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 12 January 2011
Author Ilana Estelle

A quote by Winston Churchill

Something inspirational: “We are still masters of our fate. We are still captains of our souls.” WINSTON CHURCHILL
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Date 11 January 2011
Author Ilana Estelle

Staying emotionally well

How many of us find it hard to balance our emotions so that we keep at the top of our game emotionally and physically? If…
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Date 10 January 2011
Author Ilana Estelle

Cranberries

It has long been documented that cranberries are good for bladder infections and maintaining natural health and well-being, but with regular consumption they are also…
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Date 9 January 2011
Author Ilana Estelle

A possible upgrade

I am currently looking at updating The CP Diary, so watch this space. Hopefully if it all goes ahead the site will look a little…
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Date 8 January 2011
Author Ilana Estelle

How I see my life with CP

Having cerebral palsy isn’t about just my physical constraints, but my emotional and mental constraints too. It is because of these constraints that I have…
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Date 7 January 2011
Author Ilana Estelle

Negative self-talk cont.d

As a continuation from my last blog on negative self-talk, I believe without the confidence and self-esteem, it's very easy to let negative self-talk in.…
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Date 6 January 2011
Author Ilana Estelle

Negative self-talk

When I was little, I would negative self-talk so much, I worried the negative thoughts I carried would become a reality. My negative thoughts were…
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Date 5 January 2011
Author Ilana Estelle

Childhood memories

Peering out of the window and seeing a neighbour going out with her daughter, for a split second my thoughts went back to my own…
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Date 4 January 2011
Author Ilana Estelle

Tips for being assertive

Being assertive means we’re able to say what we want or need, without allowing others to dictate their needs over ours. When we can communicate…
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Date 3 January 2011
Author Ilana Estelle

New Year's Resolutions

Before we come into a New Year, we have so many thoughts about how the year will go and what changes we’re going to make,…
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Date 2 January 2011
Author Ilana Estelle

First thoughts for the New Year

Having Cerebral Palsy for me was always going to be difficult for me. There is little to no information out there and as I've said,…
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Date 1 January 2011
Author Ilana Estelle

Happy New Year

To my friends who read my Diary, to everyone who also reads my Diary, I wish you all a happy, peaceful and healthy New Year…
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