Toxic parenting

Date 8 August 2017
Author Ilana Estelle
There is always a dividing line between occasional criticism and continual over-criticism, towards a child by a parent. Most parents genuinely want to do their best to provide their children with a healthy and happy upbringing, but some parenting can be toxic and may result in future therapy sessions. Toxic…
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The past is the past

Date 4 August 2017
Author Ilana Estelle
No one can escape their past, but we get to deal with it. We must somehow try to put past experiences into context and learn how to prepare for the times when our experiences, which aren’t always in our mind, totally blindside us when they come back in from nowhere.…
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The silent treatment

Date 1 August 2017
Author Ilana Estelle
It’s not that what we’ve said is wrong, but then the silent treatment happens. When one person says something, whether it’s a request, complaint or something constructive and the other person responds with emotional distance and silence. Although, it’s not about what we’ve said, we’re just communicating, it’s how they…
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Spiteful behaviour

Date 31 July 2017
Author Ilana Estelle
We will always carry emotional hurt through any negative experiences. It’s how our emotions work. Over time, unconsciously the emotional hurt we feel, will start to develop into bitterness, resentment and spiteful behaviour, but it is how we react to those hurts that define our character and our ...
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Saying what we feel

Date 28 July 2017
Author Ilana Estelle
It’s because we care that we say what we feel: it’s usually the act, rather than the deed that gets us into trouble. Although we may get to say what we feel, others won’t admit they could have handled themselves better. It’s also a shame that others aren’t honest with…
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Questioning Our Baggage

Date 25 July 2017
Author Ilana Estelle
To discover the root cause of what you're dealing with, to free yourself from baggage requires honest introspection. Not knowing what the root causes are, steals your energy from the many positive influences you may then ...
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Ungrateful & privileged

Date 22 July 2017
Author Ilana Estelle
Sadly, we live in a society and culture that encourages a sense of entitlement from some children, but not all. Even if we raise a grateful child, children may still go through the sense of entitlement, ungrateful stage. Although that doesn’t indicate whether they will stay ungrateful or entitled forever,…
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Emotional trauma

Date 18 July 2017
Author Ilana Estelle
A child who witnesses or experiences emotional or physical abuse, or struggles through neglect, will often show signs of trauma as an adult. Dealing with any type of abuse means those children will be affected, whether they realise they are, or not. Emotional trauma escapes no-one. Children will begin to…
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Our fairy tale lives

Date 16 July 2017
Author Ilana Estelle
Having a positive sense of self, can be our own fairy tale ending. But to have that we must choose to look behind our relationships at ourselves and be prepared to work at and incorporate emotional and spiritual growth. Relationships can’t and don’t give us the fairy tale ending. I’ve…
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Our psyche

Date 14 July 2017
Author Ilana Estelle
The psyche is the totality of the human mind, conscious and unconscious. It represents one of the fundamental concepts for understanding human nature. The psyche is the driving force behind our personality traits and behind our characters. Together they make up our personalities. Because much of our thinking and behaviour…
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About anger

Date 9 July 2017
Author Ilana Estelle
Unless anger is dealt with, it eats away at our very core, until of course we choose to deal with it. It can also make us ill. It’s a substitute emotion. Unconsciously, we make ourselves angry so that we don’t have to feel pain. What is anger? It’s an emotional…
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A different normal

Date 6 July 2017
Author Ilana Estelle
Having and dealing with a disability takes a different kind of normal from us, not something others cope with. It’s obviously easier for those with the disability to function with what they deal with because they’re the ones dealing with the disability. They adjust, they get on with it, but…
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