Happy when?

Date 7 November 2017
Author Ilana Estelle
‘I’ll be happy when…’ The biggest mistake we make is putting everything we want to do on hold, waiting for the time when we’re happy, when our life is problem free. In times of stress, we continue to justify our thinking around the usual stuff. For example things will change…
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In the driving seat

Date 4 November 2017
Author Ilana Estelle
It’s easy to think we have control, but then when we look at the bigger picture, we come to realise we have little control, or no control at all. It is often only when we look back that we see the pattern of decisions that have been made for us…
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Dealing with a cold

Date 1 November 2017
Author Ilana Estelle
Although we're at that time of year, colds can be prevalent any time of year. We know that a cold infects the upper respiratory tract and is caused by a virus. Colds are air born and can spread quickly through coughing and sneezing without protecting ourselves and being in contact…
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Being encouraged

Date 31 October 2017
Author Ilana Estelle
To encourage is to feel and be encouraged. For those who welcome being encouraged, the encouragement they receive will never go unnoticed, contrary to what that person feels. When we’re not feeling encouraged, it’s easy to lose sight of what others do. It is only when we look back that…
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Protecting our children

Date 27 October 2017
Author Ilana Estelle
As parents, it’s our job to protect our children and for the majority of us, we get that right. But where some parents serve to protect themselves out of selfishness, it is the children that become the victims. Sadly, the recent sad story about Sherin Mathews reinforces that view. Beautiful…
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Learning to identify

Date 23 October 2017
Author Ilana Estelle
We must allow ourselves to identify and make peace with ourselves, our past and with our present lives. By learning to identify with our experiences, deal with and come to terms with parts of those experiences that come from our past, we will begin to open our minds to life…
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Making assumptions

Date 20 October 2017
Author Ilana Estelle
It’s dangerous to assume or make assumptions about anyone. The fact that we take for granted or presuppose something about someone means we’ve already decided those things are true, before we have thought the situation through again. How do assumptions work? Assumptions are part of a belief system we believe…
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Speaking out of turn

Date 15 October 2017
Author Ilana Estelle
If we're going to speak out, say what we feel, we must say it loud enough for others to hear, to express an opinion on the things that matter to us, on the things we care about. It’s perfectly acceptable to say something and that’s different to speaking out of…
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Correcting attitudes

Date 14 October 2017
Author Ilana Estelle
The uncertainty of what’s currently going on in the UK, in the States and in the wider world, forces us to rethink our mood, our lives, our families and makes what we get to deal with even more uncertain. Where things could change things and us be supportive, that’s clearly…
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Our secret lives

Date 11 October 2017
Author Ilana Estelle
Our secret lives are just that, secret. Our secrets are based on information that we know about but we don’t talk about. And although that’s not always bad and it may sometimes be necessary, it very much depends on the secret and whether the secret we’re keeping is going to…
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Parents of convenience

Date 8 October 2017
Author Ilana Estelle
When parents do things at their own convenience, they're being a parent when it's convenient. They will distance themselves emotionally. For children of divorced parents, they may do even less, but children whose parents stay together for the sake of their children, don’t get an easy ride either. In a…
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Sleep & performance

Date 6 October 2017
Author Ilana Estelle
Although we know exercising regularly and eating well is the key to feeling great and looking good, we overlook or see that our sleep and quality of sleep is a contributing factor to how we feel and how we look. When we’re keeping fit, we don’t consciously think about or…
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