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 7 November 2017
Author Ilana Estelle

Happy when?

‘I’ll be happy when…’ The biggest mistake we make is putting everything we want to do on hold, waiting for the time when we’re happy,…
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Date 6 November 2017
Author Ilana Estelle

A Peter Senge quote

Something inspirational: "People don’t resist change they resist being changed." PETER SENGE
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Date 5 November 2017
Author Ilana Estelle

A life ignored

When a child is taken to the family doctor, who then arranges a specialist consultation for that child that child then sees a specialist who…
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Date 4 November 2017
Author Ilana Estelle

In the driving seat

It’s easy to think we have control, but then when we look at the bigger picture, we come to realise we have little control, or…
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Date 3 November 2017
Author Ilana Estelle

It's not about control

Dealing with sensory impairments means I overthink things, where things seem normal to everyone else. Wanting to know about things that will help settle my…
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Date 2 November 2017
Author Ilana Estelle

A Henry Adams quote

Something inspirational: "No one means all he says, and yet very few say all they mean, for words are slippery and thought is viscous." HENRY…
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Date 1 November 2017
Author Ilana Estelle

Dealing with a cold

Although we're at that time of year, colds can be prevalent any time of year. We know that a cold infects the upper respiratory tract…
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Date 31 October 2017
Author Ilana Estelle

Being encouraged

To encourage is to feel and be encouraged. For those who welcome being encouraged, the encouragement they receive will never go unnoticed, contrary to what…
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Date 30 October 2017
Author Ilana Estelle

My adult challenges

Having significant neurological impairments where my emotions are mainly affected, means I can be immature. My neurological emotional impairments having stunted my emotional growth. Where…
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Date 29 October 2017
Author Ilana Estelle

Success & what it teaches

Something inspirational: "Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can't lose." BILL GATES
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Date 28 October 2017
Author Ilana Estelle

Courgette and Ricotta Lasagne

Courgette and Ricotta Lasagne 'This recipe can also be made with low fat ingredients' Ingredients: 250g ricotta cheese 2 cups of ground almonds ...
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Date 27 October 2017
Author Ilana Estelle

Protecting our children

As parents, it’s our job to protect our children and for the majority of us, we get that right. But where some parents serve to…
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