Living in an able world

Date 12 October 2021
Author Ilana Estelle
I live and deal with a mental disability in an able world and that is incredibly difficult. Being on the autism spectrum, my world looks and feels different. Where my autism is mild and ...
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My Cerebral Palsy Progression

Date 6 October 2021
Author Ilana Estelle
In the early days of writing, I wanted to understand and explore my physical and mental and emotional symptoms, understanding what those meant meant for the first time I could understand me. There is very little ...
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Keeping restrictions in place

Date 2 October 2021
Author Ilana Estelle
I am back to blogging about Covid-19. Being able to talk about what is happening in the wider world, on my blog, is keeping my mind sane. Months on from restrictions being lifted in the UK and with Covid-19 cases still rising ...
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Balancing life

Date 1 October 2021
Author Ilana Estelle
Balance is something you create, it isn't something you find. With a disability, or a mental illness it’s harder, particularly with something like autism, autism creates hurdles, hurdles create anxiety, anxiety creates uncertainty and ...
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Emotional Pain

Date 25 September 2021
Author Ilana Estelle
Throughout my childhood, mum always seemed to be pre-occupied, dealing with her own emotional pain and wasn’t able to give my needs the proper attention. She knew that if she took the time to understand my disability, it would ...
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The Power of our thoughts

Date 22 September 2021
Author Ilana Estelle
Everything that happens to us, good or bad, starts with a solitary thought. When we tap into our cognitive and emotional capabilities, to meet the ordinary demands of everyday life, and we are able to successfully function, we know ...
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Mentally Stagnating in Covid-19

Date 20 September 2021
Author Ilana Estelle
Mental health in Covid-19 seems to be at the bottom of the pile and needs to come to the top. Mental health has been made more apparent in Covid-19 and for many of us, it’s now on the back-burner. Mental Health issues It is ...
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Normalising my Every Day

Date 5 September 2021
Author Ilana Estelle
I have spent my life living with a disability I didn’t know I had, trying to normalise things and most days failing. As a child growing up with a mental, emotional and physical disability, I struggled to cope in my every day. My mental ...
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Protagonist of my own 'story'

Date 30 August 2021
Author Ilana Estelle
I’ve had to be the protagonist of my own life, of my own ‘story’ around a physical, mental and emotional disability I didn’t know about, because no one did it for me. I am not ashamed to say, I have struggled ever since I was a little girl. Seeking out…
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Writing and Living My Truth

Date 27 August 2021
Author Ilana Estelle
Ever since I was a little girl, the truth was an important aspect of who I was. Not knowing about my physical, mental and emotional disability didn’t rest easy, although there was nothing I could do about it. Easy ...
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Life should reflect truth

Date 22 August 2021
Author Ilana Estelle
Growing up, not understanding what I could physically see or what that meant, meant life would become a struggle. Easy would be a fabrication of what was my truth, but it was a life that should have reflected truth, honesty and understanding around what I was dealing with. Through years…
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Anger Issues

Date 21 August 2021
Author Ilana Estelle
How we react and continue to interpret and react to certain situations can bring about anger and anger that turn into issues. We may all have our personal triggers for what makes us angry. Anger issues My anger issues, which lasted a good part of my early life, were triggered…
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