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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New Year's day thoughts

Date 2 January 2015
Author Ilana Estelle
Even with the best of intentions, invariably life gets in the way and we fail to keep up with our New Year resolutions. What I do instead is think about what I would like to do in the New Year that doesn’t tie me in, but instead gives me another…
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Oil therapy

Date 18 December 2014
Author Ilana Estelle
Oil therapy is a traditional Indian medicine that dates back 3,000 years and involves swishing approximately 1 teaspoon of either coconut, sesame, or sunflower oil, into the mouth and then spitting it out. Recent studies have shown that oil pulling helps against gingivitis, plaque and microorganisms that can cause bad…
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What is Echinacea?

Date 29 November 2014
Author Ilana Estelle
Echinacea is one of the most popular herbal products in the UK. It’s a flowering plant that grows throughout Europe and North America the leaves, stems, flower, and roots of which may be used to produce supplements, liquid extracts, and teas. People have used Echinacea as a traditional cold remedy…
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A sense of self

Date 26 November 2014
Author Ilana Estelle
Perhaps we need to find where we want to be in the world and how we want people to see us and perhaps we have to lead ourselves through the most difficult of circumstances for us to find our sense of self. As a child, I had no sense of…
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Tackling life's uncertainties

Date 22 November 2014
Author Ilana Estelle
When I was growing up there was less pressure on families. Children followed a path that involved school, with a guaranteed job at the end. Now students go through school, often attend university but aren’t guaranteed a job, and that can put emotional and financial pressures on families. Perhaps, therefore…
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Beyond the imperfections

Date 19 November 2014
Author Ilana Estelle
Being born with a physical condition I didn’t know I had, has allowed me to look beyond the imperfections, because physically I wasn’t born perfect. Life isn’t perfect, we are imperfect and flawed in so many ways, therefore we shouldn’t strive to reach for perfection. When we can live and…
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