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.
When change gently becomes necessary Rock bottom can bring a painful but necessary clarity – that quiet pang that says something isn’t working, something isn’t…
The Quiet Impact of Misunderstanding Blame is rarely obvious. It doesn't always come through accusation or confrontation. More often, it appears quietly – through misunderstanding,…
When Reclaimed Identity and Understanding Finally Changed Everything For decades, I lived with something fundamental that I didn't know about. I spent years covering, compensating,…
Something inspirational: "There are two missions we are obligated to carry out during our life journey. The first, is to seek Truth throughout our lifetime.…
Rethinking Exercise We’ve long been told that better health requires time – gym sessions, structured workouts, and strict routines. But emerging research suggests something simpler:…
