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 2 July 2026
Author Ilana Estelle

A Hannah Gadsby quote

Something reflective: “Laughter is not our medicine. Stories hold our cure.” HANNAH GADSBY Gadsby's quote reminds us that every experience leaves its mark, but it…
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Date 1 July 2026
Author Ilana Estelle

Understanding My Past

The Life I Have Lived There are moments in life when you look backwards rather than forwards. With the life I've lived, I now find…
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Date 30 June 2026
Author Ilana Estelle

Beyond Brexit: Britain Still Needs a Blueprint

Britain may have moved beyond Brexit, but its future still needs a Blueprint. I make no apology for returning to Brexit. Few political decisions have…
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Date 29 June 2026
Author Ilana Estelle

Iced Watermelon Cooler

Iced Watermelon Cooler 'Recipe adapted from BBC Good Food' Ingredients: 550g/1lb 4oz watermelon, peeled, seeds removed, chopped ¼ lemon, juice only Iced-cubes fresh mint leaves,…
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Date 28 June 2026
Author Ilana Estelle

The Referendum and the Missing Blueprint

Brexit – Where Was the Plan? Nothing in this article has appeared in isolation. It reflects on information, reporting and analysis that have been in…
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Date 27 June 2026
Author Ilana Estelle

A quote by Gordon B Hinckley

A Gentle Reminder: “Being humble means that we are not on earth to see how important we can become, but to see how much difference…
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Date 26 June 2026
Author Ilana Estelle

Losing Mum Changed How I Understood My Life

Loss became the understanding of the life I had always lived A friend once said that sometimes we have to lose someone we love before…
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Date 25 June 2026
Author Ilana Estelle

When You No Longer Need to Argue with Reality

The Freedom of Seeing Clearly I no longer need to argue with reality. There comes a time when we need to stop looking for explanations…
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Date 24 June 2026
Author Ilana Estelle

A Zora Neale Hurston quote

Food for thought: "There are years that ask questions and years that answer." ZORA NEALE HURSTON The CP Diary is there for both. For the…
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Date 23 June 2026
Author Ilana Estelle

When Leadership Becomes Disposable

Why modern democracies are trapped in a cycle of distrust and disappointment. On 22nd June, 2026, Keir Starmer announced that he will resign as Prime…
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Date 22 June 2026
Author Ilana Estelle

When More Exercise Isn't Better

It's not always about doing more. It's about moving more When it comes to exercise, we often assume that more is better. But new research…
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Date 21 June 2026
Author Ilana Estelle

The Emotional Weather of Brexit

How uncertainty and eroding trust, reshaped Britain's emotional landscape Moments in history become milestones. We remember them because they mark a before and after. They…
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