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 December 2012
Author Ilana Estelle

The truth

Always tell the truth, because it’s the right thing to do. Telling the truth means we will never have to doubt and question ourselves, or…
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Date 10 December 2012
Author Ilana Estelle

Emotional control

I have always had people in my life who have used emotional manipulation to get what they want. Emotional manipulation is all about control. But…
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Date 9 December 2012
Author Ilana Estelle

Managing our emotions

It’s always a juggling act trying to reduce the amount of negative emotions, we take in each day. It’s also a juggling act trying to…
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Date 8 December 2012
Author Ilana Estelle

Accepting support

Support is something we should all have, but isn’t something we always accept. Having support sounds simple, but our realities make it far from simple.…
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Date 7 December 2012
Author Ilana Estelle

Accentuate the positive

For a bit of positivity today listen to this song by Aretha Franklin. It’s a remake of an old song released by the great artist…
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Date 6 December 2012
Author Ilana Estelle

Respiratory issues

The greatest fear I have, is the one I have no control over and that is my respiratory problems and although they’re easing off now…
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Date 5 December 2012
Author Ilana Estelle

Families

It is a sad reality that some of us will grow up with little or no meaningful in their family, where others will grow up…
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Date 4 December 2012
Author Ilana Estelle

The old patterns

It’s usually the old patterns brought about by past experiences that mould our personalities. For some of us, the old patterns will leave us in…
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Date 3 December 2012
Author Ilana Estelle

When to let go

Something inspirational: “Some people believe holding on and hanging in there are signs of great strength. However, there are times when it takes much more…
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Date 2 December 2012
Author Ilana Estelle

Respiratory problems

I was always going to struggle around illness. This part of my life was already mapped out for me the day I was born. My…
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Date 1 December 2012
Author Ilana Estelle

Hidden worries

There is another side to not sleeping that I was thinking about the other day, when I was trying to sort out why I hadn’t…
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Date 30 November 2012
Author Ilana Estelle

People's expectations

From the minute we’re born, expectations are put upon us. For some of us, expectations are about education, for others expectations are about their children…
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