Making adjustments

Date 23 April 2013
Author Ilana Estelle
Adjusting to a life without my parents hasn’t been difficult because I understand, but winding down from all the stress has. It’s amazing how resilient we are when we need to keep everything together, as our own feelings about what we’re dealing with are kept under wraps. When our situation…
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Emotional Awareness

Date 3 March 2013
Author Ilana Estelle
Emotions are what we use to connect ourselves to others. If used correctly they can give us a positive slant on our lives. Emotional Awareness Emotional awareness is all about identifying with your own thoughts and feelings so that you understand why you feel what you feel. Once you have…
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Cerebral Palsy and Sensory Problems

Date 27 February 2013
Author Ilana Estelle
If there is anyone out there with cerebral palsy who can relate to sensory problems, I would love to hear from you. It is common for anyone dealing with cerebral palsy to experience abnormal sensations and perceptions. Not knowing I had the condition, these are the things I’m having to…
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Emotional Stability

Date 23 February 2013
Author Ilana Estelle
As we live our lives, emotional stability is something that we constantly have to work at. Hurdles become inevitable. They’re not something we can always plan for and are often hard to comprehend and overcome. But it is our inability to deal with hurdles that means we’re less able to…
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Solving problems

Date 5 February 2013
Author Ilana Estelle
Problem solving is complex. It’s a mental process that we continually put ourselves through, so that we get to sort our problems out. It sounds easy, but in reality it’s far from easy. It also depends on the problem or issue, we’re trying to solve. So why might we fail:…
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Tips to reduce stress

Date 21 January 2013
Author Ilana Estelle
It doesn’t matter what anyone of us deal with, unless we find ways to reduce stress appropriately, we will always continue to live with stress. My tips to reduce stress These are my daily stress buster tips: If you have an issue to deal with, deal with the issue so…
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Emotional withdrawal

Date 8 January 2013
Author Ilana Estelle
When we subconsciously fail to deal with our issues, those issues won’t go away, they’ll just get bigger. And by not dealing with our issues, we may consciously withdraw from our responsibilities. No longer feeling we can take responsibility, we may get depressed, or withdrawn until we get back on…
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Moving forward slowly

Date 7 January 2013
Author Ilana Estelle
It’s taken me a long time to go out of the house due to illness and other problems, so it’s not surprising I feel a little dispirited today. I managed a couple of hours yesterday afternoon; then went out to dinner with family and came back feeling slightly poorly with…
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Things seem easier

Date 22 December 2012
Author Ilana Estelle
Things seem a little easier this morning. I’ve decided to try to be more relaxed about my health issues. I’ve read somewhere that learning how to breath properly helps with digestion and reflux problems so I’ve introduced breathing exercises into my routine and it seems to be working. Have a…
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My need for change

Date 21 December 2012
Author Ilana Estelle
I’m here again, but I still need to change certain aspects of my lifestyle, if I am to avoid any long-term complications with my health. A life far from normal Every time I think I’m on top of my problems with reflux, I find I’m clearly not. With poor muscle…
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New research on Gerd

Date 19 December 2012
Author Ilana Estelle
I’m upset that I continue to struggle to stay well, due to problems with reflux. That I must be on my guard and that’s adding to my stress. I hate it. It’s not something I manage all the time and that’s not easy. The implications of not keeping reflux under…
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The truth

Date 11 December 2012
Author Ilana Estelle
Always tell the truth, because it’s the right thing to do. Telling the truth means we will never have to doubt and question ourselves, or other people. It also means we won’t spiral into a world of deceit and it’s good for our health. Truth and trust With truth, we…
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