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.

Connect with me:

Blogs by Ilana Estelle

Date 5 May 2024
Author Ilana Estelle

Cerebral Palsy and Autism Spectrum Disorder Functioning

Over the years and with the help of my blog, I am able to piece my disabilities together. Also, with the help of medical notes…
Read more
Date 4 May 2024
Author Ilana Estelle

Mental Health and Cancer

Amongst the The CP Diary's many varied topics, mental health and lifestyle are my biggest topics. Today's blog is mental health and cancer. Cancer is…
Read more
Date 3 May 2024
Author Ilana Estelle

Trauma, My Twin and Tinnitus

Living with tinnitus is challenging. Losing my twin was stressful. Tinnitus started two months after my twin died, brought about through 6-months of trauma before…
Read more
Date 2 May 2024
Author Ilana Estelle

A quote by Hermann Hesse

Something inspirational: “Wisdom cannot be imparted. The wisdom that a wise man attempts to impart always sounds like foolishness to someone else… Knowledge can be…
Read more
Date 1 May 2024
Author Ilana Estelle

Responsible Journalism Over Sensationalism

It is important for journalists to report accurately and ethically, without resorting to sensationalism or exaggeration. I have been on the receiving end of sensationalism…
Read more
Date 30 April 2024
Author Ilana Estelle

Houmous

Hummus 'Adapted from Cookingnook.com' Ingredients: 2/3 cup tahini 2 cups canned chick-peas, drained or the same amount fresh cooked 2 cloves garlic, mashed 2 to…
Read more
Date 29 April 2024
Author Ilana Estelle

Walking My Own Path

"As you start to walk on the way, the way appears." - Rumi. I did start to walk on the way, and the way did…
Read more
Date 28 April 2024
Author Ilana Estelle

An Alexander Hamilton quote

Something inspirational: "Those who stand for nothing fall for anything." ALEXANDER HAMILTON
Read more
Date 27 April 2024
Author Ilana Estelle

Identity Beyond Mental Health

Mental health doesn't define who we are as individuals, our behaviour, actions and choices are what define us. Having a mental health condition does not…
Read more
Date 26 April 2024
Author Ilana Estelle

Imagine Your Life

Imagine being born with something you don't know you have. The muscle tone on one side of your body is under-developed and you are stared…
Read more
Date 25 April 2024
Author Ilana Estelle

A quote by Bessel Van der Kolk

Something inspirational: “Unlike other forms of psychological disorders, the core issue in trauma is reality.” BESSEL VAN der KOLK, Traumatic Stress: The Effects of Overwhelming…
Read more
Date 24 April 2024
Author Ilana Estelle

Mental Health in 2024

Alarming headlines... "Mental Health referrals for children soar by 53% in England." The Headlines continue "NHS figures show more than 600 mentally ill children a…
Read more
1 … 80 81 82 83 84 … 507

Subscribe to receive regular updates

Enter your details below to be the first to receive updates on new articles on my blog. 
© The CP Diary • In Dedication of Jesse Bauer | Privacy Policy
Website Design by Fallen Leaf