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 8 April 2014
Author Ilana Estelle

My real life

My site, together with my blogs may reflect someone who is completely and one hundred percent focused and in control of life, but the path…
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Date 7 April 2014
Author Ilana Estelle

Chinese Proverb

Something inspirational: “A ship in the harbour is safe, but that's not what ships are made for.” A CHINESE PROVERB
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Date 6 April 2014
Author Ilana Estelle

Support & opinions

Support should be the backbone to any relationship, but what happens when support isn't support but someone’s opinions and their opinions become the most important…
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Date 5 April 2014
Author Ilana Estelle

Perceptions of time

It’s probably a good thing that we don’t consciously think about time all the time. If we thought about time and all the things that could…
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Date 4 April 2014
Author Ilana Estelle

Easily swayed

I would say I am emotionally strong, independent, confident and okay with making decisions, even though it has taken me a lot of years to…
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Date 3 April 2014
Author Ilana Estelle

Machinery of life

Something inspirational: “How complicated and unpredictable the machinery of life really is.” KURT VONNEGUT, Cat's Cradle
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Date 2 April 2014
Author Ilana Estelle

My diagnosis

When I first considered finding out what was wrong with me, I remember feeling pleased that for the first time in my life I was…
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Date 1 April 2014
Author Ilana Estelle

A take it easy day

I find it incredibly difficult to switch my thoughts off, but when I’m tired I can’t seem to string two words together, let alone equate…
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Date 31 March 2014
Author Ilana Estelle

A Trey Smith quote

Something inspirational: “If your presence doesn't make an impact, your absence won't make a difference.” TREY SMITH
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Date 30 March 2014
Author Ilana Estelle

Cerebral Palsy Statistics

Recent figures suggest that the annual number of babies born with cerebral palsy, which has been relatively steady for the last fifty years or so,…
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Date 29 March 2014
Author Ilana Estelle

Putting loved ones first

Sometimes we must put ourselves out for others, even if it means coming out of our comfort zone to do it. We’re more likely to…
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Date 28 March 2014
Author Ilana Estelle

Greek Yoghurt Sundae

Greek Yoghurt Sundae Ingredients: 1 ripe mango 500ml natural low fat yoghurt ...
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