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 24 July 2019
Author Ilana Estelle

Samaritans Awareness Day

It is Samaritans Awareness Day. The Samaritans is a charity aimed at providing emotional support to anyone in emotional distress, struggling to cope, or at…
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Date 23 July 2019
Author Ilana Estelle

Placate vs Challenge

It is easier to placate than to challenge. To placate means to pacify, appease, make peace, but we cannot challenge anyone to make peace with…
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Date 22 July 2019
Author Ilana Estelle

An Amit Ray quote

Something inspirational: “There are two types of seeds in the mind: those that create anger, fear, frustration, jealousy, hatred and those that create love, compassion,…
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Date 21 July 2019
Author Ilana Estelle

Stress Relief

In our busy lives it's no wonder we deal with stress. We're taking less time for ourselves, always on the move. That said, with a…
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Date 20 July 2019
Author Ilana Estelle

Bad Habits

Anything you do repeatedly, whether out of habit or comfort, has the potential to turn into a negative cycle. Bad habits are patterns of behaviour…
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Date 19 July 2019
Author Ilana Estelle

Feeling Good about Writing

"In my forties when I learned I had cerebral palsy and I started my writing career, I never associated writing with autism, or saw the…
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Date 18 July 2019
Author Ilana Estelle

A Woodrow Wilson quote

Something inspirational: "You are not here merely to make a living. You are here in order to enable the world to live more amply, with…
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Date 17 July 2019
Author Ilana Estelle

Self-sufficiency

As a child growing up with a disability I didn’t know I had, I wasn’t self-sufficient. Self-sufficiency wasn’t on my radar, let alone part of…
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Date 16 July 2019
Author Ilana Estelle

Exercise and Blood Circulation

Good blood circulation is essential for overall health. It carries oxygen and nutrients to the brain, skin, and other vital organs. Poor circulation can lead…
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Date 15 July 2019
Author Ilana Estelle

Feeling Isolated

As children, I’m not sure we really understand what isolation is, how we feel, or understand if we're feeling lonely. Without emotional support, we may…
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Date 14 July 2019
Author Ilana Estelle

An Edgar Allan Poe quote

Something inspirational: "Years of love have been forgot, in the hatred of a minute." EDGAR ALLAN POE
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Date 13 July 2019
Author Ilana Estelle

Curiosity

"I was curious and eager to learn about what I presented with as a child. Being curious kept me interested, it kept me sane, it…
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