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 27 April 2012
Author Ilana Estelle

A philosophy for life

Something inspirational: “For attractive lips, speak words of kindness. For lovely eyes, seek out the good in people. For a slim figure, share your food…
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Date 26 April 2012
Author Ilana Estelle

Remaining upbeat

Remaining upbeat isn’t always easy. Depending on what we may deal with, there is only so much anyone can handle before everything becomes too much.…
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Date 25 April 2012
Author Ilana Estelle

Put yourself first

As a child, I cared about everyone. I’d speak and say things to please and gave little consideration to my own voice. I cared too…
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Date 24 April 2012
Author Ilana Estelle

Our reality

Something inspirational: “Reality is what we take to be true. What we take to be true is what we believe. What we believe is based…
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Date 23 April 2012
Author Ilana Estelle

Thoughts on being happy

As a child, I never thought about whether I was happy or sad. I knew I existed in my life and that was my life. I…
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Date 22 April 2012
Author Ilana Estelle

Uneasy feelings

Do you sometimes wake up with an uneasy feeling in the pit of your stomach when you’re dealing with uncertainties? The uncertainties I deal with…
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Date 21 April 2012
Author Ilana Estelle

Focus on now

Something inspirational: “Something wonderful begins to happen with the simple realisation that life, like an automobile, is driven from the inside out, not the other…
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Date 20 April 2012
Author Ilana Estelle

The way to happiness

Something inspirational: The way to happiness – keep your heart free from hate; your mind free from worry; live simply; expect little, give much. CAROL…
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Date 19 April 2012
Author Ilana Estelle

The CP Diary forum

Setting up the ‘The CP Diary’ website up is the best thing I’ve ever done. It gives me an outlet so that on my down…
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Date 18 April 2012
Author Ilana Estelle

Earning respect

It is hard to respect others when they don’t respect you. I’ve heard it said, respect is something earned, it’s not a given. Respect We’re…
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Date 17 April 2012
Author Ilana Estelle

More uncertainties

I am uncertain of everything today. Nothing is going the way I had hoped, still more obstacles to cross with no clear resolve on any…
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Date 16 April 2012
Author Ilana Estelle

Improving our nature

Something inspirational: He who asks of life nothing but the improvement of his own nature is less liable than anyone else to miss and waste…
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