Writing about life

Date 17 August 2022
Author Ilana Estelle
“In order to write about life first you must live it.”– Ernest Hemingway Wise words from a wise author. Someone that just got ‘life.’ I’ve had to get life, it’s not something that has come easy, it’s something that I've had to painfully ...
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To Mask or Not To Mask

Date 13 August 2022
Author Ilana Estelle
I am home for the foreseeable because masks are not being worn. While the virus continues to exist, talking about mask wearing will never go away because the virus isn't done and we’re not done with it. Cases will continue to rise ...
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Why No One Really Knows

Date 9 August 2022
Author Ilana Estelle
No one knows what it took for me to get up in the morning, to say hello to another day, and yet we assume we know and still we may go on to give those people a hard time. I never told a bean. Ignoring other people’s success We may…
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The Narrative has Changed

Date 7 August 2022
Author Ilana Estelle
I live behind a school, one that I went to as a child. That’s not so funny, it shows I haven’t moved far, and the school wasn’t great.  But as I watched the children play, my thoughts went back to my school days and what lay in store for me.…
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An Exciting New Website

Date 5 August 2022
Author Ilana Estelle
My current website has been so important to me and The CP Diary community. After 12 successful years I am excited to announce that in a few weeks’ time, we are upgrading the site, to give it a bold, clean and more modern feel ...
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Unprocessed Trauma

Date 2 August 2022
Author Ilana Estelle
Unprocessed trauma and grief comes in many forms and one size doesn’t fit all. As a child, I lived with trauma around a disability I didn’t know I had. It would go on to take me 56 years to work through my own trauma. Since ...
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Floundering through Life

Date 26 July 2022
Author Ilana Estelle
Having gone through life mentally and emotionally locked, I didn’t connect with the fact that I was floundering, until the penny dropped, and I realised life was passing me by and I had no clue what my disability was. For ...
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Being Institutionalised

Date 22 July 2022
Author Ilana Estelle
In a country that is supposed to be fair and equal, there are now minority groups who are institutionalised, marginalised in the pandemic. Please spare a thought for those who aren’t, because of lifting restrictions. Why ...
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Stopping My Anxiety Waves

Date 17 July 2022
Author Ilana Estelle
It’s been a long journey, a difficult journey, not one that I have relished, one that I’ve had to endure, but giving in wasn’t an option. I need to stop my anxiety wave, so that I can deal with the now. I need to put a rubber stop ...
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Being My Own Support

Date 13 July 2022
Author Ilana Estelle
I am my own heart beat and my own support. I’ve had to be, it’s just how my life worked out. To be a more supportive role for others it is important to be a support for yourself first. To be your own support you have ‘to like you’ be able…
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Sensory Flareups in the Pandemic

Date 9 July 2022
Author Ilana Estelle
Sensory flareups happen when something feels untoward, or something feels wrong. It is making us aware of an issue that can get worse. Sensory issues can be scary, can make you panicked, they can make you feel fearful. And even ...
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Living with a Disability in the Pandemic

Date 6 July 2022
Author Ilana Estelle
I’ve never seen myself as disabled more than I do today. It is clear from how the ‘disabled’ are being cast aside, that yes, we are very much disabled and we're not a priority. If anything we're now seen as an inconvenience. Vulnerable ...
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