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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Living Beyond the Lie: My Journey to Understanding Through The CP Diary

Date 7 October 2024
Author Ilana Estelle
Many of us, at some point, have lived a lie – whether it's masking our true selves, hiding our emotions, or pretending to be something we're not. It might come from fear of rejection, a desire to fit in, or the pressure to meet ...
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Navigating Grief through Suicide

Date 2 October 2024
Author Ilana Estelle
Like many who have been affected by suicide, I have also experienced its profound impact. While I don't often talk about it, this blog is for everyone touched by suicide. Like the circumstances around my disability which I have also ...
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Invisible Disability Challenges

Date 1 October 2024
Author Ilana Estelle
I am more mentally and emotionally disabled than I am physically, but to look at me you'd struggle to understand why. I experience more challenges with my mental and emotional health than with my physical abilities, but it is ...
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Living with a Non-Visible Disability

Date 30 September 2024
Author Ilana Estelle
I live with a non-visible disability. To the untrained eye, there may appear to be nothing wrong – physically, mentally and emotionally, but that couldn't be further from the truth. Because my disability isn’t something people ...
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Childhood Trauma and Its Lifelong Impact

Date 24 September 2024
Author Ilana Estelle
Discovering a Disability Discovering a disability later in life – especially one that shaped your childhood in ways you didn’t understand at the time – inevitably invites trauma. Looking back, I see so many challenges that ...
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A Treasure Trove of Insight and Inspiration

Date 18 September 2024
Author Ilana Estelle
The CP Diary – Why You Should Explore the Author’s Extensive Collection of Blogs "In the ever-expanding world of online content, finding a reliable, engaging, and thought-provoking source can be like searching for a needle ...
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