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 31 January 2020
Author Ilana Estelle

Free from Blame

There was one area of my life that I continually blamed myself for and that was my failing in school. Each day was a continual…
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Date 30 January 2020
Author Ilana Estelle

A quote by Frank Zappa

Something inspirational: "A mind is like a parachute. It doesn't work if it isn't open." FRANK ZAPPA
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Date 29 January 2020
Author Ilana Estelle

Book Reviews

My book helps me understand my life, it brings clarity to a disability I didn’t know I had, it helps me find ways through issues…
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Date 28 January 2020
Author Ilana Estelle

Cranberry Muffins

Cranberry Muffins Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups self-raising flour 1/2 cup Xylitol (alternative to sugar) 1/2 teaspoon salt 2 eggs 1/2 cup corn syrup 1/4 cup…
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Date 27 January 2020
Author Ilana Estelle

An Awakening

An awakening is when you become aware of something, you make a connection for the first time. It is a realisation, or a recognition. An…
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Date 26 January 2020
Author Ilana Estelle

Fall in love with yourself

Something inspirational: “He that falls in love with himself will have no rivals.” BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
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Date 25 January 2020
Author Ilana Estelle

Autism and Communication

"On my struggle days I hate autism, but I know it’s still a gift. Every day as I write through my mind with free flow,…
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Date 24 January 2020
Author Ilana Estelle

Treating People Equally

Just because we don’t have opportunities doesn’t make us incapable. It is important we treat and see people in the same way. We should treat…
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Date 23 January 2020
Author Ilana Estelle

Autism and Facial Expressions

"There are so many things I grew up with not knowing about myself, the biggest bug bear is not knowing why staring back in the…
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Date 22 January 2020
Author Ilana Estelle

An Edmund Hillary quote

Something inspirational: "It's not the mountain we conquer but ourselves." EDMUND HILLARY
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Date 21 January 2020
Author Ilana Estelle

Reducing Waste

The scientists are clear about reducing waste, climate change, environmental impacts. It is important to help reduce our carbon footprint, save the planet, reduce waste,…
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Date 20 January 2020
Author Ilana Estelle

My Book brings Acceptance

"I remember not being able to peel my eyes off my odd-looking left foot as a child and next to now muscle tone and becoming…
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