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 15 July 2010
Author Ilana Estelle

Help with Depression

It has been well documented for years, how eating can have a direct impact on the way you feel. Experts agree it is important not…
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Date 14 July 2010
Author Ilana Estelle

Help with IBS

Having Cerebral Palsy means we’re more susceptible to Irritable Bowel Syndrome. There isn’t a test for IBS, but if we have around four or five…
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Date 13 July 2010
Author Ilana Estelle

Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Irritable Bowel Syndrome, known as IBS, is a disorder between the gastrointestinal tract and the brain, but there may also be problems with the immune…
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Date 12 July 2010
Author Ilana Estelle

My journal

I slow down when brain fatigue sets in, me just trying to function normally. I have never really known this before. As a child none…
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Date 11 July 2010
Author Ilana Estelle

Thought for today

Whatever you were thinking of doing, give it a go! Or if you’re really not up to it, try doing something active instead, like go for…
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Date 10 July 2010
Author Ilana Estelle

Prejudice

Some time ago, having visited a hygienist as part of my dental examinations, I faced what I can only describe as prejudice. My Dentist had…
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Date 9 July 2010
Author Ilana Estelle

Come on you guys

The CP Diary is a site for like minded individuals, willing to share advice and experience that benefit others and it needs your help. I…
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Date 8 July 2010
Author Ilana Estelle

Positive thinking

If, like me, you were not encouraged to open up and talk about things as you were growing up, concerns, worries and problems will never…
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Date 7 July 2010
Author Ilana Estelle

Sleep disturbances

It's easy to believe that bad sleep patterns are connected to conditions like Cerebral Palsy, but like everything connected with Cerebral Palsy, there is little…
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Date 6 July 2010
Author Ilana Estelle

Coming soon

For us to have positive thoughts we have to think positively. Over the next few weeks I will be adding some positive thoughts and quotes…
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Date 5 July 2010
Author Ilana Estelle

Another restful day

Taking a day off the site today. I need to rest. No thoughts, just a chilled day. I will be back on the site tomorrow.
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Date 4 July 2010
Author Ilana Estelle

Back again

My thoughts are back with me again. As I walk around Harlow Carr Gardens, I know that I am going to have to slow down…
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