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 19 March 2018
Author Ilana Estelle

Looking at the past

Something inspirational: "Nothing good can ever come from looking at the past." STEPHANIE GORSTIGE
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Date 18 March 2018
Author Ilana Estelle

Pros and Cons of Jogging

Jogging is a very popular form of keep fit. It promotes fitness quickly and efficiently and burns more calories than other activities, making it attractive…
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Date 17 March 2018
Author Ilana Estelle

Prejudice about disability

Being born with a disability means it's never far away from me emotionally. Embarrassment and guilt are the two main reasons why there is stigma…
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Date 16 March 2018
Author Ilana Estelle

More layers to the jigsaw

I still can’t stop thinking about how I got to this place. Not only was my ‘foot drop’ not referred to in any of my…
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Date 15 March 2018
Author Ilana Estelle

A quote by Stephen Hawking

Something inspirational: “My advice to other disabled people would be, concentrate on things your disability doesn’t prevent you doing well, and don’t regret the things…
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Date 14 March 2018
Author Ilana Estelle

Historic family issues

Historic family issues are what keeps families separate. It doesn’t matter the upbringing or the issues unless those circumstances are satisfactorily resolved or addressed, families…
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Date 13 March 2018
Author Ilana Estelle

Changes along the way

Nothing in my life was ever going to change unless I changed and that’s pretty much how things worked out. Where there are problems with…
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Date 12 March 2018
Author Ilana Estelle

My greatest success

Finding out about what I was dealing with, that I never imagined I would know this side of life, and starting The CP Diary are…
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Date 11 March 2018
Author Ilana Estelle

A quote by Jimi Hendrix

Something inspirational: “When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.” JIMI HENDRIX
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Date 10 March 2018
Author Ilana Estelle

Reflux and Trigger Foods

I’ve written a little about Reflux but wanted to elaborate further because having struggled with it myself for many years, it’s important a little more…
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Date 9 March 2018
Author Ilana Estelle

Understanding stress

If we don’t recognise the signs of stress, those around us may be aware we’re stressed and can be on the receiving end. Stress Although…
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Date 8 March 2018
Author Ilana Estelle

Redressing the balance

I have never got over my education. Emotionally I was struggling with the fact that I felt I had failed in school. I couldn’t emotionally…
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