My Counselling Sessions

Date 11 January 2020
Author Ilana Estelle
In my early thirties I spent many sessions in counselling not knowing I had cerebral palsy or autism. Had I have known about them both, I could have got the right help 30 years ago. Personal battles I found myself ...
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Homelessness

Date 7 January 2020
Author Ilana Estelle
We should be more hands on when we’re out and about, helping people who are homeless. I came to face to face with a homeless man who was sitting on the floor outside my local supermarket, when I was out grocery shopping ...
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Reflecting on 2019

Date 31 December 2019
Author Ilana Estelle
"It's that time of year again when I get to reflect on my blog. With a now published book behind me that has taken three and a half years to complete, I am completely at ease with everything. For me to be able to contain my thoughts ...
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Keep Your Thoughts Moving

Date 30 December 2019
Author Ilana Estelle
"As a child I was never far away from my thoughts. Even though I would often retreat, I didn’t ignore my thoughts. Ignoring my thoughts would have put me in a worse emotional and mental space: they would have ...
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Reflecting at Christmas

Date 24 December 2019
Author Ilana Estelle
It’s that time of year again – a time for reflection. I find myself deep in thought, returning to my autism diagnosis, which I learned about in January. Although it was only this year, it feels much longer, especially when ...
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My Emotional Reactions

Date 22 December 2019
Author Ilana Estelle
"I hate that autism means I have little natural animation to my smile that I show little or no emotional reaction through facial expressions to situations. I hate that I wasn't told I had autism, I hate that over the years, I have ...
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My Neuro Struggles

Date 20 December 2019
Author Ilana Estelle
"If someone were to ask me how the neurological aspect of cerebral palsy affects me, it would be a difficult question to answer. I have researched it, but part of my condition means I don’t recall information that well. I find it hard ...
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I Didn't Know My Life was a Lie

Date 11 December 2019
Author Ilana Estelle
"I didn’t know my life was a lie. Living with a disability I didn't know I had. When I look back that is exactly what it was, but the not knowing did spurt me on – to work through my bad days. I wasn't done. Living a lie transformed ...
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Working with the Universe

Date 6 December 2019
Author Ilana Estelle
"As a child, I wasn’t encouraged to have aspirations. I was angry, but when I wasn't, I was the sweetest child. Growing up, I couldn’t know why I struggled to get past the starting block in school, why I had mental challenges ...
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Using Reflection as a Tool

Date 3 December 2019
Author Ilana Estelle
"Through reflection I have learned that although the past cannot be changed, those times are when we learn our most precious lessons: it is important we continue to pull through. I know that something in me said I wasn’t ...
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Accepting Universal Truths

Date 26 November 2019
Author Ilana Estelle
I am aware that without my writing, I would be no nearer to understanding my disability. I certainly wouldn’t have gone down the knowing what I have route. Our Universal Truths But if you believe in universal truths and you believe ...
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Late Bloomer

Date 24 November 2019
Author Ilana Estelle
"I suppose you would call me a late bloomer. In my formative years, I merely existed. In a world that has become obsessed with early achievement, taking your time to grow, to decide what you want, I believe is a ...
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