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 17 June 2011
Author Ilana Estelle

Kiwi and banana smoothie

Ingredients: 2 fresh peeled and chopped kiwi; 1 pear peel and chopped; 2 ripe bananas and either 2 plain or 2 kiwi flavoured yoghurts. You can…
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Date 16 June 2011
Author Ilana Estelle

Turning the other cheek

Do we turn the other cheek or run away when it comes to problems that we need to sort out, and do you begin to…
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Date 15 June 2011
Author Ilana Estelle

Bladder problems

It is not uncommon for those of us with Cerebral Palsy to have bladder problems, but it’s also not uncommon for others to have bladder…
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Date 14 June 2011
Author Ilana Estelle

The good mood fruit cocktail

Did you know the human body doesn’t produce the well-known feel good chemical Serotonin without another chemical called tryptophan? It makes sense therefore, for us…
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Date 13 June 2011
Author Ilana Estelle

Healthy Barbecues

How healthy is barbecued food? Always be mindful about barbecues and particularly coming into the summer months. Meats that are barbecued rather than grilled, can…
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Date 12 June 2011
Author Ilana Estelle

How to let go of the past

To let go of the past, you need to deal with the things you’ve never come to terms with. It also includes the things you…
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Date 11 June 2011
Author Ilana Estelle

What our clothes say about us?

How many of us choose our wardrobe around our moods? Do you wear certain clothes for a certain day or do you wear clothes to…
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Date 10 June 2011
Author Ilana Estelle

Nutritional help for arthritis

Arthritis is common in cerebral palsy. Arthritis is usually brought about through wear and tear on cartilage over time, resulting in pain and stiffness in…
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Date 9 June 2011
Author Ilana Estelle

Why we should ask questions

Children have a natural curiosity. They’re keen to learn, and understand, asking questions that will help them grow and function in their world. As adults,…
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Date 8 June 2011
Author Ilana Estelle

Why a good attitude matters?

A passing thought: How many of us do a job that we’re really not keen to do? We know we have to do it, so…
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Date 7 June 2011
Author Ilana Estelle

More CP and health concerns

I was trying to do some more research last night on Cerebral Palsy. I have written one or two journals about the lack of information…
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Date 6 June 2011
Author Ilana Estelle

Confrontation and its merits

Confrontation is probably something we’ve all had to deal with, but if we can’t avoid it, how do we then deal with being confronted? It…
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