In a world that is changed, my blog continues to describe, and spell out the challenges. Through my writing, I give the reader the facts, in an open, honest and transparent way.

Mental health is a critical aspect of our well-being and it’s important each of us give it the attention and support it deserves.

Why it matters?

Mental health challenges affects each of us, regardless of age, gender, or background. The stigma that surrounds these issues, mental health, can leave us feeling isolated and hesitant to speak out, or seek help. But mental health matters across the globe. Everyone deserves access to the care and support they need.

Break the silence on Mental Health

We should all be on a mission to break the silence, shatter the stigma, and create a world where mental health is a priority and it's normal to talk about it. We can all make a real difference.

Topics that affect mental health

Politics affects mental health, it's affecting my mental health. It's why I write about it. Although reading the facts, can make for uncomfortable reading, it gives us the ammunition to come through the other end, better for it.

The truth

The truth sets you free when you begin to realise you have choices, choices to think differently, to find ways to challenge, to let go of what you can and what you can't change.

I write from a universal perspective. The universal perspective is a creative, objective, systematic approach to solving problems. My blog is problem solving.

Ilana Estelle is a mental health and wellbeing advocate who combines educational insight with her personal experience of living with physical, mental, and emotional disabilities. She holds diplomas in Counselling, Diet and Nutrition, Nutritional Therapy, Psychotherapy and Counselling, and Stress Management. Through her writing, Ilana supports others in navigating their emotional, mental, and physical health challenges. In addition to writing for The CP Diary, her work has appeared in healthy lifestyle magazines. Ilana is also the author of three books: Cerebral Palsy: A Story – Finding the Calm After the Storm, Spirituality, Healing and Me, and Survival: The Covid Years – Time for Change.

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