I thought I’d take a break from my usual routine and put a couple of thoughtful quotes on the feature page. In the meantime I’ll still be writing blogs for the Diary, so please stay tuned.
I thought I’d take a break from my usual routine and put a couple of thoughtful quotes on the feature page.
In the meantime I'll still be writing blogs for the Diary, so please stay tuned.
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.
Seen, Misjudged, Rarely Understood For most of my life, I lived in the dark. Not because I didn't know I was different, but because I didn't yet have the understanding to explain why life always felt harder than it seemed to be ...
Some consequences aren't immediate, they're cumulative It's five months into four years through twin loss, and I've split another tooth. On its own, it's an ordinary event. But it's an event that made me stop and look back ...
How writing became more than a creative outlet When I started writing, I had no idea where it would lead. I simply needed somewhere to put my thoughts – a place to make sense of experiences I struggled to understand ...
Yes, I'm sure you can't always focus on something to write about when you have a lot going on!
Hopefully things will settle down for you very soon! Thanks for the posts that you have done since they're usually relevant to what I'm going through at the time.
Yes, it's always nice to take a break. You deserve one every now and then. Thanks for the quotes.
Thanks Lisa!
Yes, I'm sure you can't always focus on something to write about when you have a lot going on!
Hopefully things will settle down for you very soon! Thanks for the posts that you have done since they're usually relevant to what I'm going through at the time.
Hang in there!
Glad my posts are relevant and helpful to what you're dealing with at the time! Thanks Randy.
Looking forward to the quotes and more blogging!
Thank you!
It's good to take some time off to recharge your batteries.
I hope you come up with some more good ideas easily. Your quotes always seem to be so positive. Makes me think twice about being negative LOL!
Thanks Maria. I agree it is good to take time off or out. That always helps. Working on the rest. Watch this space!