Supporting ourselves

Date 11 June 2015
Author Ilana Estelle
Unfortunately, the way we come to experience the world around us is as a reflection of the world within us. If our thoughts and energy don’t support our life, then our life will not be supported and must find a way to learn to do it for ourselves. I have…
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The CP Diary tool

Date 10 June 2015
Author Ilana Estelle
“Thank you for your insight thoughts & research in you blog posts. I find a majority of them dead on to an issue I’ve been thinking about. They have helped me get a different perspective or even the answer I’ve been looking for. I’m sure you are helping many of…
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Types of abuse

Date 8 June 2015
Author Ilana Estelle
It isn’t just years of inappropriate behaviour that equates to abuse. Being narrow-minded, controlling, one-sidedness, giving someone the silent treatment, expecting someone to mind read and intolerance are also forms of abuse. I’m not sure how many of us equate some of those forms of abuse above to being part…
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Ignoring constructive criticism

Date 7 June 2015
Author Ilana Estelle
Why do we ignore or get cross when someone tries to say something constructive that may help us? If you’re the type of person that doesn’t take to criticism easily, whether it’s constructive or not, you’ll probably struggle with this. It stands to reason that we will learn more from…
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Families, stigma & disability

Date 6 June 2015
Author Ilana Estelle
Unfortunately, there still seems to be a stigma behind disability, which means parents and family won’t always know how to behave or deal with their child or their sibling’s disability. I think another reason why families, don’t always know how to deal with a disability is because they’re simply not…
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Self-pity

Date 3 June 2015
Author Ilana Estelle
Living with self-pity is like pressing the ‘self-destruct button’, because that’s exactly what we’re doing. When I look back I can resonate with feelings of self-pity given what I had to deal with, but I’m not sure I was ready to press the self-destruct button, but I can see how…
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Feeling bad

Date 31 May 2015
Author Ilana Estelle
It helps that I can switch off when I need to, because it’s got me through some very difficult times, but it doesn’t come without its disadvantages. I switch when I am constantly being reminded of my neurological struggles so that I don’t have to feel bad or think about…
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Out of spite

Date 25 May 2015
Author Ilana Estelle
Food for thought: We spite because we’re that way inclined and it’s what we do. Someone has done it to us, so we don’t think twice about doing it to someone else. Whether we consciously or unconsciously do something to spite, we will never get away with it. Someone who…
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Inner-drive

Date 23 May 2015
Author Ilana Estelle
Living with impaired emotions through cerebral palsy means emotionally means I live with less motivation and inner-drive. Neurologically my emotions are impaired, which means I have very little motivation. Cerebral Palsy is one factor and with ...
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Being honest

Date 19 May 2015
Author Ilana Estelle
Only we know what we believe and if what we believe is the truth. Unless we’re void of truth because we’re mentally ill, we know if we’re lying to ourselves. Only we know what our values are and whether we stand and live by those values. We must be honest…
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The CP Diary is 5 today

Date 17 May 2015
Author Ilana Estelle
The CP Diary is 5 today. Over the last 5 years I have explored and deliberated my experiences to this point. It has been my soul-searching journey on a difficult past. It is now my intention to make the end ...
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Living our parents' lives

Date 13 May 2015
Author Ilana Estelle
Children will eventually reinforce their parents’ lives, unless they get to change the way they live. As a child, I was constantly being conditioned, but unless we’re allowed to make our own decisions, children will go on to live their parents’ lives. This is particularly true of cultured families. We’re…
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