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 18 May 2020
Author Ilana Estelle

An E M Forster quote

Something inspirational: “Spoon feeding in the long run teaches us nothing but the shape of the spoon.” E.M. FORSTER
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Date 17 May 2020
Author Ilana Estelle

Ways to Cultivate Patience

Feeling impatient is an automatic emotional response to situations beyond our control that involves our conscious thoughts and beliefs. It is important to find ways…
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Date 16 May 2020
Author Ilana Estelle

Benefits of Strawberries

Strawberries stand out for their high nutritional value and especially for their high content of vitamins in the 'B' group, among them vitamins B1, B2,…
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Date 15 May 2020
Author Ilana Estelle

Exercise Benefits Children

Two new studies published recently in the journal 'Paediatrics', show how exercise can help children combat depression as well as behavioural disorders. Physical Activity Physical…
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Date 14 May 2020
Author Ilana Estelle

A Friedrich Nietzsche quote

Something inspirational: “The higher we soar the smaller we appear to those who cannot fly.” FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE, Thus Spoke Zarathustra
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Date 13 May 2020
Author Ilana Estelle

Emotional Needs

Our emotional needs are met when we feel loved, we feel valued, we feel safe, we have control and feel we have a purpose. As…
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Date 12 May 2020
Author Ilana Estelle

Inner Happiness

Inner happiness is a state of ‘being’ one which is rare, not something we all have but something we must continually work on and strive…
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Date 11 May 2020
Author Ilana Estelle

Judging a Book by its Cover

Growing up, I was continually being judged because I was angry, judged because I had a disability that others didn't care to understand. Others reacting…
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Date 10 May 2020
Author Ilana Estelle

A Howard Nemerov quote

Something inspirational: “Write what you know. That should leave you with a lot of free time.” HOWARD NEMEROV
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Date 9 May 2020
Author Ilana Estelle

Benefits of Patience

Patience is essential to daily life. There are many benefits to having, being patient. Having patience means being able to wait calmly, it is important…
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Date 8 May 2020
Author Ilana Estelle

The Realities of Coronavirus

Having finally connected mentally with the coronavirus, I am now struggling to get my head around the fact that our planet is sick and that…
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Date 7 May 2020
Author Ilana Estelle

My Book's Valuable Lessons

Although my book brings clarity and acceptance around my disability, in my personal life nothing has changed. Cerebral Palsy 'A Story' teaches me many valuable…
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