Old at any age

Date 26 February 2015
Author Ilana Estelle
As a child, I used to think people as they aged were more likely to have old mentalities, but years on I think it’s simply not true. There is no difference between someone being 36 or 60. We all have the ability to learn, adapt and find new ways to…
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One size parenting

Date 18 February 2015
Author Ilana Estelle
One size fits all parenting. What if through one size fits all parenting, all siblings are sidled together and as a consequence miss out on their own opportunities? If that were the case, how easy it would be for a sibling to apportion blame on their parents and their other…
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Disability thoughts

Date 11 February 2015
Author Ilana Estelle
I never understood what I would have to deal with or how much energy it would take for me just to be able to function in my life. Someone with cerebral palsy uses 3 to 5 times more energy than someone without. I have my limitations, but everyone must also…
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We're nearly all victims

Date 9 February 2015
Author Ilana Estelle
It starts with our parents. It’s easy to blame them for the way we turn out and even with merit, justification and true, I’m not sure in reality what good it does. I was a victim and whilst some of us will blame and continue to blame our parents for…
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How to make a decision

Date 6 February 2015
Author Ilana Estelle
Never having made any decisions as a child, I was never really sure how easy it would be when it came to me making decisions as an adult. It is possible that if we struggle with confidence issues or have something else that we deal with, those issues will stop…
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Finding it hard to equate

Date 3 February 2015
Author Ilana Estelle
I’m open and honest about my experiences, sharing my blogs because that’s how I am and yet this is one of the hardest blogs I’ve had to write. Whilst I receive compliments, I have difficulty recognising it’s potential success, because I struggle with neurological impairments. I am irritated that I…
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We choose not to listen

Date 2 February 2015
Author Ilana Estelle
We listen to what we want to hear. Most of us will open our ears to information that only concurs with our beliefs and will refute information we don’t agree with. Because of confirmation bias, people will listen to those people whose views they already know are similar to their…
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We're not responsible

Date 31 January 2015
Author Ilana Estelle
“I am not my brother’s keeper.” And whilst it's true we're responsible for ourselves, it's also true that we’re not responsible for what someone else does or says, and yet the baggage inflicted on us we carry as our own, as if we are responsible. If as a consequence we…
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Expectations and Milestones

Date 28 January 2015
Author Ilana Estelle
It’s when ordinary people rise above the expectations and seize the opportunity that milestones truly are reached.” – Mike Huckabee Milestones are those markers in the road telling us how far we’ve come and how much we’ve managed to achieve. Given my own physical, mental and emotional disabilities, I would…
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Demis Roussos

Date 27 January 2015
Author Ilana Estelle
I was saddened to hear of the passing of Demis Roussos yesterday. I would while away the hours listening to his music when I was a teenager. You made the world a better place with your music. RIP
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My struggles

Date 23 January 2015
Author Ilana Estelle
My sensory issues are beginning to interfere with my daily life. If I’d known what I had been dealing with for all of those years, I would have had a head start in finding a way to deal with these challenges now. Juggling my emotions around sensory issues, such as…
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Without reflection

Date 21 January 2015
Author Ilana Estelle
Critical reflection involves a critique of the presuppositions on which our beliefs have been built. Reflection gives us a new perspective. Without it, we will lead blindly, we can fail to create anything useful and can create more issues we wouldn’t have had, had we used reflection as a tool.…
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