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 August 2016
Author Ilana Estelle

Frustrations of a disability

Having any physical disability as a child is difficult enough, but being part of a family may make it twice as difficult at times, because…
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Date 6 August 2016
Author Ilana Estelle

Choosing to be moral

As long as we know right from wrong and have a conscience, we will follow a moral compass. Without basic rules surrounding morality, there will…
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Date 5 August 2016
Author Ilana Estelle

Happiness is the road

Something inspirational: "There is no road to happiness, happiness is the road." UNKNOWN
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Date 4 August 2016
Author Ilana Estelle

A letter to myself

I believe that to try to make head or tail about our lives, we need a certain amount of reflection to help us understand everything…
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Date 3 August 2016
Author Ilana Estelle

Navigating therapy

After much deliberation I chose to go into therapy in my thirties, but I believe therapy may not always work for everyone. It’s not a…
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Date 2 August 2016
Author Ilana Estelle

My struggle days

It’s a small but more personal blog today and I’ve felt better. One emotional struggle day has somehow turned into two and two turned into…
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Date 1 August 2016
Author Ilana Estelle

Learning the difference

Something inspirational: "Some talk to you in their free time and others free their time to talk to you. Learn the difference." UNKNOWN
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Date 31 July 2016
Author Ilana Estelle

Dealing with shock

Dealing with shock isn’t something I’d like to experience again, but looking back it was helpful to know how shock felt, so that I could…
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Date 30 July 2016
Author Ilana Estelle

Having gratitude

When we’re thankful for being able to experience and appreciate what we have, without a bad word directed at another, not only will we value…
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Date 29 July 2016
Author Ilana Estelle

More on my sensory disorder

Having cerebral palsy and sensory issues combined, means there are days where I struggle. I have the usual stresses made all the more difficult because of…
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Date 28 July 2016
Author Ilana Estelle

Beauty, art & gratitude

Something inspirational: "The essence of all beautiful art, all great art, is gratitude." FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE
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Date 27 July 2016
Author Ilana Estelle

Why we're never satisfied

We tend to stretch and adjust our lives as we go along so that we reach our goals, but then inevitably we want more. We’re never…
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