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 10 October 2013
Author Ilana Estelle

Revisiting my education

Because I have lived with guilt for so long I have decided to write another blog about my education. As a child living with Cerebral…
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Date 9 October 2013
Author Ilana Estelle

A memory from school

I needed to drop something off into school for one of my children and as I was walking into reception, I could see my reflection…
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Date 8 October 2013
Author Ilana Estelle

Life in a Poem

“The adventure of life is to learn. The purpose of life is to grow. The nature of life is to change. The challenge of life…
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Date 7 October 2013
Author Ilana Estelle

Experiences & adjustments

Having to adjust to anything in our lives is hard, no matter what the adjustment is. Leaving home for the first time is a new…
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Date 6 October 2013
Author Ilana Estelle

A different life

Being born into a life with Cerebral Palsy has cushioned me in some respects, but in others it has exposed me as well. I feel…
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Date 5 October 2013
Author Ilana Estelle

To Learn Independence

Something inspirational: “One of the most important of life's lessons is to learn independence, to understand freedom. This means independence from attachments, from results, from…
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Date 4 October 2013
Author Ilana Estelle

Keeping Healthy Mentally

Many of us will just be aware of how important it is to continue to use our brains as we age. Of course, it’s not…
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Date 3 October 2013
Author Ilana Estelle

Testing ones patience

Over the last week my patience has been put to the test on numerous occasions, but today I’m feeling slightly easier about things. For me…
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Date 2 October 2013
Author Ilana Estelle

When you change

Something inspirational: “When someone tells you, “You’ve changed,” it might simply be because you’ve stopped living your life their way.” UNKNOWN
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Date 1 October 2013
Author Ilana Estelle

Moving on from anger

It’s a sad reality that some of us may never get the answers to the questions we have about our lives and why. For those…
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Date 30 September 2013
Author Ilana Estelle

Spicy rice with prawns

Spicy rice with prawns Ingredients: 250g long grain rice 150g frozen peas ...
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Date 29 September 2013
Author Ilana Estelle

A difficult week

I’ve just left behind a very difficult week dealing with family issues. It is only when I have to deal with family issues that my…
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