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.

Connect with me:

Blogs by Ilana Estelle

Date 2 January 2014
Author Ilana Estelle

New Year thoughts

Yesterday I woke up to a New Year and I’m not looking back at all the negatives. Looking back just allows us to pick fault…
Read more
Date 1 January 2014
Author Ilana Estelle

Welcome to 2014

May you have good health, laughter and peace in 2014 From The CP Diary
Read more
Date 31 December 2013
Author Ilana Estelle

Giving ourselves control

I’m not sure how long I was in counselling, when something just wasn’t working for me. The tools I needed to help me deal with…
Read more
Date 30 December 2013
Author Ilana Estelle

Making excuses

Excuses are reasons to defend the way we behave and to avoid acting on something we should be dealing with. Excuses are a means of…
Read more
Date 29 December 2013
Author Ilana Estelle

A quote by Rumi

Something inspirational: “Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.” RUMI
Read more
Date 28 December 2013
Author Ilana Estelle

The Sunday blues

I don’t know whether anyone else has memory of the Sunday evening blues, but it seemed very real to me, when I was little. At…
Read more
Date 27 December 2013
Author Ilana Estelle

My last thought on this

The Queen’s speech on Christmas Day was about how we reflect on our lives and reflection has brought me to this place. I am where…
Read more
Date 26 December 2013
Author Ilana Estelle

A Christmas Poem

Something inspirational: "Christmas is not in tinsel and lights and outward show. The secret lies in an inner glow. It's lighting a fire inside the…
Read more
Date 25 December 2013
Author Ilana Estelle

Merry Christmas 2013

Thank you to everyone who has supported The CP Diary website and my Facebook page throughout the year – and to all of you who…
Read more
Date 24 December 2013
Author Ilana Estelle

My perspective on loss

Never having had any concrete support, I wasn’t sure how I would feel when it came to losing both parents. As the weeks passed, I…
Read more
Date 23 December 2013
Author Ilana Estelle

Inner conflict

We  may have a bad day, not because someone is irritating us, but because we may be feeling bad.  Although we’re not always aware, the…
Read more
Date 22 December 2013
Author Ilana Estelle

Christmas Gingerbread

Christmas Gingerbread Another festive treat! Ingredients: 100g butter 100g dark brown sugar ...
Read more

Subscribe to receive regular updates

Enter your details below to be the first to receive updates on new articles on my blog.