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 October 2026
Author Ilana Estelle

Living With the Impact

Understanding How Childhood Experiences Affect Us in Adulthood “My whole life I trusted and I was lied to.” – Everwood I heard that line in…
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Date 6 October 2026
Author Ilana Estelle

A Jim Lovell quote

Food for thought: "We do not realize what we have on Earth until we leave it." JIM LOVELL Jim Lovell’s words remind us not to…
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Date 5 October 2026
Author Ilana Estelle

The Long Road Back to Healing

Where Responsibility Ends and Healing Begins I often think about the difference between understanding trauma and healing from it, primarily because it's something I continue…
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Date 4 October 2026
Author Ilana Estelle

Healing Needs Somewhere Safe to Land

Why emotional safety matters when we begin to heal We can mistake carrying something for coping with it. They're not the same. But finally allowing…
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Date 3 October 2026
Author Ilana Estelle

A quote by Aishah Madadiy

Food for thought: “I just don't know how...to think less. If you know how, then teach me...” AISHAH MADADIY It's human to ruminate. To go…
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Date 2 October 2026
Author Ilana Estelle

Leaving the Silence Where It Belongs

The Space Between Knowing and Understanding There are moments in life that are difficult to put your finger on. A conversation moves easily around us.…
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Date 1 October 2026
Author Ilana Estelle

The Conversation I Didn't Know Was Missing

Growing up with Cerebral Palsy before I Knew it was Part of My Story There are conversations that take place that continue to shape our…
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Date 30 September 2026
Author Ilana Estelle

Why Having a Voice Matters

Autonomy, Identity and the Right to Understand Our Own Story We often talk about autonomy as if it simply means making our own choices, but…
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Date 29 September 2026
Author Ilana Estelle

An Anthony J. James quote

Food for thought: "If you lose someone, but find yourself, you won." ANTHONY J. JAMES Losing someone doesn’t always mean losing them forever. Sometimes people…
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Date 28 September 2026
Author Ilana Estelle

Veggie Meatloaf with Chestnut and Roasted Veg

Veggie Meatloaf with Chestnut and Roasted Veg "Recipe adapted by Jamie Oliver.com" Ingredients: 3 onions Olive oil 25g unsalted butter (or use a plant-based alternative)…
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Date 27 September 2026
Author Ilana Estelle

The CP Diary: Why I Still Write

From searching for answers to finding my voice After sixteen years of writing I often think about why I still continue. When I started writing,…
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Date 26 September 2026
Author Ilana Estelle

Hidden Trauma: How It Shapes How We Feel, Cope and Connect

When coping strategies that once protected us begin to shape everyday life Trauma is not always obvious. It wasn't for me. Trauma can exist quietly…
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