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.
Food for thought: "I never write to disappear and escape. The truth is exactly the opposite. Most people strike me as escaping and disappearing in one way or another - into their jobs, their daily routines, their delusions about ...
Something inspirational: “Anyone can learn to fight. Hardly anyone learns to think.” TAMSYN MUIR, Gideon the Ninth Muir's quote reminds us that fighting is not just about physical strength; it can mean arguing, resisting ...
Food for thought: “All that you touch You Change. All that you Change Changes you.” OCTAVIA E. BUTLER, Parable of the Sower This quote reminds us that everything we do has an impact, and every experience changes ...
Now that you mention it, I have one of those. He does seem to bring out the best in me, since he knows me better than anyone has which is great.
It would be nice if we were able to spend more time together, seeing as we don't really have the chance right now. One of the hardest things for me to do is let other people into my life, since I have been burned by so many people who ended up being toxic friends in the end.
Things do seem to be changing in that area which is pretty new for me, but I'm not complaining, seeing as I would like to have more friends now that I know the difference.
Thanks Randy. Yes, I am pleased you have someone you can rely on. However our lives turn out, it's always important we have someone in our life who brings out the best in us, no matter what.
Someone who brings out the best in us, even if we're not feeling we're at our best, someone who understands our life, enough not to stand in judgment.
Tim it's a good way to be. Not everyone will have someone betray them. In my own case and given my experiences, like you I will always choose to see the good.
Now that you mention it, I have one of those. He does seem to bring out the best in me, since he knows me better than anyone has which is great.
It would be nice if we were able to spend more time together, seeing as we don't really have the chance right now. One of the hardest things for me to do is let other people into my life, since I have been burned by so many people who ended up being toxic friends in the end.
Things do seem to be changing in that area which is pretty new for me, but I'm not complaining, seeing as I would like to have more friends now that I know the difference.
Thanks Randy. Yes, I am pleased you have someone you can rely on. However our lives turn out, it's always important we have someone in our life who brings out the best in us, no matter what.
Someone who brings out the best in us, even if we're not feeling we're at our best, someone who understands our life, enough not to stand in judgment.
The definition of a best friend. Simple.
A perfect explanation. Thank you.
Even after betrayal I still believe in best friends that people can be trustworthy. I'm willing to believe whatever, because I have to.
Tim it's a good way to be. Not everyone will have someone betray them. In my own case and given my experiences, like you I will always choose to see the good.