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 17 July 2018
Author Ilana Estelle

A quote by Jim Rhon

Something inspirational: "If you don’t design your own life plan, chances are you’ll fall into someone else’s plan. And guess what they have planned for…
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Date 16 July 2018
Author Ilana Estelle

We hurt, we hurt others

We hurt, we hurt others because we’re hurt, but that makes us like the people who hurt us. But if we are to judge how…
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Date 15 July 2018
Author Ilana Estelle

My missing records

A back to back personal blog, but this was very much on my mind today. All my blogs are based on an experience, around a…
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Date 14 July 2018
Author Ilana Estelle

My Hemiplegic Symptoms

As a toddler I was originally incorrectly diagnosed with spastic monoparesis, because I have two limbs affected, not one. Since I started my Diary, it’s…
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Date 13 July 2018
Author Ilana Estelle

A Bill Clinton quote

Something inspirational: "We all do better when we work together. Our differences do matter, but our common humanity matters more." BILL CLINTON
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Date 12 July 2018
Author Ilana Estelle

Deeper awareness

Having deep awareness within ourselves is the key to renewal and change. But we must be willing to transform ourselves so that our thoughts reflect…
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Date 11 July 2018
Author Ilana Estelle

Individual Diets for IBS

Many of us will know about irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) a disorder that can cause chronic abdominal pain, gas, diarrhoea and constipation, but did you…
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Date 10 July 2018
Author Ilana Estelle

My Beautiful Mind

I find it comforting that my weird but beautiful mind is the reason I am able to articulate my thoughts in the way that I…
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Date 9 July 2018
Author Ilana Estelle

A quote by Aristotle

Something inspirational: "It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light." ARISTOTLE
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Date 8 July 2018
Author Ilana Estelle

Your life, Your Decisions

Although in your early years you may not start out in control of your decisions, or your life, it could be a cultural or family…
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Date 7 July 2018
Author Ilana Estelle

Keeping the wrong company

There is such a thing as keeping the wrong company. There are good people who get caught up with people they put their faith in…
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Date 6 July 2018
Author Ilana Estelle

Not a textbook case

When it comes to disability, and a diagnosis, we need help with understanding how the symptoms to the diagnosis will manifest itself in every day…
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