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 13 May 2019
Author Ilana Estelle

Is Fruit Sugar Good for You?

There is so much media hype centred around food that people are genuinely confused about which foods are good or bad. Fruit gets a bad…
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Date 12 May 2019
Author Ilana Estelle

Our Impact on Nature

Another back to back blog, this time addressing the devastating impact of humans on nature. A global report by the United Nations, states that one…
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Date 11 May 2019
Author Ilana Estelle

A Matshona Dhliwayo quote

Something inspirational: “Beautiful souls are shaped by ugly experiences.” MATSHONA DHLIWAYO
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Date 10 May 2019
Author Ilana Estelle

Plastic Pollution

We now know that plastic is not only extremely harmful to our environment, but it’s extremely harmful: plastic is choking our oceans and killing wildlife.…
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Date 9 May 2019
Author Ilana Estelle

Asperger's and Me

Another back to back. Having grown up with fear and anxiety issues and having been diagnosed in January 2019 with Asperger’s, I now understand why…
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Date 8 May 2019
Author Ilana Estelle

Same Old Thoughts

"It probably doesn't come as any big surprise that I am still struggling with the concept that I was left to fumble in the dark…
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Date 7 May 2019
Author Ilana Estelle

Look for the good

Something inspirational: “How would your life be different if… you stopped making negative judgmental assumptions about people you encounter? Let today be the day... you…
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Date 6 May 2019
Author Ilana Estelle

Back to Basics

Embrace your fundamental principles. Find joy in the little things. Be content with what you have, be comfortable in solitude, in quiet contemplation and just…
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Date 5 May 2019
Author Ilana Estelle

Irrational Fears and Sensory Processing Disorder

With Sensory Processing Disorder ("SPD") I continually deal with anxiety and fear, a fear that can sometimes be irrational, particularly around illness. That doesn’t mean…
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Date 4 May 2019
Author Ilana Estelle

Our Carbon Footprint

Our ecosystem depends on us reducing our carbon footprint. The impact we have on the environment plays a crucial role in shaping our climate and…
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Date 3 May 2019
Author Ilana Estelle

A Donna Quesada quote

Something inspirational: “When you catch yourself slipping into a pool of negativity, notice how it derives from nothing other than resistance to the current situation.”…
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Date 2 May 2019
Author Ilana Estelle

Feelings through Words

"Because of the extensive damage to my cerebral cortex caused by cerebral palsy, I don’t have the ability to tune into, or respond to another…
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