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 23 April 2013
Author Ilana Estelle

Making adjustments

Adjusting to a life without my parents hasn’t been difficult because I understand, but winding down from all the stress has. It’s amazing how resilient…
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Date 22 April 2013
Author Ilana Estelle

Everything and Nothing

Something inspirational: “Nothing, Everything, Anything, Something: If you have nothing, then you have everything, because you have the freedom to do anything, without the fear…
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Date 21 April 2013
Author Ilana Estelle

The 5 Food Groups

In life, it’s important to accept that many of us will consume too much of the wrong foods. A healthy diet is simple and easy to…
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Date 20 April 2013
Author Ilana Estelle

Additional topics

Although my more personal experiences have been adapted into my blogs, my aim has always been to try to reduce my stress and live a…
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Date 19 April 2013
Author Ilana Estelle

Holding back

I used to hold back on expressing myself as a child, because it was obvious no one was listening. I also wasn’t articulate at saying…
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Date 18 April 2013
Author Ilana Estelle

A clear conscience

Something inspirational:  “There is no pillow so soft as a clear conscience.”   FRENCH PROVERB
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Date 17 April 2013
Author Ilana Estelle

Moroccan Spice Squash

Moroccan Spice Butternut Squash 'This is a really easy recipe adapted from Channel 4 food.com recipes' Ingredients: 1 tbsp sunflower oil 1 small onion, peeled…
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Date 16 April 2013
Author Ilana Estelle

Understanding opinions

Growing up in the 1960’s, we were discouraged from having any opinions, but in today’s society children are encouraged. It is right that children are…
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Date 15 April 2013
Author Ilana Estelle

Past thoughts, current feelings

I was always going to get to this point after my father’s passing, where I would feel slight resentment. We have a history with our…
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Date 14 April 2013
Author Ilana Estelle

A quote from John Cleese

Something inspirational: “We all operate in two contrasting modes, which might be called open and closed. The open mode is more relaxed, more receptive, more…
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Date 13 April 2013
Author Ilana Estelle

Knowing ourselves

I’ve already written a blog about establishing boundaries, but wanted to elaborate further. Ultimately we need to establish our own healthy boundaries, so that our…
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Date 12 April 2013
Author Ilana Estelle

Losing both parents

The death of one parent is devastating, but the death of both parents can be even more devastating. However, I don’t see losing my parents…
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