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 November 2011
Author Ilana Estelle

Sweet potato pie

Sweet Potato Pie Ingredients: One packet of Sweet Dough, for the pie-crust 2 large sweet potatoes ...
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Date 22 November 2011
Author Ilana Estelle

Ginseng

Something inspirational: Ginseng has been around for thousands of years to improve our overall health. It is used to help improve stress levels; boost energy…
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Date 21 November 2011
Author Ilana Estelle

My constant frustrations

Today I woke up with such frustration, not sure I had that much in me. But the realities of what I’ve had to deal with…
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Date 20 November 2011
Author Ilana Estelle

Reflecting on where I am

On the back of my week last week I thought it’d be a good opportunity for me to reflect. On some days, I have clarity,…
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Date 19 November 2011
Author Ilana Estelle

Preventative health

We cannot totally rely on preventative healthcare to keep us well. To say something is preventative means we can avoid that something altogether, and that…
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Date 18 November 2011
Author Ilana Estelle

Be yourself

Something inspirational: "Be who you really are and not what others wish you to be." AUTHOR UNKNOWN
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Date 17 November 2011
Author Ilana Estelle

Pilates

I thought I would take this opportunity to write about pilates. Pilates is an exercise method designed to strengthen and restore the body to balance. …
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Date 16 November 2011
Author Ilana Estelle

Tackling procrastination

To procrastinate means to avoid tackling things we know we need to tackle. We avoid the jobs we should attend to, we avoid sorting our…
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Date 15 November 2011
Author Ilana Estelle

Controlling anxiety

Although stress and anxiety seem very similar, they have very different implications. Stress comes from an event or a thought that can make us angry…
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Date 14 November 2011
Author Ilana Estelle

Peace

Something inspirational: “Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without it.” GAUTARNA SIDDHARTA, Budda Spiritual Leader  
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Date 13 November 2011
Author Ilana Estelle

Making Health Work

I’m never too far away from thinking about my health, so I thought I’d explore ways in which we can try to help prevent serious…
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Date 12 November 2011
Author Ilana Estelle

Affirmations

When life seems to be an emotional struggle think about using affirmations. Affirmations usually help me focus and bring some form of clarity into what…
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