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 2 June 2015
Author Ilana Estelle

A Rainer Rilke quote

Something inspirational: “Don't be too quick to draw conclusions from what happens to you; simply let it happen. Otherwise it will be too easy for…
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Date 1 June 2015
Author Ilana Estelle

Stuck in old patterns

Emotionally, we will always stay stuck when the old patterns stick. As we are predisposed to behave in certain ways, our current experiences will continue…
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Date 31 May 2015
Author Ilana Estelle

Feeling bad

It helps that I can switch off when I need to, because it’s got me through some very difficult times, but it doesn’t come without…
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Date 30 May 2015
Author Ilana Estelle

An Erich Fromm quote

Something inspirational: "Man is the only animal for whom his own existence is a problem which he has to solve." ERICH FROMM
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Date 29 May 2015
Author Ilana Estelle

Our moral compass

A moral compass is a person’s ability to judge what is right and wrong and act accordingly. Our moral compass is partly responsible for the…
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Date 28 May 2015
Author Ilana Estelle

Spinach and Feta pancakes

Spinach and Feta Pancakes Ingredients: 200g Chickpea (Gram) flour 2 tbsp Chives, chopped ...
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Date 27 May 2015
Author Ilana Estelle

Reasons for anger

Something inspirational: "Anger is never without a reason, but seldom with a good one." BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
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Date 26 May 2015
Author Ilana Estelle

About blame

Do you still get blamed for the things you’re not responsible for and is that blame being directed towards someone who clearly isn’t to blame…
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Date 25 May 2015
Author Ilana Estelle

Out of spite

Food for thought: We spite because we’re that way inclined and it’s what we do. Someone has done it to us, so we don’t think…
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Date 24 May 2015
Author Ilana Estelle

A Bill Gates quote

Something inspirational: "It's fine to celebrate success but it is more important to heed the lessons of failure." BILL GATES
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Date 23 May 2015
Author Ilana Estelle

Inner-drive

Living with impaired emotions through cerebral palsy means emotionally means I live with less motivation and inner-drive. Neurologically my emotions are impaired, which means I…
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Date 22 May 2015
Author Ilana Estelle

Understanding our thinking

Science shows it is our thoughts on the things that happen to us that have the biggest impact on how we feel and how we…
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