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 12 April 2018
Author Ilana Estelle

A Vera Wang quote

Something inspirational: "Success isn't about the end result. It's about what you learn along the way." VERA WANG
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Date 11 April 2018
Author Ilana Estelle

Sweet Potato

I’ve always known sweet potatoes are good for us, but do you know just how good they are for us? In terms of nutritional value,…
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Date 10 April 2018
Author Ilana Estelle

Low self-esteem

As a child growing up with a disability I didn’t know I had, ‘I got on with it.’ Although I hated not being able to…
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Date 9 April 2018
Author Ilana Estelle

Messages from the Universe

The universe teaches us that no matter how difficult life gets, we must speak our truth because it’s the right thing to do. We cannot…
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Date 8 April 2018
Author Ilana Estelle

An Oprah Winfrey quote

Something inspirational: "The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more in life there is to celebrate." OPRAH WINFREY
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Date 7 April 2018
Author Ilana Estelle

Playing it safe

Growing up I learned to play things safe, primarily because I wasn’t encouraged to think for myself, or outside the box. I also learned late…
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Date 6 April 2018
Author Ilana Estelle

Accepting we get it wrong

We’re human, we make mistakes, we must accept we make mistakes, we get things wrong. It’s not enough for us just to outline where we…
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Date 5 April 2018
Author Ilana Estelle

In my naivety

When I didn’t know about my diagnosis as a little girl, I grew up thinking I’d feel better with a diagnosis, because then I would…
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Date 4 April 2018
Author Ilana Estelle

A Phil McGraw quote

Something inspirational: "It's better to be healthy alone than sick with someone else." PHIL McGRAW
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Date 3 April 2018
Author Ilana Estelle

Reducing anxiety

Our thoughts around cultural beliefs can be the catalyst for us holding on to negative emotions and struggling with anxiety. Those thoughts may tie us…
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Date 2 April 2018
Author Ilana Estelle

Why we bury our heads

We often bury our heads when the truth becomes unpleasant, but necessary to hear. But problems simply don’t disappear because we choose to brush them…
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Date 1 April 2018
Author Ilana Estelle

My Autism Traits

For those of us with autism, we know how our symptoms present, but for others who don’t understand, they may have their opinions of how…
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