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 11 April 2013
Author Ilana Estelle

The important moments

Something inspirational: “Sooner or later we all discover that the important moments in life are not the advertised ones, not the birthdays, the graduations, the…
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Date 10 April 2013
Author Ilana Estelle

Speaking out

A few weeks ago I was in a position where I felt I needed to say something to someone, but felt irritated when it didn’t…
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Date 9 April 2013
Author Ilana Estelle

Being in control

I have learned how to deal with problems the hard way. It took me years. We all deal with problems differently, but taking control is…
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Date 8 April 2013
Author Ilana Estelle

Extending our values

Sowing a seed with children in their formative years, means they will have the opportunity to reap the benefits later on. There are no guarantees,…
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Date 7 April 2013
Author Ilana Estelle

Early to bed

Something inspirational: “Early to Bed, and Early to Rise, Makes a Man Healthy, Wealthy and Wise.” BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
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Date 6 April 2013
Author Ilana Estelle

Settling for less

Having cerebral palsy meant that I would always get to see and understand flaws and wouldn’t so much need to settle on perfection. I am…
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Date 5 April 2013
Author Ilana Estelle

The small things

For children, the small things matter. It’s easy to look back on our parents’ lives, to see how they could have changed things to make…
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Date 4 April 2013
Author Ilana Estelle

Your own thoughts

Something inspirational: “Believe what you believe and it will be, believe what others believe and they will consume you!” STANLEY VICTOR PASKAVICH
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Date 3 April 2013
Author Ilana Estelle

Grievances

Grievances are something we hold on to, don’t do anything about them until we get to boiling point, then we let rip! It’s something I’ve…
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Date 2 April 2013
Author Ilana Estelle

Time to take stock

It’s not always losing a parent that brings about problems with inner peace. It’s often there, we just don’t realise it. We should have inner…
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Date 1 April 2013
Author Ilana Estelle

Finding peace

It’s coming up to a month since my father passed and my life has gone from being very stressful to me having more peace around…
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Date 31 March 2013
Author Ilana Estelle

An Easter quote

Something inspirational: “Happy Easter, share this time to reflect on life, love, family and all of your blessings.” ENHANCE DREAM QUOTES
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