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 25 September 2010
Author Ilana Estelle

Being optimistic

Being optimistic and looking on the bright side is important if we are to function and function well in our lives. Optimism, if continually sought,…
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Date 24 September 2010
Author Ilana Estelle

More about pessimism

Being pessimistic not only infringes on our own lives, but that of our partners, family and friends. It can make us feel overwhelmed, useless and…
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Date 23 September 2010
Author Ilana Estelle

Being pessimistic

Pessimism can spill over into anyone’s lives, at any point. Research also shows there can be a genetic disposition to us being pessimistic. Being pessimistic…
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Date 22 September 2010
Author Ilana Estelle

My childhood

It’s an emotional strain living with cerebral palsy. Although I pride myself on coping quite well, it often depends on what’s going on in my…
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Date 21 September 2010
Author Ilana Estelle

A new path

Something inspirational: Do you ever feel you need to make a few adjustments on the path you’re on? If the answer to your question is…
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Date 20 September 2010
Author Ilana Estelle

Staying positive through illness

Through understanding our illness, I believe we can stay positive. It’s important to be and stay positive. We must buy into the cup’s half full…
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Date 19 September 2010
Author Ilana Estelle

Stress & illness

Illness can be a major contribution of stress. Being told your loved one has an illness that may be life threatening can bring fear and…
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Date 18 September 2010
Author Ilana Estelle

First step to wellness

As we work through our emotions with what we deal with in our lives, our emotions good or bad will come and go as we…
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Date 17 September 2010
Author Ilana Estelle

Learning about acceptance

Having little to no motivation left me feeling somewhat out of control. That feeling of bewilderment, where everything you have done should fall into place,…
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Date 16 September 2010
Author Ilana Estelle

Cold Fighting Foods

It’s not easy to eat when we’re fighting a cold. Our body tells us to back off, but family and friends are telling us we…
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Date 15 September 2010
Author Ilana Estelle

Anticipation

Enjoy the anticipation of waiting for today’s small pleasures. We take so much for granted that whatever we think we should have, we want it,…
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Date 14 September 2010
Author Ilana Estelle

Antioxidants/2

This is my follow-on blog on antioxidant foods. Garlic Contains sulphur compounds that give garlic its taste and pungent aroma, but it also helps prevent…
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