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 24 March 2017
Author Ilana Estelle

Holding on to things

We hold on to the things we know we desperately want to happen, even though we know deep down those things will never happen. As…
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Date 23 March 2017
Author Ilana Estelle

My late diagnosis

Although I was late getting my cerebral palsy diagnosis, I have still had to work through all of my many neurological symptoms, what they mean…
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Date 22 March 2017
Author Ilana Estelle

Running

I wanted to elaborate further on my previous blog on ‘Running away.’ There are different reasons we run, but the very reason we run from…
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Date 21 March 2017
Author Ilana Estelle

A Dirk Wittenborn quote

Something inspirational: “We are the sum of all people we have ever met; you change the tribe and the tribe changes you.” DIRK WITTENBORN
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Date 20 March 2017
Author Ilana Estelle

Taking life for granted

We take people for granted, but we don’t stop there. If we think more about this, about the things we have in our lives that…
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Date 19 March 2017
Author Ilana Estelle

Beginners' Exercise Guide

Knowing where to begin when it comes to starting an exercise regime can be difficult, so I thought I’d make it easy. I will be…
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Date 18 March 2017
Author Ilana Estelle

Being open and transparent

It stands to reason that relationships work better when they’re based on people being open and transparent. It means they’re more likely to talk about…
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Date 17 March 2017
Author Ilana Estelle

A quote by Drake

Something inspirational: "I was born to make mistakes, not to fake perfection." DRAKE
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Date 16 March 2017
Author Ilana Estelle

The Benefits of Watermelon

Although watermelon is a seasonal fruit, it is by far my favourite fruit. It’s also good for us. It contains lycopene, a carotenoid phytonutrient that…
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Date 15 March 2017
Author Ilana Estelle

Good Mental Health

Mental health includes our psychological, emotional and social wellbeing. It is about how we feel and think as we go about our daily lives. Mental…
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Date 14 March 2017
Author Ilana Estelle

Sentiments behind the words

We would all get on better if we took the time to understand the sentiments behind people’s words. We spend our lives listening to people’s…
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Date 13 March 2017
Author Ilana Estelle

A David Nicholls quote

Something inspirational: “This is where it all begins. Everything starts here, today.” DAVID NICHOLLS
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