Encouraging Rule Following

Date 30 March 2022
Author Ilana Estelle
In 2022, and still in the throes of the pandemic, how is it possible that restrictions in the UK are lifted? The virus is continuing to spread with those who have previously caught the virus, getting reinfected. Scientists in the UK ...
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A Dr's Viewpoint on Covid

Date 25 March 2022
Author Ilana Estelle
Since precautionary measures were lifted on the 24th February, the vulnerable and the clinically vulnerable are now forced into their homes. GP Dr Hannah Barham-Brown, has described the UK government as one that has prioritised “vino over vulnerability” saying that the parties held at No. 10 Downing Street during lockdowns…
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Working with Difference

Date 24 March 2022
Author Ilana Estelle
Channel 4’s ‘altogether different’ – You’re different. We’re different. #Altogether Different slogan had me in mind. (Source: https://www.channel4.com) Failing to ‘work with difference’ Where we struggle to find our voice in an able world, others fail to work with us. They know they should, but may fall short of tolerating…
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Emotional Reasoning

Date 22 March 2022
Author Ilana Estelle
We do emotion first, reasoning second. But changing our trajectory may never change if we continue to make decisions based on emotion first, then reasoning. Rethink your trajectories In has taken the pandemic for us to see that perhaps we should rethink our trajectories. Changing our trajectory for a better…
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Do we have freewill?

Date 16 March 2022
Author Ilana Estelle
The world is changed, we are changed. But we have freewill to do things differently. You can decide what to do with your experiences, so you can understand your experiences with a little more ease. Freewill can be a challenge. Not everyone will have freewill to make their choices at…
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Talk About Mental Health

Date 14 March 2022
Author Ilana Estelle
You can either choose to talk about and deal with mental health, or mental health may deal with you. That's a sad fact. Things happen to change the status quo on our health, because we have a hard time talking, and/or dealing with ...
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Masking Up Again

Date 10 March 2022
Author Ilana Estelle
I never tire of writing in Covid-19, because being confined to my home, my writing is keeping me sane. Anna Camp’s Covid experiences Anna Camp from ‘Pitch Perfect’ says, ‘anyone can catch the virus.’ Where Anna has opened-up about her symptoms, she urges ...
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Slowing the Pace of Deforestation

Date 9 March 2022
Author Ilana Estelle
The world knows deforestation is happening and although trees play a significant role in attempts to slow climate change, deforestation is continuing on an unprecedented scale. It is up to each of us to do something about it. According to United Nations, the world has lost 420 million hectares, or…
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A World that is Changed

Date 4 March 2022
Author Ilana Estelle
n a world that is changed, we can be better. We can be less self-absorbed and give instead of take, we can be more caring, more compassionate, more helpful. The UK Government isn’t talking about the pandemic anymore; we’re still in the thick of it and that means the NHS…
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The Age of Intolerance

Date 2 March 2022
Author Ilana Estelle
A tweet that went viral by @ByLucyJones who works for GB News, pointing out that her university friends didn’t want to invite her to group meet-ups because of her ‘views on Covid’ and the company she works for. Mark Dolan: “If you’ve lost friends over your ‘views’ then count yourself…
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Ignoring Mental Health in Covid-19

Date 27 February 2022
Author Ilana Estelle
In the pandemic, we’re not living in the way we used to. We’re reminded every day by government decisions, that we should continue to be careful, to be mindful of a virus that we can’t see, that has claimed millions of lives. The care-free days where you could go out…
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Caretakers of the Planet

Date 25 February 2022
Author Ilana Estelle
Writing can be challenging for me because everyone sees the world differently. However, when it comes to my writing, my personal blog, my blogs are rooted in facts and universal truths. If it's out there, I write about it ...
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