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 18 August 2011
Author Ilana Estelle

Swimming

As a child, and having Cerebral Palsy I wasn’t keen on swimming, primarily because people would constantly stare at me, but swimming is something that…
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Date 17 August 2011
Author Ilana Estelle

Dealing with Expression

Being able to express ourselves is an art form. As a child expression and being able to express myself wasn’t something that came easy. Either…
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Date 16 August 2011
Author Ilana Estelle

The skill of delegating

A passing thought: Do you find it hard to delegate? The more you delegate, the more comfortable you will be with the idea and practice…
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Date 15 August 2011
Author Ilana Estelle

Silence is golden

A passing thought: Try to find time in your day to enjoy some silence.  Silence is important and can help calm you both emotionally and…
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Date 14 August 2011
Author Ilana Estelle

Do we care?

I am sure we’ve come across family and friends who we know care, but their actions and support don’t show us they care; which can…
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Date 13 August 2011
Author Ilana Estelle

Surgery day

I am so pleased that today is nearly over and that surgery is now behind me. The surgery itself was better than I thought it…
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Date 12 August 2011
Author Ilana Estelle

Turning failure into success

A passing thought: Don’t see something you fail at as a complete failing. Use that opportunity to think about how you can go on to…
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Date 11 August 2011
Author Ilana Estelle

Friday's surgery

The week is going quickly and surgery day is nearly here. Remarkably I seem to be feeling okay about my surgery on Friday. I have…
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Date 10 August 2011
Author Ilana Estelle

Forgotten child

I remember being told by one of the Specialists I was under when I was a small child; to go away and live my life,…
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Date 9 August 2011
Author Ilana Estelle

On relationships

Although this blog has taken me a while to write it it’s been far from easy. I have more information now on the part of…
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Date 8 August 2011
Author Ilana Estelle

Write your worries away

A passing thought: Have you ever got to a stage where you have a worry but don’t how to resolve it?  Write down your worries.…
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Date 7 August 2011
Author Ilana Estelle

My confidence

When my children were small I seemed to have much more confidence. Now I seem to be lacking in confidence as I see my children…
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