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 9 April 2016
Author Ilana Estelle

A quote by Ain Eineziz

Something inspirational: "Sometimes I pretend to be normal. But it gets boring. So go back to being me.” AIN EINEZIZ
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Date 8 April 2016
Author Ilana Estelle

The value of listening

The art of our success isn’t achieved by speaking, but by our ability to listen. While some people may be impressed by how well we…
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Date 7 April 2016
Author Ilana Estelle

Not being told

Wanting to be told versus being told? As a child, I wanted to know what was wrong with me. For me it was the only…
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Date 6 April 2016
Author Ilana Estelle

A quote by Libba Bray

Something inspirational: "Sometimes we seek that which we are not yet ready to find." LIBBA BRAY
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Date 5 April 2016
Author Ilana Estelle

Angry decisions

We’re angry, irritable and in a mood and we’ve just managed to seal our fate on the most important decision we’ll ever make. Perhaps we…
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Date 4 April 2016
Author Ilana Estelle

In pursuit of happiness

Does seeing other people happy, make us question our own happiness? I believe it does if we think about it. As a child, looking at…
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Date 3 April 2016
Author Ilana Estelle

Parental influences & culture

I believe it’s important we explore our thoughts, feelings and experiences, pertaining to parental influences and culture. In many respects, it’s how we learn to…
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Date 2 April 2016
Author Ilana Estelle

A Leo Tolstoy quote

Something inspirational: "Wrong does not cease to be wrong because the majority share in it." LEO TOLSTOY
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Date 1 April 2016
Author Ilana Estelle

How not to be offended

We come across and interact with people who knowingly or unknowingly are offensive and on our part, we let it happen. Only we have the…
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Date 31 March 2016
Author Ilana Estelle

The knowing Universe

The universe knows us more than we know ourselves. Although consciously I never gave the universe a thought as a child, unconsciously I always knew…
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Date 30 March 2016
Author Ilana Estelle

A Martin Seligman quote

Something inspirational: “While you can't control your experiences, you can control your explanations.” MARTIN E.P. SELIGMAN, Learned Optimism: How to Change Your Mind and Your…
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Date 29 March 2016
Author Ilana Estelle

A recruitment drive

I am both humbled and amazed at the success of the Diary and would love to have more contributors to add to the wonderful support…
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