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.
When It Was Never About Misunderstanding It’s easy to comfort ourselves with the idea that being misunderstood causes most of our pain: that people simply…
Something inspirational: “Starting anew brings the freedom to rewrite your story with fresh courage.” REMEZ SASSON Why This Quote Resonates with The CP Diary This…
“We mature with the damage, not with the years.” – Mateus William Learning through Pain Mateus William's quote really resonated. Growing up without knowing I…
Connection and Inspiration: Reflections on the Power of Writing
A Personal Journey into how Writing Creates Connection and Inspiration Through The CP Diary, writing has become a space where reflection meets connection – where…
When Trauma Shapes Grief: Learning to Live After Loss
Carrying Trauma Sometimes death is gentle and expected, allowing space to say goodbye and begin the process of grieving a loss. Other times it’s drawn…
