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 13 July 2014
Author Ilana Estelle

Right & Wrong

There are people who gravitate towards and who are moralistic. They will continue to exhibit goodness, use right and wrong and show others how to…
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Date 12 July 2014
Author Ilana Estelle

My latest challenge

I am beginning to see how much of a challenge my Cerebral Palsy has become, is becoming. I’m not sure when I go for walks…
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Date 11 July 2014
Author Ilana Estelle

When we believe

Something inspirational: “Never judge a book by its "spine".” STANLEY VICTOR PASKAVICH
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Date 10 July 2014
Author Ilana Estelle

It was never intentioned

When my life began to unfold in front of me as a small child, I was consciously aware that my experiences were far from positive.…
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Date 9 July 2014
Author Ilana Estelle

A college attitude

It is said that if you ask a college graduate who is the greatest generation, they may respond by suggesting themselves. This high degree of…
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Date 8 July 2014
Author Ilana Estelle

Things staying broken

Some things are meant to stay broken. As hard as it is to reconcile, sometimes it’s the way things are meant to be. Wouldn’t life…
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Date 7 July 2014
Author Ilana Estelle

Waves of change

Something inspirational: Sometimes in the waves of change we find our true direction. UNKNOWN
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Date 6 July 2014
Author Ilana Estelle

Getting back on track

Today hasn’t been my best day. The last couple of blogs have been about my health issues that have left me with very little thought.…
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Date 5 July 2014
Author Ilana Estelle

A few more thoughts

The CP Diary is a journey of self-discovery, amongst other things. It’s a place where I feel safe, I can say what I feel in…
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Date 4 July 2014
Author Ilana Estelle

A Stephen Fry quote

Something inspirational: “If you know someone who’s depressed, please resolve never to ask them why. Depression isn’t a straightforward response to a bad situation; depression…
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Date 3 July 2014
Author Ilana Estelle

Cerebral Palsy & Seizures

I’ve never mentioned this to any one before, primarily because it’s taken me a lot of years to work out. A couple of nights ago…
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Date 2 July 2014
Author Ilana Estelle

New & shiny things

When you have very little that’s new when you’re a child it’s very easy to want or wish you had new and shiny things. As…
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