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 25 September 2026
Author Ilana Estelle

Finding Strength through Autism

Understanding my autistic mind later in life and discovering the strengths within it As a child I would start something and give up. I struggled…
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Date 24 September 2026
Author Ilana Estelle

A quote by Suzanne Collins

Something inspirational: “What I need is the dandelion in the spring. The bright yellow that means rebirth instead of destruction. The promise that life can…
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Date 23 September 2026
Author Ilana Estelle

The New Meaning of Strength

Changing attitudes towards strength training are reshaping the way we think about exercise and health Living with cerebral palsy has always made exercise complicated. For…
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Date 22 September 2026
Author Ilana Estelle

When Change Meets Reality

The difficult bit comes after the promises Politics never stops meeting its own headlines. A new leader arrives. A new government begins. A new set…
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Date 21 September 2026
Author Ilana Estelle

A Carl Rogers quote

Food for thought: “The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change.” CARL ROGERS Acceptance doesn't mean…
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Date 20 September 2026
Author Ilana Estelle

The UK After Brexit: A Generation Asking What Comes Next

A look at the choices made and the questions that remain If it’s out there, you’ll find me writing about it. Brexit affected everyone –…
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Date 19 September 2026
Author Ilana Estelle

How Loss Uncovers Past Trauma

How losing my twin changed the way I understand my past It has been nearly four years since my twin died, and I can see…
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Date 18 September 2026
Author Ilana Estelle

Another quote by Virginia Woolf

Something inspirational: “No need to hurry. No need to sparkle. No need to be anybody but oneself.” VIRGINIA WOOLF Life isn't a race. There is…
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Date 17 September 2026
Author Ilana Estelle

Everyone Has a Voice but Being Heard is Different

Reflections on equality, opportunity and being heard We often talk about equality, but equality isn't simply about being given the same opportunities on paper. Our…
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Date 16 September 2026
Author Ilana Estelle

The Life I Knew

Later Learning It Should Have Been Different I write to heal. I lived with a disability I didn't know about. It's not news, but looking…
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Date 15 September 2026
Author Ilana Estelle

A quote by Sylvester Stallone

Something inspirational: “You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain’t about how hard you hit. It’s about how hard…
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Date 14 September 2026
Author Ilana Estelle

When Is a Hot Drink Too Hot?

Why Temperature Matters For many of us, a hot cup of tea or coffee is part of our daily routine – a morning ritual, a…
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