The CP Diary Counselling Hub

Date 4 June 2024
Author Ilana Estelle
My writing is a reflection of my authentic self, and my website is a sanctuary where I share my thoughts, experiences, and perspectives with the world. My unique perspective brings a valuable voice to the conversation, offering ...
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Journalism Accountability

Date 3 June 2024
Author Ilana Estelle
Journalism accountability refers to the responsibility of journalists and news organisations to uphold ethical standards, ensure accuracy, fairness, and transparency in their reporting, and maintain the ...
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Healing Through Words

Date 29 May 2024
Author Ilana Estelle
I don't know when it hit, or when I became aware that my experiences were trauma based and I needed to heal. It was making a physical change, doing something positive and for the first time. While I am aware writing about ...
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The Heartbreaking Grief of Losing a Twin

Date 26 May 2024
Author Ilana Estelle
Since my twin died, I am altogether different. The heartbreaking grief of losing a twin is never ending; the shadows are constantly there, more than they were when my twin was here. I will write more. The second born twin ...
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The CP Diary: Keeping It Real

Date 21 May 2024
Author Ilana Estelle
As I write I continue to keep things real. Truth is an indomitable and powerful force that shouldn't be denied or ignored. It is the foundation of honesty, integrity, and authenticity. It is the essence of reality, unaffected by opinions ...
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The CP Diary: 14 Today

Date 17 May 2024
Author Ilana Estelle
The CP Diary is 14 years old today. I wrote my first ever blog for the diary on the 17th of May 2010. Now, as it enters its 15th year, I've covered a lot of ground. There's a lot to read, but don't be put off by the amount. Instead…
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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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