Changing negative self-talk

Date 27 August 2014
Author Ilana Estelle
To change negative self-talk we must be aware of our inner-self talk and the words we speak to other people. We must always think on a conscious level about how we speak, and how we let certain situations affect us. Unfortunately, what we think creates how we feel, how we…
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Letting go of the guilt

Date 24 August 2014
Author Ilana Estelle
If you’ve been instrumental in trying to help someone who has been through trauma, or it’s your own trauma, it’s easy to feel guilty that you should have been able to bring the rightful conclusion so that everyone is happy. When you know there’s nothing you can do to change…
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Dealing with depression

Date 22 August 2014
Author Ilana Estelle
I was shocked when I heard about Robin Williams’ death. I am sure we all were, but his case has shown me a very different side to depression. I’ve talked about depression in one or two of my other blogs here on the site, but there is really another side…
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Negativity & insecurity

Date 21 August 2014
Author Ilana Estelle
Negativity mirrors insecurity. If we live with negativity, we will live with insecurity too. We tend to notch them both up like hot dinners. Although neither is genetically disposed, insecurities are often induced by our upbringing and environment and will make those who have a pre-disposition to being negative and…
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Feelings of intimidation

Date 16 August 2014
Author Ilana Estelle
It’s usually not what people say, it’s how they say it and that can make us feel intimidated. Some circumstances can make us feel vulnerable. Intimidation can happen at many levels too, ranging from parents, families, individuals, in the school playground, even work, anywhere where we come into contact with…
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Finding a niche

Date 13 August 2014
Author Ilana Estelle
Every now and again what we have to deal with acts as a gentle reminder of our life and that often gets in the way. For me a life without Cerebral Palsy would have meant I wouldn’t be writing for The CP Diary now. I was meant to have and…
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Respect

Date 11 August 2014
Author Ilana Estelle
My grandparents’ generation had it in abundance. My generation also had its fair share. From a very early age, although I wasn’t consciously aware that I had respect, that is exactly what I had. It was part of me. Respect is a little word with big implications if used in…
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Other people's stress

Date 10 August 2014
Author Ilana Estelle
Stress isn’t something we can touch or see, but we can learn to recognise its signs. Unfortunately, stress impacts on relationships more than any of us will acknowledge, or are aware. Because stress has become part of everyday life, we’ve almost become immune to its warning signs and ...
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Our cultural lives

Date 8 August 2014
Author Ilana Estelle
We’re born into a culture that society and our parents expect us to conform to and with all cultures there are rules, it doesn’t matter the culture. I understand it all too well, when it becomes the norm not to take personal responsibility because our culture takes precedent over our…
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State of mind

Date 31 July 2014
Author Ilana Estelle
In the last few days, my emotions have been brought to the test. I’ve had one or two things that I’ve had to deal with that I thought were dead and buried, which have brought back some of the old feelings I’m not really keen to go back to, because…
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Inferior by consent

Date 28 July 2014
Author Ilana Estelle
“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” – words so true, yet we constantly allow others to make us feel that way. It’s normal to live with and have these feelings, but it’s what we do with them and how we process them that dictates how well…
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How we treat others

Date 27 July 2014
Author Ilana Estelle
I don’t remember the discipline I had, but it was obvious to me early on that it was important to treat everyone in the same way. That it was wrong to be condescending towards others as it was to look down on anyone. I also understood that it wasn’t right…
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