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 21 September 2019
Author Ilana Estelle

Making Sense of my Symptoms

"I continually live and deal with anxiety because I have autism. The anxiety I have creates panic and the panic I feel, I don’t always…
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Date 20 September 2019
Author Ilana Estelle

A quote by Marcel Proust

Something inspirational: “My destination is no longer a place, rather a new way of seeing.” MARCEL PROUST
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Date 19 September 2019
Author Ilana Estelle

Child Neglect

Since I started my blog 9 years ago, I haven't talked about my child neglect in detail and unless as the child you look at…
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Date 18 September 2019
Author Ilana Estelle

Facing your Fears

It's a normal response for us to want to avoid the things we fear. Exposing yourself to fear is perfectly normal, and is something you…
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Date 17 September 2019
Author Ilana Estelle

Best Exercises for Anger

Anger and stress go together. As stress levels rise, so do levels of frustration, tension and anger. When we carry repressed or uncontrolled anger, those…
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Date 16 September 2019
Author Ilana Estelle

A quote by Aesop

Something inspirational: “Betray a friend, and you'll often find you have ruined yourself.” AESOP Aesop's Fables
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Date 15 September 2019
Author Ilana Estelle

Poor Nutrition Absorption

When we sit down to eat, our thoughts rarely go beyond how our food looks, smells, or tastes. We’re hungry, and eating is instinctive. But…
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Date 14 September 2019
Author Ilana Estelle

Myths about Cerebral Palsy

As someone with cerebral palsy, I feel it’s important to set the record straight and put the myths to bed once and for all. Despite…
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Date 13 September 2019
Author Ilana Estelle

A Problem of Trust

A lack of trust can affect the strength of our social, mental, physical and emotional health. To have trust is to have faith that someone…
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Date 12 September 2019
Author Ilana Estelle

A Lujan Matus quote

Something inspirational: “We are responsible. There is nothing being done to us apart from what we are doing to ourselves.” LUJAN MATUS, The Art of…
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Date 11 September 2019
Author Ilana Estelle

Others Working with Me

It is important I can work around my autism, which means others need to understand what I deal with and work with me. With a…
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Date 10 September 2019
Author Ilana Estelle

World Suicide Prevention Day

Suicide is among the top 20 leading causes of death globally for people of all ages. Annually, it is responsible for over 800,000 deaths, which…
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