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Date 2 March 2026
Author Ilana Estelle

The Importance of Self-Awareness for Mental Health

Mental health is never far from us. We all need help sometimes, yet we forget that the first person we should turn to is ourselves.…
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Date 1 March 2026
Author Ilana Estelle

Pain, Growth and Quiet Lessons

Something inspirational: “The pain will leave once it has finished teaching you.” – Attributed to Naval Ravikant Pain isn’t permanent – even when it feels…
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Date 28 February 2026
Author Ilana Estelle

Easy Panzanella Salad

PANZANELLA SALAD Ingredients: 1 ciabatta loaf 500g tomatoes chopped roughly pinch sea salt pinch ground black pepper handful of olives 1/2 cucumber, peeled, halved lengthways…
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Date 28 February 2026
Author Ilana Estelle

Choosing Where the Chaos Ends

Breaking Patterns, Choosing Responsibility, and Building Calm after a Life that Never Taught Me How There comes a time when being honest with yourself is…
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Date 27 February 2026
Author Ilana Estelle

Arrival And the Work of Endurance

What appears ordinary can conceal the long, unseen work of starting over There are times in life when one's arrival is not a triumph, but…
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Date 26 February 2026
Author Ilana Estelle

A quote by Najwa Zebian

Something inspirational: “Broken Wings – Don't break a bird's wings and then tell it to fly. Don't break a heart and then tell it to…
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Date 25 February 2026
Author Ilana Estelle

Definitions Without Participation

Observations on How Interpretation Settles Without Participation It doesn't announce itself directly. There's no moment where it is stated plainly. Instead, it becomes noticeable –…
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Date 24 February 2026
Author Ilana Estelle

Taking Control of Your Mental Health

Awareness is where you begin to reclaim yourself My earlier blog was about the world losing its balance. And that’s true. But what affects the…
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Date 23 February 2026
Author Ilana Estelle

Growing Up Without Context

Growing up Without Knowing why Everything Felt Harder How many of us grow up without context? For you, it might have been not knowing you…
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Date 22 February 2026
Author Ilana Estelle

An Anthony Liccione quote

Something inspirational: “Everyone needs a house to live in, but a supportive family is what builds a home.” ANTHONY LICCIONE  
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Date 21 February 2026
Author Ilana Estelle

Accepting the Past Without Letting It Define You

Not all things begin with our choice We don’t choose every reality we encounter, but we do choose how we meet it. Some circumstances arise…
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Date 20 February 2026
Author Ilana Estelle

February Fitness: A Quiet Reset Before Spring

Building Momentum Before Spring February doesn’t have the loud motivation of January or the fresh-start energy of spring. It sits in between – colder, quieter,…
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