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 19 January 2020
Author Ilana Estelle

Exercise, a Coping Mechanism

Exercise can help us cope with stress, it's a coping mechanism. If exercise is taken regularly, it can improve our mood, increase self-esteem and self-confidence.…
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Date 18 January 2020
Author Ilana Estelle

A Scott Stabile quote

Something inspirational: "Let them judge you. Let them misunderstand you. Let them gossip about you. Their opinions aren't your problems. You stay kind, committed to…
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Date 17 January 2020
Author Ilana Estelle

Stop Comparing Yourself

Always try to be better than you were yesterday. Stop focusing on, or being worried or concerned that you don't measure up, and fail to…
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Date 16 January 2020
Author Ilana Estelle

I Should Have Been Told

"For every day, for every week, for every month, for every year, for every milestone, I should have been told about my disability. Being told…
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Date 15 January 2020
Author Ilana Estelle

The Cycle of Blame

The most obvious way of someone apportioning blame is being told we are to blame. Blame isn't always down to us, but it can be…
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Date 14 January 2020
Author Ilana Estelle

A Carlos Ruiz Zafron quote

Something inspirational: “Every book has a soul, the soul of the person who wrote it and the soul of those who read it and dream…
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Date 13 January 2020
Author Ilana Estelle

An Environmental Impact

Consumption of almond milk as an alternative to dairy milk has surged in recent years. It is estimated that the market for almond milk has…
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Date 12 January 2020
Author Ilana Estelle

Emotional Distance

Emotional distance, which is an indicator of a crisis, isn’t just something that happens within a relationship, it also happens in families. Emotional Bond The…
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Date 11 January 2020
Author Ilana Estelle

My Counselling Sessions

In my early thirties I spent many sessions in counselling not knowing I had cerebral palsy or autism. Had I have known about them both,…
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Date 10 January 2020
Author Ilana Estelle

A Shahil Sharma quote

Something inspirational: "Behind every deep quote there is a broken heart who writes it." SHAHIL SHARMA
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Date 9 January 2020
Author Ilana Estelle

Breaking Down Barriers

Breaking down barriers and mental health go hand in hand, but more needs to be done to ensure those barriers no longer exist. In writing…
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Date 8 January 2020
Author Ilana Estelle

Cerebral Palsy and Mental Health

Cerebral palsy is a condition that affects mental health. Even if cerebral palsy is mild, you still have your mental health to think about. Mental…
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