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 December 2010
Author Ilana Estelle

Being different

As a child, I wasn’t aware of what my physical, mental or emotional difficulties meant, so I never understood why those difficulties made me different.…
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Date 16 December 2010
Author Ilana Estelle

We didn't need this

To write, I normally have to have a clear mind. The last few days have been a struggle. I have been working on trying to…
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Date 15 December 2010
Author Ilana Estelle

More on today's thoughts

My thoughts and feelings constantly change, but often I also feel I’m stuck in a rut. I notice that when I’m dealing with stress, which…
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Date 14 December 2010
Author Ilana Estelle

Inner-stength inspired by nature

Something inspirational: “A strong person and a waterfall always channel their own path.” UNKNOWN
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Date 13 December 2010
Author Ilana Estelle

The problems with Meat

There has been a lot of media coverage about meat products and how potentially harmful it can be for our health. Meat can contain bacteria…
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Date 12 December 2010
Author Ilana Estelle

Cutting ties/2

As individuals we work relationships differently. Some of us may be happy to cut ties, others may be afraid to cut ties for fear of…
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Date 11 December 2010
Author Ilana Estelle

Cutting ties

Cultivating relationships with family members is never easy, but the key to those relationships is being able to love each other unconditionally and being able…
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Date 10 December 2010
Author Ilana Estelle

Role models

Children are fortunate if they can look back on their formative years and embrace memories of a good childhood, with positive role models. How many…
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Date 9 December 2010
Author Ilana Estelle

Take control

Something inspirational: Isn’t it amazing that one of the first words we learn to say is also one of the first words we learn not…
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Date 8 December 2010
Author Ilana Estelle

Coping mechanisms

As a diverse society, we develop different strategies to fit in with the wide variety of people we come into contact with. This goes back…
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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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