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 April 2019
Author Ilana Estelle

Ignorance isn't Bliss

"I would have to question whether ignorance is bliss. I guess the answer is whether not knowing about something is something you can live with.…
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Date 18 April 2019
Author Ilana Estelle

Inherited Family Trauma

Unresolved trauma doesn’t just disappear. Instead, it gets carried from one generation to the next. It can surface in many ways, including anger, self-destructive tendencies,…
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Date 17 April 2019
Author Ilana Estelle

A Rick Warren quote

Something inspirational: “We are products of our past, but we don't have to be prisoners of it.” RICK WARREN, The Purpose Driven Life
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Date 16 April 2019
Author Ilana Estelle

The Vegetarian Diet

The vegetarian diet has been proven to be healthier for long term longevity. Other people switch to a vegetarian diet to reduce their risk of…
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Date 15 April 2019
Author Ilana Estelle

Fear of Anxiety

You may live with fear, fear of being anxious and that may bring about anxiety and depression. When you have Autism you get to deal…
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Date 14 April 2019
Author Ilana Estelle

Sleep Exercises

If sleep is something you struggle with, these relaxation techniques should help you. Try one of the simple exercises below: Guided Imagery Guided Imagery allows…
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Date 13 April 2019
Author Ilana Estelle

A Catherine Pulsifer quote

Something inspirational:  "Don't focus on regrets; find your inspiration in what you can do now." CATHERINE PULSIFER
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Date 12 April 2019
Author Ilana Estelle

We Know What We Do

Anyone with a conscience will know what they've done and if they've hurt someone. Being in denial doesn’t get anyone off the hook – it…
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Date 11 April 2019
Author Ilana Estelle

Holding a Candle to Someone

Autism allows me to see the world in black and white. I see the good, the bad, and the uncomfortable truths exactly as they are…
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Date 10 April 2019
Author Ilana Estelle

Our Wrong Thinking

When we're born with a disability and we present differently, other people’s perceptions of how we present will be a challenge for us. Neurological Struggles…
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Date 9 April 2019
Author Ilana Estelle

A Kevin Hart quote

Something inspirational: "The day you stop doing the small things is the day you think you're above everybody else." KEVIN HART
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Date 8 April 2019
Author Ilana Estelle

My Accomplishments don't Compensate

"Although my experiences form the basis of my blog and without being able to draw on those there would potentially be no blog, my accomplishments…
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