Tools for Personal Growth

Date 20 January 2025
Author Ilana Estelle
The saying "we can change the course of our lives" is true. It speaks to our potential. I've had to confront my trauma, to deal with a disability I didn't know I had, and I've had to come out of my own comfort zone to do it. My blog ...
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My Inner Sanctuary

Date 15 January 2025
Author Ilana Estelle
"Without knowing what was wrong with me, growing up – I began to connect with my own inner silence, making time for quiet self-reflection. It wasn’t a choice but a necessity, an inner silence that became my sanctuary ...
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Facebook Page Difficulties

Date 12 January 2025
Author Ilana Estelle
"After 15 years, I have made the difficult decision to stop posting to The CP Diary facebook page – with the potential to close my account. The platform has become increasingly challenging to navigate. If the algorithms don’t ...
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A World Without You

Date 10 January 2025
Author Ilana Estelle
"It’s a completely different world without my twin and I'm now having to navigate a different life. It feels strange, unfamiliar. It’s a place I don’t recognise. It’s numbing and heavy all at once. For the first time, I am trying to figure ...
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A Poem by Patricia A Fleming

Date 6 January 2025
Author Ilana Estelle
For most of my life, I've been on a questTo discover just who I might be,Earnestly searching, day after day,So desperate to recognize me. I've felt moments of utter fulfillmentAnd moments I couldn't go on,But I knew for the ...
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The CP Diary: Changing Conversations

Date 3 January 2025
Author Ilana Estelle
My disability and mental health was something that just existed, neither were acknowledged or discussed. Living with something I didn't know I had – later learning it was cerebral palsy, meant that from a young age I was navigating ...
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Writing through the Past: A Journey of Learning and Understanding

Date 1 January 2025
Author Ilana Estelle
Happy New Year! Welcome to 2025. I want to express my heartfelt gratitude to everyone for their support throughout 2024. Thank you for taking the time to read my work. I hope you’ve gained as much from my writing as ...
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Grief through an Autistic Lens

Date 28 December 2024
Author Ilana Estelle
I am still feeling overwhelmed due to a combination of factors, including sensory overload and the challenges that come with a mental disability and how I can fit into that, and getting to grips with the loss of ...
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Christmas 2024 Reflections

Date 24 December 2024
Author Ilana Estelle
It's that time of year again and as Christmas 2024 fast approaches, I find myself reflecting on my twin and mental health. I want to throw mental health into the mix, because it's not far. It is never far. Mental health and personal ...
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Loneliness and Sensory Struggles

Date 20 December 2024
Author Ilana Estelle
"There’s a dissonance between what I now understand about my twin in spirit and the emotional weight of a life without her. The gap between my awareness of our connection and the absence of her physical presence ...
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Managing Sensory Overload in Autism

Date 18 December 2024
Author Ilana Estelle
I have always struggled with sensory issues (sensitivities) even though I wasn't aware I had them as a child. That’s why I found it so hard to watch my twin during her final months. For those like me with sensory sensitivities ...
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Shaping Shadows: Writing Through the Past

Date 17 December 2024
Author Ilana Estelle
"Writing about the past feels is stepping into a room I’ve closed the door on but never left behind. It does give me the chance to look at it all – the moments I wish I could rewrite with a better outcome. Sometimes, putting words ...
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