Why Stress leads to Illness

Date 12 July 2022
Author Ilana Estelle
New research by the University of Southern California and published last month confirms that stress can adversely affect our immune system. The study, published in the journal Proceedings of The National Academy of Sciences ...
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Breaking the Cycle

Date 7 July 2022
Author Ilana Estelle
When it comes to relationship dynamics, breaking the cycle is difficult, particularly where trauma is involved. It’s why we may struggle to get past or deal with our relationships. All relationships are intertwined and complex, but it ...
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The World is going Digital

Date 28 June 2022
Author Ilana Estelle
I write about the things that matter to me and the wider world and when it comes to health, I write about that too. There is no getting away from the fact that the world is going digital, or if it hasn’t gone digital already, it is set to go…
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The Virus The World Thinks Has Gone

Date 25 June 2022
Author Ilana Estelle
I once wrote a blog entitled ‘My life after Covid.’ A little premature perhaps, two and a half years in, I am ‘four walled,’ confined not only to my home, but confined within my mental and emotional disability, and the virus isn’t finished. The virus the world thinks has gone,…
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Affirmations for Mental Health

Date 23 June 2022
Author Ilana Estelle
Having spoken about mental health for 12 years now on The CP Diary, I continue to raise mental health issues and highlight mental health awareness. But mental health still isn’t being spoken about. The Pandemic ...
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Making a Mountain out of a Molehill

Date 15 June 2022
Author Ilana Estelle
Making a mountain out of a molehill you make a small problem much bigger. It would be prudent if we didn’t. Making anything bigger than it needs to be, is considered toxic. Making anything bigger, is human behaviour, something that can be inherited, if we’ve seen our parents do it,…
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Why Covid is still a force to be reckoned with

Date 13 June 2022
Author Ilana Estelle
Although the restrictions have been lifted in the UK, Covid is still a force to be reckoned with, because although it is massively reduced, it hasn’t gone and is now continuing to spread, according to new stats coming out in the UK. There are 3,246 new cases in Bristol. (Source:…
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Why Mindfulness is Important

Date 9 June 2022
Author Ilana Estelle
The Power of Mindfulness Mindfulness is important because it can help you change the way you perceive and navigate your life. It's a working of the mind. Anyone can do it – and the beauty is, it's easy to learn. This simple practice benefits everyone. Recognising Your Best Self Mindfulness…
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Breathe yourself through anxiety

Date 4 June 2022
Author Ilana Estelle
Even with a good sense of self, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. It is one of the most common anxiety symptoms. It can weaken your coping abilities. It is important to acknowledge that you deal with anxiety. Stand back and take yourself out of the situation that is making you…
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Covid-19 Shines a Light on Mental Health

Date 31 May 2022
Author Ilana Estelle
If the pandemic has shown us one thing it’s that we all need to be thinking about and deal with mental health and we’re not. Mental health is usually for someone else. We’re too busy getting on with life to think about our emotions, or how we feel. We’re too…
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Being A Force For Good

Date 28 May 2022
Author Ilana Estelle
We should want to be a force for good. What you put out there matters. When you hand out kindness, you shall recoup some of that kindness back. If we carry animosity for others, we may never meet with success. Sabotaging other people’s success, means you can be sabotaging your…
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Our Past and Karma

Date 23 May 2022
Author Ilana Estelle
We have a choice, we can either choose to ignore and pretend a situation or issue doesn’t exist, or we can open the door and let the past teach us, what we need to learn. The past can resurrect itself whether we’re ready for it, or not. The past can…
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