Healing conflict from within

Date 24 June 2010
Author Ilana Estelle
Conflict is an inevitable part of life. However hard we try, it’s not easy to avoid conflict, but the stronger we are the more easily we will handle it, without having to cut ties. If we choose to walk away, it may often be because we’re afraid to look deeply…
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Why do we have to please others?

Date 20 June 2010
Author Ilana Estelle
I wonder how many of us have spent our entire lives pleasing family just so that we fit in, just so we’re accepted, nurtured, understood and cared for? It’s sometimes expected. It was something I did constantly. Growing up with a disability, there were two parts of me. One part…
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Lessening the impact

Date 17 June 2010
Author Ilana Estelle
For children growing up in the 1960's, there was a stigma behind disability and rather than embrace disability, children were considered outcasts. Parents were embarrassed about their children and what other parents and society ...
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Picricum Acidum 30c

Date 15 June 2010
Author Ilana Estelle
Part of the problem I have living with Cerebral Palsy is that I deal with Brain fatigue. The Homeopathic remedy “Picricum Acidum” 30c is helping, so I thought I’d do an article for anyone who may be interested in looking into it, if that is what you also deal with.…
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Information that supports

Date 11 June 2010
Author Ilana Estelle
There are so many of us with different forms of Cerebral Palsy whose symptoms will vary accordingly. Unfortunately, no two cases are the same. How many of us, as we age, will have symptoms, but with no concrete evidence out there to document or pin-point symptoms to a particular type…
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Reflexology treatment

Date 9 June 2010
Author Ilana Estelle
In the coming months, I will be looking at some of the different therapies that help some of the symptoms often experienced with conditions like Cerebral Palsy, Arthritis, Crohn's disease, Bipolar etc. I enjoy learning about alternative therapies and would have no hesitation in using or recommending them. They are…
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Emotions

Date 6 June 2010
Author Ilana Estelle
Emotions can either protect or hurt us. Uniquely, what we all have in common are the emotional ties that bind us together, it doesn’t matter what the emotion is. Taking responsibility I wanted others to help me and take responsibility. I wanted them to listen, I wanted a voice, I…
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How to avoid stress

Date 4 June 2010
Author Ilana Estelle
The key to avoiding stress is to be prepared. By being prepared, we reduce the need for panic and stress. Having contingencies in place means that we’re expecting something to fail, but if all preparation work has been done, there should be no need for us to fail, and no…
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Symptoms of stress

Date 3 June 2010
Author Ilana Estelle
I thought I would continue with my thoughts about how the symptoms of stress can affect us in our daily lives. Most of us will probably recognise some of the symptoms mentioned below. Physical signs of stress Signs that we have become withdrawn, drooped shoulders, frowning, crying or biting our…
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Dealing with stress

Date 2 June 2010
Author Ilana Estelle
Stress is a physical response to something we’re mentally struggling with. If not dealt with, it can affect how we think, feel and behave on a conscious and subconscious level. Although we’re not always aware of it, the mind and body constantly interact. If we’re struggling mentally, this can have…
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Stress

Date 1 June 2010
Author Ilana Estelle
Cerebral Palsy like other conditions, can be the catalyst for so many other problems brought about by stress, relating to negative feelings associated with self-worth and what we deal with. It doesn’t have to be Cerebral Palsy that’s just my story. It’s any condition that emotionally changes the way we…
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Education

Date 29 May 2010
Author Ilana Estelle
It would be interesting to find out how many people with a disability, have difficulties in learning. When it comes to Cerebral Palsy, the more we try to concentrate, the slower the brain works. When we try too hard to learn, brain fatigue sets in. Learning often has to be…
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