfless. Being able to do anything selflessly means you’re helping to expand your sense of self, sense of who you…
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Date 24 May 2020
Author Ilana Estelle

High Risk Coronavirus

Coming into the Coronavirus, I never saw myself as a high risk case, because I didn't know I had a disability, but with cerebral palsy…
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Date 23 May 2020
Author Ilana Estelle

Other People's Beliefs

As a child, I accepted other people’s beliefs took on those beliefs as if they were my own. I suppose you do as a child.…
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Date 22 May 2020
Author Ilana Estelle

A Carroll Bryant quote

Something inspirational: “The moment you stop trying to become a better person, is the moment you start to become worse than what you already are.”…
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Date 21 May 2020
Author Ilana Estelle

Ego and Privilege

The world is full of people with egos, who see themselves as privileged. Ego and privilege, when put together make an explosive combination. Even those…
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Date 20 May 2020
Author Ilana Estelle

My Anxiety Strain

I have anxiety and I am high risk for Covid-19 because I have cerebral palsy and respiratory issues. I also deal with and have to…
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Date 19 May 2020
Author Ilana Estelle

Without Full Closure

In my Cerebral Palsy 'A Story' book I talk about my disability, going into detail, growing up not knowing I had a disability or what…
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