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 14 March 2019
Author Ilana Estelle

Children and Junk Food

The rise in junk food consumption among children has become a significant health concern, with governments acknowledging its impact through an increasing number of studies.…
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Date 13 March 2019
Author Ilana Estelle

Putting a Lid on Abuse

A documentary made about the victims of Michael Jackson made me think about my own circumstances and how in a relatively short space of time…
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Date 12 March 2019
Author Ilana Estelle

A Khalil Gibran quote

Something inspirational: "Rebellion without truth is like a spring in a bleak, arid desert." KHALIL GIBRAN
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Date 11 March 2019
Author Ilana Estelle

A Disability Buried

"Living with a disability isn't easy. But living with symptoms you know you have, but know nothing about is even harder. Knowing you have symptoms…
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Date 10 March 2019
Author Ilana Estelle

Sensitivity

Having brain damage through cerebral and also having Autism means I struggle with things like sensitivities and humour. Sensitivity means the state, or quality of…
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Date 9 March 2019
Author Ilana Estelle

Finding a Little Comfort

"No matter how many years it's taken for me to get to this point, finding out a disability I didn't know was one, still feels…
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Date 8 March 2019
Author Ilana Estelle

A David Vox quote

Something inspirational: "I didn't change I just found myself." DAVID VOX
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Date 7 March 2019
Author Ilana Estelle

Emotional Events Unprocessed

When emotional events are unprocessed in childhood, then viewed through an adult lens, they may always be seen from a child’s perspective. In other words,…
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Date 6 March 2019
Author Ilana Estelle

Thoughts on My Counselling

"I’ve been in counselling for many years, more than I care to remember. It was a big decision for me to make. I remember telling…
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Date 5 March 2019
Author Ilana Estelle

Own 'your' Apologies

Taking responsibility for our actions is essential. It isn’t right to shift blame onto others and expect them to apologise for what we have done.…
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Date 4 March 2019
Author Ilana Estelle

A quote by Dalai Lama

Something Inspirational: "Open your arms to change but don't let go of your values." DALAI LAMA
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Date 3 March 2019
Author Ilana Estelle

My Autism is a Gift

"When I found out about cerebral palsy, I wanted to do something positive for the first time. I’m not sure why I thought about a…
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