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 6 January 2018
Author Ilana Estelle

A quote by Heath Ledger

Something inspirational: "I generally don't think most situations can be labeled as black or white." HEATH LEDGER
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Date 5 January 2018
Author Ilana Estelle

Still exposed

I’m never far away from the hardship of what has been life. Not knowing I had Cerebral Palsy, let alone dealing with its many symptoms,…
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Date 4 January 2018
Author Ilana Estelle

Losing motivation

We’re all capable of working through issues, but we often lose motivation when people continually undermine us and who are the reason behind our lack…
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Date 3 January 2018
Author Ilana Estelle

Coping with unconscious bias

With every conversation we have, good or bad that conversation becomes part of new conversations. Through unconscious bias, conversations that have taken place, never stay…
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Date 2 January 2018
Author Ilana Estelle

A T S Eliot quote

Something inspirational: "For last year's words belong to last year's language and next year's words await another voice." T S ELIOT
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Date 1 January 2018
Author Ilana Estelle

Welcome to 2018

Welcome to 2018. A time for reflection again. For those of us who have already made amends to continue in the New Year and for…
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Date 31 December 2017
Author Ilana Estelle

Bringing 2017 to a close

This year I chose to combine my reflections on 2017 with a Christmas blog, so there’s not much more left for me to say as…
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Date 30 December 2017
Author Ilana Estelle

Forcing others to adapt

Others are expected and in some cases forced to adapt into their lives around what they deal with. It’s not just around disabilities, but in…
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Date 29 December 2017
Author Ilana Estelle

A Fulton Sheen quote

Something inspirational: "If you don't behave as you believe, you will end up believing as you behave." FULTON J SHEEN
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Date 28 December 2017
Author Ilana Estelle

Pumpkin Yule log

Gingerbread and Pumpkin Yule Log 'Adapted from a recipe from Eatingwell.com' Ingredients: 3 eggs Nonstick cooking spray ...
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Date 27 December 2017
Author Ilana Estelle

Keeping up the pretence

My life was about having to keep up the pretence through a non-diagnosis and others still expecting me to conform as if nothing was wrong,…
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Date 26 December 2017
Author Ilana Estelle

Holding on to hope

There’s something inside us that holds on to hope, as if our lives depend on it. As we continue our journey, we continue to hold…
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