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 3 November 2013
Author Ilana Estelle

All grown up

I have never been more exposed to the elements of everyday life since both my parents passed and that is scary. Walking through life being…
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Date 2 November 2013
Author Ilana Estelle

A quote by Anaïs Nin

Something inspirational: “We do not grow absolutely, chronologically. We grow sometimes in one dimension, and not in another, unevenly. We grow partially. We are relative.…
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Date 1 November 2013
Author Ilana Estelle

A quote by Carl Jung

Something inspirational: “Knowing your own darkness is the best method for dealing with the darknesses of other people.” CARL JUNG
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Date 31 October 2013
Author Ilana Estelle

Diary update

I thought I’d take a break from my usual routine and put a couple of thoughtful quotes on the feature page. In the meantime I’ll…
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Date 30 October 2013
Author Ilana Estelle

Muddled thoughts

Still trying to sort out and move forward with family matters. I have too much to do with too little time to do it all…
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Date 29 October 2013
Author Ilana Estelle

Mango and pineapple sorbet

Mango and pineapple sorbet Ingredients: 1 medium chopped banana 1 cup of mango, cubed ...
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Date 28 October 2013
Author Ilana Estelle

A quote by Tagore

Something inspirational: “Don't limit a child to your own learning, for he was born in another time.” RABINDRANATH TAGORE
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Date 27 October 2013
Author Ilana Estelle

The bigger picture

If we were to think about the bigger picture and relate that bigger picture to everyone’s life and circumstances, where they are emotionally and why…
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Date 26 October 2013
Author Ilana Estelle

Poignant memories

I was grocery shopping the other day when I came across a mum and her three children. One child was very young, so was being…
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Date 25 October 2013
Author Ilana Estelle

The Universal Laws

I am not sure how old I was, when I began to understand the universe and its laws. Whether we believe in the universal laws…
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Date 24 October 2013
Author Ilana Estelle

Diversity

Something inspirational: "Diversity is not about how we differ. Diversity is about embracing one another's uniqueness." OLA JOSEPH
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Date 23 October 2013
Author Ilana Estelle

Psychological challenges

I know that living with Cerebral Palsy has always had an effect on me psychologically. It’s not just a physical impairment, but it’s a mental…
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