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.
Something inspirational: “Think wrongly, if you please, but in all cases think for yourself.” DORIS LESSING Thinking for yourself means more than having your own opinions. It means owning your words, your choices, and ...
Something inspirational: "We are not what happened to us. We are what we choose to become.” JAMES HOLLIS "I am drawn to James Hollis's words: 'We are not what happened to us. We are what we choose ...
Something inspirational: "Healing begins when we can hold our own experience with compassion." TARA BRACH Brach's quote reminds us that healing begins when we meet our pain with kindness instead of judgement ...
I agree. It just goes to show how resilient the human condition is. I don't see that as a bad thing though. I believe that sometimes that is exactly what we need.
This is one of my favorite quotes. It's not easy living with a disability, but I have no other choice but to accept the reality and deal with it as best as I can.
The other choice is to give up, but I don't want to go down that route.
Thanks Maria. I love this quote too. You have the most amazing attitude.
When we have no choice the best way forward is to find an acceptance in the best way we can and I think you're right to think that way. It's to be admired.
Sometimes in the most difficult situations our will is tested. The key is to keep your wits about you and make the best choice after weighing up the pros and cons.
Afterwards we look back and see how strong we can be in times of strife. I love Bob Marley and this quote.
Totally agree!!
Me too. Thanks Lisa!!
Great saying. It's similar to 'when the going gets tough, the tough get going'. We can surprise ourselves how strong we can be when we have to.
I agree. It just goes to show how resilient the human condition is. I don't see that as a bad thing though. I believe that sometimes that is exactly what we need.
This is one of my favorite quotes. It's not easy living with a disability, but I have no other choice but to accept the reality and deal with it as best as I can.
The other choice is to give up, but I don't want to go down that route.
Thanks Maria. I love this quote too. You have the most amazing attitude.
When we have no choice the best way forward is to find an acceptance in the best way we can and I think you're right to think that way. It's to be admired.
Sometimes in the most difficult situations our will is tested. The key is to keep your wits about you and make the best choice after weighing up the pros and cons.
Afterwards we look back and see how strong we can be in times of strife. I love Bob Marley and this quote.
I agree with you. Thanks Maria.
True quote. When there's no other choice we naturally draw strength from within.
I agree. Thanks Tim.