Health consequences

Date 23 February 2015
Author Ilana Estelle
When we’re constantly juggling our lives around stress, we will fail to deal with our issues, will fail to eat properly, will fail to look after our health, as we continue to spiral into what seems like a permanent emotional rut, with no motivation to pull ourselves out of it.…
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About true friends

Date 22 February 2015
Author Ilana Estelle
It’s said true friends can go long periods of time without speaking and still never question the friendship. A true friend implies the presence of the deepest connection, so why would anyone with those connections choose to go long periods of time without connecting? It is important for anyone who…
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Gentle reminders

Date 20 February 2015
Author Ilana Estelle
Through our struggles and our children’s success, there will always be gentle reminders that serve to reinforce our own lack of success. Through our vision for our children, those reminders will stir up negative thoughts on what we didn’t achieve. So, how do we move on so that we don’t…
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Becoming better individuals

Date 19 February 2015
Author Ilana Estelle
If we were to understand that we are accountable for what we put out there at the moment when our life is revealed to us, we would choose to use our words more carefully and behave in ways that are more appropriate, this side of life. Unfortunately, we don’t always…
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Being empathetic

Date 15 February 2015
Author Ilana Estelle
It is our ability to put ourselves in another person’s shoes that reduces our risk of becoming anxious and bullying other people. Those are the findings of neuroscientists, educators and psychologists. Empathy is the key to human and social interaction and morality. Infancy, which is where it all begins, is…
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Bringing closure

Date 13 February 2015
Author Ilana Estelle
With the right understanding, it is possible to turn our backs and bring closure on some of those experiences that continue to haunt us. Our loved ones may not answer our questions when we ask, or they may answer our questions but give us the answers they think we need…
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We create our stress

Date 12 February 2015
Author Ilana Estelle
If someone were to tell you that you are responsible for your own stress, you would probably laugh or shrug it off. You may even get cross, after all who wants to be told they are the reason for their own stress? How many of us are open to the…
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Working on our thoughts

Date 8 February 2015
Author Ilana Estelle
When you say things that others think are wholly inappropriate, but don’t seem inappropriate to us, that is until we’ve gone away and thought about what we’ve said. But it’s virtually impossible to retract what we say and how we say it. Thinking about what we say, before we say…
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Our alter ego

Date 5 February 2015
Author Ilana Estelle
I’ve never understood why some people choose to live their lives through their alter ego. Perhaps it’s because they worry about how vulnerable others will see them, so choose to hide. Hiding behind ones alter ego doesn’t lend itself to compatibility or communication with others; just with themselves. Although none…
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Forms of Anger

Date 30 January 2015
Author Ilana Estelle
Having lived with someone who had anger issues I know how toxic anger can be. We’re human beings; we’re bitter over the things we cannot change or control; we get angry and are slow to forgive. Different forms of anger Anger can take many forms. The most common used are:…
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Tolerance

Date 24 January 2015
Author Ilana Estelle
We all have things that we deal with, but for those who of us who deal with a disability, will have those things to deal with and the added complications arising from our disability. This can often bring about emotional and mental challenges and may invite little understanding and tolerance…
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Increasing our confidence

Date 14 January 2015
Author Ilana Estelle
How do we improve our confidence? How do we turn our lives around from having no confidence to having some confidence? Having struggled with little confidence over the years, these are my top tips and they work for me. Learn to be kind and generous: because when you’re kind and…
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