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 5 July 2013
Author Ilana Estelle

The resolve

As children we may sometimes become victims, which if not dealt with can follow us into our adult years. Being a victim as a child…
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Date 4 July 2013
Author Ilana Estelle

Empathy

When we can understand someone’s feelings from their perspective and don’t stand in judgment, we have the ability to empathise. Empathy isn’t something we’re born…
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Date 3 July 2013
Author Ilana Estelle

Managing my health

Before I get back into my other writing, I wanted to talk about my health. Having spent a short break in London, I admit the…
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Date 2 July 2013
Author Ilana Estelle

Kind thoughts

Something inspirational: "Kind thoughts are rarer than either kind words or deeds. They imply a great deal of thinking about others. This in itself is…
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Date 1 July 2013
Author Ilana Estelle

Short breaks

I’m so glad I managed to make the trip to London, but even on a short break such as this, I still have to plan…
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Date 30 June 2013
Author Ilana Estelle

Losing thoughts

Something inspirational: "How you think when you lose determines how long it will be until you win." GILBERT KEITH CHESTERTON
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Date 29 June 2013
Author Ilana Estelle

Take out the worry

We may never have peace of mind when we’re concerned with what other people think. When we continually worry and lose sight of what is…
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Date 28 June 2013
Author Ilana Estelle

My Health and Food

Although it’s often difficult for those of us with health issues to plan ahead, planning ahead for me primarily depends on how well I’m dealing…
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Date 27 June 2013
Author Ilana Estelle

Lowering your cholesterol

We all know that high cholesterol increases our risk of heart disease and heart attacks. Whilst it is possible to reduce cholesterol with medication, we…
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Date 26 June 2013
Author Ilana Estelle

The CP Diary & UCP

I am pleased to announce that The CP Diary and United Cerebral Palsy (UCP) have linked to each others websites and would like to invite…
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Date 25 June 2013
Author Ilana Estelle

Emotionally letting go

Each life phase is hard. Being a child is hard. Being an adult is hard. Being a parent and parenting small children is hard but…
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Date 24 June 2013
Author Ilana Estelle

Our connecting lives

Something inspirational: “We cannot live for ourselves alone. Our lives are connected by a thousand invisible threads, and along these sympathetic fibers, our actions run…
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