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 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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Date 6 August 2011
Author Ilana Estelle

Being accountable

Being unaccountable means that we will never take responsibility for ourselves, or our actions. It also means we’ll continue to apportion blame and find excuses,…
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Date 5 August 2011
Author Ilana Estelle

Simplify things in your life

A passing thought: Simplify things in your life so that you manage fewer things, you own fewer things and you have fewer responsibilities. Simplifying your…
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Date 4 August 2011
Author Ilana Estelle

Today's feelings

It’s amazing how in one day I can feel so inspirational, together and happy and the next day I feel the total opposite. When I’m…
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Date 3 August 2011
Author Ilana Estelle

Acceptance of choices

How many of us struggle because we don’t have the confidence to make a choice, we rely on another person’s opinion, or we ask that…
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Date 2 August 2011
Author Ilana Estelle

Staying motivated & positive

I must stay motivated and positive so that I keep any negative thoughts at bay. I am keeping myself busy and that’s helping me shift any negative…
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Date 1 August 2011
Author Ilana Estelle

Embrace your age

A passing thought: Do you find the older you get the worse you feel about ageing? It doesn’t matter what age you are. Try not…
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Date 31 July 2011
Author Ilana Estelle

Making progress

As I start today’s blog, my thoughts don’t seem to be heading in any direction. Maybe when I start to type something, things will become…
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Date 30 July 2011
Author Ilana Estelle

Yet more problems

When I was a little girl I used to struggle with bad thoughts. Now those thoughts have come back through yet more health problems and…
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Date 29 July 2011
Author Ilana Estelle

The importance of giving

Something inspirational: “We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give.” WINSTON CHURCHILL
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Date 28 July 2011
Author Ilana Estelle

Baked Chicken Curry

Baked Chicken Curry 'Adapted from ‘River Cottage Every Day’ by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall' Ingredients: 2 heaped tsp coriander seeds 2 heaped tsp cumin seeds ...
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Date 27 July 2011
Author Ilana Estelle

Feeling a little blue

I’m feeling a little blue today. I’m sure I’m being tested on my health. I also can’t change the way I do things and yet…
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