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 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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Date 26 July 2016
Author Ilana Estelle

Dairy Free Fudge

Wheat, Gluten and Dairy Free Fudge 'Today's recipe is adapted from Realfood Tesco.com' Ingredients: ½ cup Peanut or Almond Butter ½ cup Creamed Coconut ...
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Date 25 July 2016
Author Ilana Estelle

Actions speak louder

Actions speak louder than words. Some of us will fail to do, as our words tend to speak louder than our actions, with no intentions…
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Date 24 July 2016
Author Ilana Estelle

When in doubt

Something inspirational: "When in doubt, don't." BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
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Date 23 July 2016
Author Ilana Estelle

Addressing our past

Instead of us constantly talking about our past, we need to change the way we think about it. We need to be okay with our…
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Date 22 July 2016
Author Ilana Estelle

How the emotions work

As a child we may spend our life observing our emotions. It is a way of righting a wrong, a way for us to understand…
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Date 21 July 2016
Author Ilana Estelle

Critical Evaluation

As children, we trust our parents and don’t stop to question whether what they thought was best for us was the best; as children I’m…
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Date 20 July 2016
Author Ilana Estelle

A Stephen Chbosky quote

Something inspirational: “We accept the love we think we deserve.” STEPHEN CHBOSKY, The Perks of Being a Wallflower
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Date 19 July 2016
Author Ilana Estelle

Opinions & opinions

We must convey empathy, compassion and tolerance, instead of passing an opinion. For many people, life is centred on what they have to deal with,…
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Date 18 July 2016
Author Ilana Estelle

Simple beneficial exercises

Some of the best physical activities for your body don't require the gym or ask you to get fit enough to run a marathon. These…
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Date 17 July 2016
Author Ilana Estelle

Acknowledge emotional pain

To heal emotional pain, we need to acknowledge it. Where that may seem obvious to some, others are not always aware of what that pain…
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Date 16 July 2016
Author Ilana Estelle

Health is wealth

Something inspirational: "The greatest wealth is health." UNKNOWN
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