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 4 June 2017
Author Ilana Estelle

Social stress & blood pressure

There are suggestions that short-term stress-related spikes in blood pressure add up over time and may be putting us at risk of developing long-term high…
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Date 3 June 2017
Author Ilana Estelle

Choosing not to forgive

It’s taken me a long time to work this through. I wouldn’t have minded if I had been told that I couldn’t cope, I had…
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Date 2 June 2017
Author Ilana Estelle

Malicious undertones

With any form of undertone comes an undercurrent of feelings, bubbling under the surface and that can bring with it malicious intent. And through that…
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Date 1 June 2017
Author Ilana Estelle

A June Ahern quote

Something inspirational: “How hurtful it can be to deny one’s true self and live a life of lies just to appease others.” JUNE AHERN
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Date 31 May 2017
Author Ilana Estelle

Stressful times

Stressful days are inevitable. We don’t escape them, instead we must endure them. Although I don’t always have a resolve on some of my issues,…
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Date 30 May 2017
Author Ilana Estelle

Working on our core values

Unless we walk a mile in another person’s shoes, we can never know what that person struggles with, but that shouldn’t stop us from trying…
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Date 29 May 2017
Author Ilana Estelle

Things coming full circle

Have you ever noticed how after a series of events, the same situation you started with still exists and you end up back at the…
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Date 28 May 2017
Author Ilana Estelle

A Ralph Ellison quote

Something inspirational: "I am invisible, understand, simply because people refuse to see me." RALPH ELLISON
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Date 27 May 2017
Author Ilana Estelle

CP Diary upgrade

I’m in the process of looking in to a makeover for my site. It will look sharper and more defined and as previously mentioned will…
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Date 26 May 2017
Author Ilana Estelle

Closure through dreams

Dreams bring to life unresolved issues, thoughts and feelings that we struggle to deal with through our conscious thoughts. And even if we’re not seeing…
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Date 25 May 2017
Author Ilana Estelle

Cerebral Palsy progression

My cerebral palsy has become progressive. I’ve heard others with the condition say the same thing. Where my affected side was weaker than my right,…
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Date 24 May 2017
Author Ilana Estelle

A Jalal ad-Din Rumi quote

Something inspirational: "There is a voice that doesn't use words. Listen." JALAL-ad-Din RUMI, Persian Poet, Mystic
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