Comfortable in My Own Skin

Date 16 May 2024
Author Ilana Estelle
Comfortable with who I amI have no need to pretend or put on a maskI embrace my flaws and imperfectionsBecause they make me unique and special I radiate confidence knowing that I am enough just as I amI celebrate ...
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Working with Multiple Health Conditions

Date 12 May 2024
Author Ilana Estelle
Since my twin died 16 months ago, I am facing a complex set of mental health challenges, including tinnitus and insomnia brought about through the stress of losing my twin and having to live with facial pain from a swollen muscle ...
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Twin Loss: Emotions Run Deep

Date 8 May 2024
Author Ilana Estelle
Since my twin's death, I have become a shadow of my former-self. Life is hard without her; I'm lonely. My writing helps, but in my personal life without her, things are very different. Watching her struggle was traumatic. A twin ...
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Cerebral Palsy and Autism Spectrum Disorder Functioning

Date 5 May 2024
Author Ilana Estelle
Over the years and with the help of my blog, I am able to piece my disabilities together. Also, with the help of medical notes and further research I am finally able to bring my physical, mental and emotional disabilities together ...
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Trauma, My Twin and Tinnitus

Date 3 May 2024
Author Ilana Estelle
Living with tinnitus is challenging. Losing my twin was stressful. Tinnitus started two months after my twin died, brought about through 6-months of trauma before I lost her. It was incredibly distressing and has had a profound ...
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Walking My Own Path

Date 29 April 2024
Author Ilana Estelle
"As you start to walk on the way, the way appears." - Rumi. I did start to walk on the way, and the way did appear, I am walking my own path now. That said, I would go back to my childhood for no other reason than ...
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Imagine Your Life

Date 26 April 2024
Author Ilana Estelle
Imagine being born with something you don't know you have. The muscle tone on one side of your body is under-developed and you are stared at because you walk with a limp. You have a foot that doesn't look the same as your ...
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High-Functioning Autism and its Challenges

Date 22 April 2024
Author Ilana Estelle
When the UK Government called time on its relationship with the EU as a high-functioning autistic individual, I began to feel uneasy about it. Although I didn't quite understand why, I was aware it wasn't a good thing ...
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Frontline Worker Loss Encounter

Date 18 April 2024
Author Ilana Estelle
While out walking our dog in a local country house estate, we stopped at a coffee shop, and found ourselves talking to another dog owner who came over to us to chat about our dog. He had a dog with him which ...
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The CP Diary: 14-Years-Old

Date 14 April 2024
Author Ilana Estelle
The CP Diary is coming up to 14 years in May 2024. The blog I started 14 years ago – isn't the blog I'm working on today. A lot has happened, there are a lot of changes I'm having to get past – to navigate – the politics, Brexit ...
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The CP Diary Supports Mental Health

Date 10 April 2024
Author Ilana Estelle
Through my blog, The CP Diary and supporting books, I have developed comprehensive approaches to supporting mental health and personal development. By combining personal experiences, insights and tips ...
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Moving Forward Without My Twin

Date 7 April 2024
Author Ilana Estelle
My twin died in December 2022. The year firmly etched, and I'm struggling with the trauma, of the event. I'm also in the process of going through the motions of trying to move house, knowing this will be it. With my twin now gone ...
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