The Cost of Ignoring Mental Health: When Stress Becomes Disease

Date 24 March 2025
Author Ilana Estelle
The world needs to prioritise Mental Health. Ill at ease equals disease. How many of us are really at ease with our struggles? How many of us really prioritise mental health? With so much noise and negative influences in the world ...
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Mental Wellness Starts with You

Date 20 March 2025
Author Ilana Estelle
We should all be thinking about mental wellness and yet how many of us actually stop to consider our mental wellness and how well we really are? We move through life with responsibilities, expectations, and pressures ...
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Gaslighting

Date 17 March 2025
Author Ilana Estelle
"Gaslighting is the manipulation of someone into questioning their own perception of reality. The expression, which derives from the title of the 1944 film Gaslight, became popular in the mid-2010s. Some mental health experts ...
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Breaking the Cycle: Empowering Change

Date 9 March 2025
Author Ilana Estelle
Life hands us a script before we even understand we are part of the play. But that's not down to us. We are born into traditions, routines, and expectations that are so deeply ingrained in our upbringing, we already know ...
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A Poem by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Date 7 March 2025
Author Ilana Estelle
A Poem by 'Ralph Waldo Emerson' "This is my wish for you: Comfort on difficult days, smiles when sadness intrudes, rainbows to follow the clouds, laughter to kiss your lips, sunsets to warm your heart, hugs when spirits sag ...
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Walking the Path of an Empath

Date 5 March 2025
Author Ilana Estelle
Through my writing, I walk a unique path, one that requires me to have a deep understanding of the world. As an empath, I move through the world with a deep awareness that others may not always understand or want to ...
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Building Trust: The Need for Authenticity

Date 3 March 2025
Author Ilana Estelle
Dolly Parton has always been a strong advocate for all that is good. Her song "Liar Liar" explores the theme of honesty, highlighting its importance in both personal relationships and the political arena. As an iconic figure, Dolly Parton ...
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You Don't Need to Prove Yourself to Anyone

Date 1 March 2025
Author Ilana Estelle
We've probably all had someone in our lives whose approval we've kept on chasing, often without realising we've been doing it. For many, it starts with a parent. But at some point, you need to stop looking for approval ...
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Britain's Mental Health is Getting Worse

Date 24 February 2025
Author Ilana Estelle
Britain's Mental Health is Getting Worse. Society continues to fall short when it comes to mental health. Despite the occasional awareness campaigns and fleeting discussions, mental health still remains at the bottom of the ...
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Taught to Learn: But Meant to Think

Date 21 February 2025
Author Ilana Estelle
"From the moment we learn to speak, we're taught words, ideas, beliefs. We absorb what we're told without question, trusting that those who teach us know best and have our backs. And for a while that works. It helps ...
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The War on Truth: Why Integrity Must Win Over Populism

Date 20 February 2025
Author Ilana Estelle
A new report has confirmed what many of us have long suspected—penal populism has not only failed but has left Britain’s prisons in crisis. Rather than focusing on long-term reform and rehabilitation, short-sighted ...
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Breathe by Becky Hemsley

Date 20 February 2025
Author Ilana Estelle
BREATHE – by Becky Hemsley "She sat at the back and they said she was shy, She led from the front and they hated her pride. They asked her advice and then questioned her guidance, They branded her loud then were shocked by ...
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