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 2 November 2018
Author Ilana Estelle

A Bernard Williams quote

Something inspirational: "We grow a little every time we do not take advantage of somebody's weakness." BERNARD WILLIAMS
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Date 1 November 2018
Author Ilana Estelle

Self-improvement

For us to live a more harmonious life we must make self-improvements, but that starts with self-awareness. When we become self-aware, we become knowledgeable in…
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Date 31 October 2018
Author Ilana Estelle

What we take from childhood

As a child I learned very early on that we don’t have choices. That as the adult we get to choose, but we must choose…
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Date 30 October 2018
Author Ilana Estelle

Chilli Chicken & Noodles

Chilli Chicken & Noodles'Recipe supplied by CJ'Ingredients:1 packet medium boned chicken thighs1 clove of garlic, peeled and crushed ...
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Date 29 October 2018
Author Ilana Estelle

An Henri Nouwen quote

Something inspirational: "Did I offer peace today? Did I bring a smile to someone's face? Did I say words of healing? Did I let go…
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Date 28 October 2018
Author Ilana Estelle

A path to enlightenment

It has been said, the path that leads to enlightenment is the path you take to better yourself, better your life, become better people, and…
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Date 27 October 2018
Author Ilana Estelle

Understanding and Forgiveness

In our early years we can’t know or equate what our parents emotionally deal with or why we get the life we get. Our experiences…
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Date 26 October 2018
Author Ilana Estelle

Lessons for all of us

If like me you believe things happen for a reason and are meant to be then how I was born, my writing and my website…
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Date 25 October 2018
Author Ilana Estelle

A George Carlin quote

Something inspirational: "Inside every cynical person, there is a disappointed idealist." GEORGE CARLIN
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Date 24 October 2018
Author Ilana Estelle

Letting people down

It’s not in our nature to want to let anyone down, but our circumstances have to fit for us to achieve our goal without putting…
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Date 23 October 2018
Author Ilana Estelle

Persistent qualities

Thoughts about my disability are never far away. I’m not sure how old I was when it became clear to me that even without my…
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Date 22 October 2018
Author Ilana Estelle

Facets of my Disability

The truth is I have never been properly assessed, but if I were to have been properly assessed and a percentage added as part of…
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