The CP Diary: Building Better Mental Health

Date 7 November 2024
Author Ilana Estelle
In the first few years of writing my blog, The CP Diary, was incredibly active. People were spending time reading many of my articles, engaging deeply, and sharing their thoughts and feelings. But with the onset of the ...
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The Invisible Wounds of Suicide

Date 5 November 2024
Author Ilana Estelle
The Silent Struggle Last night, I came across a heartbreaking story on the local news about a 17-year-old boy, with ADHD, who took his own life. He'd been isolated in college. It hit me deeply, bringing back memories of my own ...
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Sharing Truths: The Power of Writing Raw, Real Stories

Date 3 November 2024
Author Ilana Estelle
Truth has always sat with me, even when those truths have been hard to hear and face. The CP Diary is a collection of my personal truths and universal truths, both coming from deep within me. Through my writing, and so ...
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The Empty Twin: Memories in the Wake of Conflict and Loss

Date 2 November 2024
Author Ilana Estelle
"I always thought being a twin was supposed to mean having a built-in best friend, someone who gets you without a word. But that’s not how it was for us. We were twins, yes, but we were also very different people, and sometimes it ...
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Belonging Without Blending In: A Story of Self-Acceptance

Date 30 October 2024
Author Ilana Estelle
Do I belong, do I fit in? It’s a question most people ask themselves at some point, but for many people with autism, they can feel like questions that doesn’t have an easy answers. Maybe it’s because we’re taught that “belonging ...
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Reclaiming Myself With Cerebral Palsy

Date 26 October 2024
Author Ilana Estelle
For many children, being born with cerebral palsy and knowing about it in childhood, brings with it the clarity and resources to navigate life with the condition. For me, a diagnosis in my mid-forties shifted decades of lived experience ...
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Reclaiming My Story

Date 24 October 2024
Author Ilana Estelle
As a child and young adult, I was exhausted from having to hide. I carried something I didn’t understand, I didn't know I had – an invisible weight I had no name for, not knowing it was a disability. For years, I bore the ...
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Others' Loss Reopens Our Own Wounds

Date 18 October 2024
Author Ilana Estelle
I’ve experienced profound and layered grief – with each loss bringing its own unique set of challenges. Losing my grandmother was the first real blow, my first real encounter with death. After that, the losses seemed to pile on ...
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Resilience in Pieces: My Journey Through Neglect, Struggle and Hope

Date 16 October 2024
Author Ilana Estelle
Childhood struggles never leave. Growing up, life often felt like an uphill battle, with every new day, chapter bringing a fresh wave of challenges. Looking back, I realise just how much the weight of neglect, trauma and neglect has ...
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Twin Loss: Navigating Grief and Others' Reactions

Date 14 October 2024
Author Ilana Estelle
For those who are new to my blog, I lost my twin in December 2022. It has been an incredibly painful and difficult journey, one that I continue to navigate each day. As I reflect on these experiences, I hope sharing my ...
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Living My Truth: My Life, My Authentic Self

Date 10 October 2024
Author Ilana Estelle
In a world dominated by facades and social masks, embracing my own truth is profoundly empowering. This isn’t just a philosophy I follow, it’s a way of being. My truth is uniquely mine, untouched by the judgments ...
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Breaking the Stigma on Sensitive Topics

Date 9 October 2024
Author Ilana Estelle
It's not news that topics such as suicide, disability and mental health remain marginalised in mainstream discussions, perpetuating a harmful cycle of stigma, silence, and isolation for those impacted. I deal with a disability ...
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