The New Covid Variant XBB.1.5

Date 26 January 2023
Author Ilana Estelle
It’s not been long since I tested negative for Covid, but here I am again, laid up in bed with a coughing virus that I caught from going out into my local town centre, with people coughing in shops, without masks and without ...
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Covid is still Prevalent

Date 22 January 2023
Author Ilana Estelle
Covid is still prevalent according to the science. It's still here and very contagious. It's rather worrying Covid isn’t spoken about or being dealt with. It’s worrying we're on our own. It's also worrying the world has stopped testing and governments ...
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Mental Health isn't Fashionable

Date 21 January 2023
Author Ilana Estelle
Mental Health isn't fashionable and it needs to be. If it was fashionable, it would be something we would indulge in, talk about, like breathing, like eating, like exercising, the things we don't think about but just do, it would be ...
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Trajectories and Mental Health

Date 18 January 2023
Author Ilana Estelle
I talk about mental health on my blog, because it's good for my health, for each of our health. But through an unprecedented health crisis, how is mental health faring? Happiness Survey A global survey that ranked citizen happiness ...
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Loss is complicated

Date 15 January 2023
Author Ilana Estelle
Loss is complicated, it’s complex. It feels and looks different to everyone. When it comes to loss not everyone will grieve. Others who do grieve may not grieve the person they’ve lost, but the intricate, ever-winding experiences ...
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Mental Health Issues are Silent Killers

Date 13 January 2023
Author Ilana Estelle
My mum used to say 'you only get one crack at life'. Following my cerebral palsy diagnosis at 46, I took up writing and 'took a crack at it'. I talk about mental health on my blog and in my books Cerebral Palsy: 'A Story,' Spirituality ...
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No one is protected from Covid-19

Date 7 January 2023
Author Ilana Estelle
If with or without the vaccine you can still catch and spread Covid, no one is protected from the virus. Also, with no precautionary measures in place, no one is safe of being reinfected 2,3,4, or 5 times. I have seen that happen ...
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Losing Someone Close

Date 4 January 2023
Author Ilana Estelle
You lose someone and your whole life changes. If you can, try to remember to tap into how you feel, so you're aware of your mental and emotional feelings. While it may seem like a mammoth task, when losing someone close, there are ...
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Cancel Culture

Date 3 January 2023
Author Ilana Estelle
Cancel culture is the removal, a cancelling of people, organisations, brands, or products, usually down to something that a group, or community disapproves of, often without good reason. For anyone living with ...
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Hurt to Healing

Date 31 December 2022
Author Ilana Estelle
Crossed words and disagreements can lead to being hurt, but we can heal through the hurt. Having the right people around you helps, people you know you can trust, people who have your back. With time, things can always ...
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Setting Mental Health Goals in 2023

Date 29 December 2022
Author Ilana Estelle
I’ve never shunned away from being accountable or taking responsibility for my mental health. But since Covid-19 the world has changed, and we have become invisible. I hope that my writing will strike a chord, for those taking ...
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A Powerful Mindset

Date 27 December 2022
Author Ilana Estelle
Through writing, I have seen how life can change in an instant. I have learned that while we don’t always have control over what happens to us, we can control what we do next and how we respond. We need to be instrumental ...
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