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 11 September 2014
Author Ilana Estelle

An Audrey Hepburn quote

Something inspirational: “You can tell more about a person by what he says about others than you can by what others say about him.” AUDREY…
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Date 10 September 2014
Author Ilana Estelle

Life can be scary

Because we sometimes have to deal with the unknown, life can be scary if we stopped to think about it long enough. My struggles with…
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Date 9 September 2014
Author Ilana Estelle

Solving problems differently

If someone came to you with a problem, you would more than likely find a solution must faster, than if you were facing the same…
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Date 8 September 2014
Author Ilana Estelle

Stolen opportunities

Now that my father is no longer with me, when I continue to look back at my life to this point, my thoughts become uneasy.…
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Date 7 September 2014
Author Ilana Estelle

There is another way

Something inspirational: “You don’t have to stay trapped in your thoughts just because you think them.” DOUG DILLON
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Date 6 September 2014
Author Ilana Estelle

Empathy and Empath

Even as a child, whenever I saw anyone struggle it was easy for me to empathise and understand how they might feel because of what…
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Date 5 September 2014
Author Ilana Estelle

Have a plan

When we have a plan, we give ourselves time in that moment to concentrate on something that lifts our mood. A plan doesn’t have to…
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Date 4 September 2014
Author Ilana Estelle

A John Wooden quote

Something inspirational: “Being a role model is the most powerful form of educating... too often fathers neglect it because they get so caught up in…
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Date 3 September 2014
Author Ilana Estelle

Back to university

It’s that time of year again. The start of another university year and we’re travelling to St Andrews today to drop Claudia off. My intentions…
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Date 2 September 2014
Author Ilana Estelle

Do we really know?

Not everyone will fully know or understand how bad someone feels, as Robin Williams’ case has shown. People will understand some of what we go…
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Date 1 September 2014
Author Ilana Estelle

A Jennifer Aniston quote

Something inspirational: “Once you figure out who you are and what you love about yourself, I think it all kind of falls into place.” JENNIFER…
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Date 31 August 2014
Author Ilana Estelle

Drawing comparisons

We draw comparisons, but perhaps we shouldn’t, because drawing comparisons can lead to discouragement, doubt and fear. Comparisons may also limit our own ambitions if…
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