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 23 May 2017
Author Ilana Estelle

Not enough listening

Not enough listening and too much talking. Our job isn’t so much to give our opinion, but to listen instead, or better still, allow the…
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Date 22 May 2017
Author Ilana Estelle

Ginger Parkin with Rhubarb

Ginger Parkin with Rhubarb 'Recipe adapted from bbc.co.uk' Ingredients: For the Parkin 150g/5½oz soft light brown sugar ...
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Date 21 May 2017
Author Ilana Estelle

Signs of our loved ones

If like me you believe in spirit, your ‘spirit guides’ will deliver little signs that your loved ones are trying to communicate with you. Spirit…
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Date 20 May 2017
Author Ilana Estelle

A Darby Bannard quote

Something inspirational: "Always let intuitive perception precede analysis." DARBY BANNARD
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Date 19 May 2017
Author Ilana Estelle

When souls connect

The soul is what we have in common, and yet we can spend a lifetime in relationships thinking we have nothing in common, with the…
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Date 18 May 2017
Author Ilana Estelle

Admitting our guilt

There would be no need for us to feel guilty, unless of course we’ve got something to feel guilty about and if we’ve got something…
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Date 17 May 2017
Author Ilana Estelle

My path

The CP Diary is 7 years old today. Into its 8th year having never missed a blog. I had no idea at the time of…
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Date 16 May 2017
Author Ilana Estelle

Adding value to life

Something inspirational: "One's life has value so long as one attributes value to the life of others, by means of love, friendship, and compassion." SIMONE…
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Date 15 May 2017
Author Ilana Estelle

Mindful Exercises

Mindful exercise are about performing physical activity whilst focusing inward. The idea is that we try to let go of distractions and unrelated thoughts and…
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Date 14 May 2017
Author Ilana Estelle

Bridging the gap

The problem with Cerebral Palsy as I see it, is that none of us will ever have an explanation of exactly how our brain damage…
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Date 13 May 2017
Author Ilana Estelle

Parents' perceptions

Our parents’ perceptions of us and how they see and behave towards us, will be the same way we see and behave towards our own…
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Date 12 May 2017
Author Ilana Estelle

A Shawn Johnson quote

Something inspirational: “Stay strong. Stand up. Have a voice.” SHAWN JOHNSON
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