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 11 October 2024
Author Ilana Estelle

A quote by Marlee Matlin

Something inspirational: "The handicap of deafness is not in the ear; it is in the mind." MARLEE MATLIN
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Date 10 October 2024
Author Ilana Estelle

Living My Truth: My Life, My Authentic Self

In a world dominated by facades and social masks, embracing my own truth is profoundly empowering. This isn’t just a philosophy I follow, it’s a…
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Date 9 October 2024
Author Ilana Estelle

Breaking the Stigma on Sensitive Topics

It's not news that topics such as suicide, disability and mental health remain marginalised in mainstream discussions, perpetuating a harmful cycle of stigma, silence, and…
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Date 8 October 2024
Author Ilana Estelle

Reclaiming Your Personal Space

This blog expresses a powerful realisation, one that many people come to after enduring the emotional exhaustion of constantly trying to be understood by those…
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Date 8 October 2024
Author Ilana Estelle

A Jodie Foster quote

Something inspirational: "Being an artist is a way of saying, I am here, and this is what I stand for." JODIE FOSTER
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Date 7 October 2024
Author Ilana Estelle

Living Beyond the Lie: My Journey to Understanding Through The CP Diary

Many of us, at some point, have lived a lie – whether it's masking our true selves, hiding our emotions, or pretending to be something…
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Date 6 October 2024
Author Ilana Estelle

Bringing the Unconscious to Light: A Journey of Self-Discovery

"Until you make the unconscious conscious it will direct your life and you will call it fate... Carl Jung" I often turn to reflection as…
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Date 5 October 2024
Author Ilana Estelle

The Fabric of Life and Its Ripple Effects

“The fabric of life, with all the threads interacting together can be quite positive, but if one thread negatively vibrates against another thread or is…
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Date 4 October 2024
Author Ilana Estelle

Embracing Internal Growth

Internal growth, known as personal or emotional growth, is crucial and paves the way for us to lead a more balanced and fulfilling life. It…
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Date 3 October 2024
Author Ilana Estelle

A quote by Desmond Tutu

Something inspirational: "Do your little bit of good where you are; it's those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world." DESMOND TUTU
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Date 2 October 2024
Author Ilana Estelle

Navigating Grief through Suicide

Like many who have been affected by suicide, I have also experienced its profound impact. While I don't often talk about it, this blog is…
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Date 1 October 2024
Author Ilana Estelle

Invisible Disability Challenges

I am more mentally and emotionally disabled than I am physically, but to look at me you'd struggle to understand why. I experience more challenges…
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