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 16 August 2019
Author Ilana Estelle

Exercise and Better Health

We know one of the most important contributors to better health is exercise. Evidence suggests exercise can enhance your health and overall well-being. Desk-based jobs…
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Date 15 August 2019
Author Ilana Estelle

A Hippocrates quote

Something inspirational: "Before you heal someone, ask him if he's willing to give up the things that made him sick." HIPPOCRATES
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Date 14 August 2019
Author Ilana Estelle

Mental Health Barriers

The mental health barriers are the ones we put up. It is important to make mental health a priority. No one really deals with mental…
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Date 13 August 2019
Author Ilana Estelle

Mindful Eating

According to a 2011 report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the average American spends around two and a half hours a day eating, but…
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Date 12 August 2019
Author Ilana Estelle

Care about Those who Care

I have always cared – perhaps too much. I moved through life carefully, considering others, yet the same was not always returned. When we live…
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Date 11 August 2019
Author Ilana Estelle

A Frederick Douglass quote

Something inspirational: "The life of the nation is secure only while the nation is honest, truthful, and virtuous." FREDERICK DOUGLASS
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Date 10 August 2019
Author Ilana Estelle

It's Okay Not to Forgive

If you’ve experienced trauma or neglect over years or decades, you will understand when you hear someone say, 'you are supposed to forgive the perpetrator,…
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Date 9 August 2019
Author Ilana Estelle

Scrambling in the Dark

Growing up without understanding why things felt off or didn’t look right, while navigating an undiagnosed disability, was an unnecessary struggle. Living with heightened sensory…
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Date 8 August 2019
Author Ilana Estelle

Cycle to Work Day

It is Cycle to Work Day. This is the UK’s biggest cycle commuting event held every year since 2012. It is a day when people…
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Date 7 August 2019
Author Ilana Estelle

A James Dean quote

Something inspirational: "Dream as if you will live forever, live as if you will die today." JAMES DEAN
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Date 6 August 2019
Author Ilana Estelle

My Struggle with Stairs

"Cerebral refers to the brain, palsy refers to the impairment or loss of motor function, therefore as we age – the impairment and loss of…
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Date 5 August 2019
Author Ilana Estelle

Tobacco and Alcohol

Both tobacco and alcohol are highly addictive and have long-ranging health consequences. The effects of mixing tobacco and alcohol may include a shortened life span,…
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