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 December 2010
Author Ilana Estelle

Despondency

Feelings of despondency can happen at any time, no matter how emotionally strong we are. Below are suggestions for emotional, mental and spiritual healing of…
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Date 6 December 2010
Author Ilana Estelle

Being resilient

Through my difficulties as a child I must have been resilient, because no matter how hard things were, I was determined to come through. When…
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Date 5 December 2010
Author Ilana Estelle

The way forward

I have written many journals about Cerebral Palsy, but because it has taken 46 years to find out, the feelings and uncertainties I should have…
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Date 4 December 2010
Author Ilana Estelle

A gentle breeze

An inspirational quote: “A gentle breeze blowing in the right direction is better than a pair of strong oars.” CANARY ISLAND PROVERB
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Date 3 December 2010
Author Ilana Estelle

Do we really accept?

In yesterday’s blog, I talked about acceptance of the letter I am about to receive from my Neurologist about my Cerebral Palsy. What I am…
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Date 2 December 2010
Author Ilana Estelle

Cerebral Palsy & me

Ever since I was first diagnosed with cerebral palsy, I have worked tirelessly to find out as much as I can about it, but the…
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Date 1 December 2010
Author Ilana Estelle

CP, Digestion and Weight Loss

Taking a break from my usual writing, these are my thoughts today. What they don’t tell you when you’re born prematurely with cerebral palsy is…
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Date 30 November 2010
Author Ilana Estelle

Outside influences & parenting

My own experiences of being parented as a child weren’t positive, but as a parent myself, I feel I have worked hard to be better.…
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Date 29 November 2010
Author Ilana Estelle

The perception of parenting

I’m having a little bit of a down day and am back with my own thoughts. I think if we were to be born to…
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Date 28 November 2010
Author Ilana Estelle

Hope

Something inspirational: “If you do not hope, you will not find what is beyond your hopes.” ST CLEMENT OF ALEXANDRIA
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Date 27 November 2010
Author Ilana Estelle

When to take supplements

We won’t and can’t always take in the right number of nutrients and therefore may need to look at supplements to bridge the gap depending…
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Date 26 November 2010
Author Ilana Estelle

A lack of CP information

In 2009 when I first found out I had Cerebral Palsy, I had no idea about Cerebral Palsy. I was in the doctor’s surgery last…
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