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 31 March 2018
Author Ilana Estelle

Meaning to our lives

Something inspirational: "It's not what we get. But who we become, what we contribute... that gives meaning to our lives." ANTHONY ROBBINS
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Date 30 March 2018
Author Ilana Estelle

Children playing parents

Children learn from a very early age how to play their parents just so they get what they want. Children tend to learn very quickly…
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Date 29 March 2018
Author Ilana Estelle

A change of path

I don’t get to change my life up the point of finding out I had Cerebral Palsy at the age of 46, but I do…
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Date 28 March 2018
Author Ilana Estelle

Massaging someone's ego

Massaging someone’s ego is worse than the ego itself, so why do we insist on doing it? Perhaps making someone think they’re better than they…
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Date 27 March 2018
Author Ilana Estelle

A lesson in humility

Something inspirational: "Life is a long lesson in humility." JAMES M BARRIE
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Date 26 March 2018
Author Ilana Estelle

Pak Choi Stir Fry

Pak Choi stir fry Ingredients: Bean sprouts Pack Choi ...
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Date 25 March 2018
Author Ilana Estelle

A measure of love

My early thoughts are at the forefront of my mind. I am okay with that because it enables me to revisit conversations. As children we…
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Date 24 March 2018
Author Ilana Estelle

The wounded psyche

The psyche, the human mind, spirit or mind, is very much the catalyst for our behaviour traits. How the psyche works The psyche is split…
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Date 23 March 2018
Author Ilana Estelle

Life is change

Something inspirational: "Life is change. Growth is optional. Choose wisely." KAREN KAISER CLARK
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Date 22 March 2018
Author Ilana Estelle

Reaching an acceptance

When parents don’t talk about something their child needs to know about, they are actively making a response that will inevitably have connotations and a…
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Date 21 March 2018
Author Ilana Estelle

A question of respect

This was on my mind today. It’s something I come back to, because when someone close to you demands respect and you tell them that…
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Date 20 March 2018
Author Ilana Estelle

Family Feuds and Apologies

Family feuds can be toxic. They’re usually based on an issue that escalates and gets bigger from very little, or through a history of issues.…
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