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 26 June 2015
Author Ilana Estelle

Making a choice

Although I was emotionally stuck as a child, I made a conscious effort to make sure I wasn’t also set in my ways too. I’ve…
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Date 25 June 2015
Author Ilana Estelle

Superfood salad

Superfood Salad 'A wonderful recipe adapted from one of Jamie Oliver's recipes' Ingredients: 700 g sweet potatoes 1 pinch of dried chilli flakes ...
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Date 24 June 2015
Author Ilana Estelle

Negative to positive

Whilst we have life, we can choose to perceive things differently. Negative to positive we change our perceptions. We can choose to focus our perceptions…
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Date 23 June 2015
Author Ilana Estelle

About accomplishments

Something inspirational: “At the end of the day, it's not about what you have or even what you've accomplished. It's about what you've done with…
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Date 22 June 2015
Author Ilana Estelle

Digestion & immunity

It’s hard to believe that we’re made of 90% bacteria. For every cell in your body, we have 9 cells of bacteria living in and…
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Date 21 June 2015
Author Ilana Estelle

Energy & recovery

It's a fact that someone with cerebral palsy uses 3 to 5 times more energy to do the same things as someone without cerebral palsy,…
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Date 20 June 2015
Author Ilana Estelle

Measured decisions

Measured decisions usually come on the back of measured thoughts. A measured decision is a decision that’s made after considerable thought. Decisions that are measured,…
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Date 19 June 2015
Author Ilana Estelle

A Richard Bach quote

Something inspirational: “Don’t believe what your eyes are telling you. All they show is limitation. Look with your understanding.” RICHARD BACH
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Date 18 June 2015
Author Ilana Estelle

Leaving a life behind

When we’re brought up to live, and think a certain way, life isn’t easy. It’s a life with little emotion. With no freedom to make…
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Date 17 June 2015
Author Ilana Estelle

Connecting emotionally

Emotional connections are what bonds families, friends and couples. You don’t have to be part of a couple for an emotional connection to be formed,…
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Date 16 June 2015
Author Ilana Estelle

A Frank Ocean quote

Something inspirational: "Don’t confuse my personality with my attitude. My personality is who I am. My attitude depends on who you are.” FRANK OCEAN
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Date 15 June 2015
Author Ilana Estelle

CP cannot be overcome

Cerebral Palsy is what I was born with and is what I deal with, but it frustrates me immensely when I read about people who…
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