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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The Cost of Ignoring Mental Health

Date 13 February 2025
Author Ilana Estelle
It is important to be proactive on mental health. Mental health rarely gets the attention or hits the headlines in any great detail. It needs to stay in the headlines until the world picks up on it and until there is change. Mental ...
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Truth Always Prevails

Date 10 February 2025
Author Ilana Estelle
The truth is unwavering, untouched by personal agendas, perspectives and opinions. The truth doesn’t falter, nor does it bend to a whim. No matter how someone may attempt to reshape it, or mask it, the truth remains ...
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Humanity's Crisis: A Call for Change

Date 8 February 2025
Author Ilana Estelle
Over the next decade, humanity faces the risk of self-inflicted extinction, driven by subconscious manipulation. For the past century, media, technology, and big corporations have shaped how people think and behave ...
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Breaking Free: Navigating the Weight of Someone Else's Karma

Date 4 February 2025
Author Ilana Estelle
It’s not something you think about, but you may just find yourself caught in the echoes of choices you never made. Life has a way of pulling us into the consequences of others’ actions – decisions that weren’t ours to begin with ...
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Trauma Is NOT an Excuse

Date 2 February 2025
Author Ilana Estelle
Trauma is profound and deeply personal. It shapes our thoughts, behaviours, and interactions, influencing how we respond to others and in the world. However, one essential truth is that trauma is not an excuse for ...
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Voices Unheard: The Silence Surrounding Disability

Date 30 January 2025
Author Ilana Estelle
"As someone with a physical, and mental disability, someone who experiences disability first hand, barriers around attitude, communication and discrimination are the fallout and not the disability. Society ...
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Climate Change: The Dangers of Complacency

Date 29 January 2025
Author Ilana Estelle
There is no easy way to write this. The world is heating up, and we seem to be sleepwalking into the consequences of climate change. The recent LA fires made headlines, with scientists confirming that climate change has increased ...
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Happy People Don't Hurt People

Date 25 January 2025
Author Ilana Estelle
You've probably all heard the phrase, “hurt people hurt people,” which encapsulates the idea that those who are in pain project their suffering onto others. The phrase is true. Happy people don't hurt people, instead they ...
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Poverty and Inequality

Date 21 January 2025
Author Ilana Estelle
On my blog, The CP Diary, I write about issues that matter to me, whether or not they’re things I personally experience. I believe that caring about others and their struggles is something we can all do. Even if these issues don’t directly ...
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