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 29 January 2016
Author Ilana Estelle

A Mark Twain quote

Something inspirational: "You can’t depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus." MARK TWAIN
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Date 28 January 2016
Author Ilana Estelle

A common-sense approach

A common-sense approach to what we deal with is common sense. Based on the approach we take, it’s standing back, it’s the voice in our…
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Date 27 January 2016
Author Ilana Estelle

Denial and the truth

Food for thought: Being in denial doesn’t hide the truth, nor does it mean that what we’re in denial about will never happen. Being in…
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Date 26 January 2016
Author Ilana Estelle

A Mandy Hale quote

Something inspirational: “When life brings you full circle, pay attention. There's a lesson there.” MANDY HALE
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Date 25 January 2016
Author Ilana Estelle

A bad attitude

It doesn’t matter what we say, or how conciliatory we are towards others, there will always be someone we come across, who thinks it’s acceptable…
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Date 24 January 2016
Author Ilana Estelle

Fix things

I used to know someone who instead of trying to fix his problems, would constantly moan about them. Personally, I can’t see the attraction. If…
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Date 23 January 2016
Author Ilana Estelle

A Confucius quote

Something inspirational: “What the superior man seeks is in himself; what the small man seeks is in others.” CONFUCIUS
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Date 22 January 2016
Author Ilana Estelle

Ignoring good advice

As a child, I was always being told what to do. What I was given wasn’t as much a guide, as a demand. We may…
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Date 21 January 2016
Author Ilana Estelle

Shawarma Spice Mix

Shawarma Spice Mix Ingredients: 1 tbs cumin 1 tbs coriander ...
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Date 20 January 2016
Author Ilana Estelle

Effects of my brain damage

The CP Diary continues to give me a platform. It is right that I am able to understand my disability around my brain damage. I…
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Date 19 January 2016
Author Ilana Estelle

An A H Milne quote

Something inspirational: “What day is it?” asked pooh. "It’s today," squeaked piglet. "My favourite day," said pooh. A H MILNE
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Date 18 January 2016
Author Ilana Estelle

An expression of gratitude

As a child, I always felt lucky that I had a roof over my head, I was grateful. When I look back, with everything I…
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