‘A Decade of Change in Just 2 Years’ – UK Government

The Covid-19 virus happened and mental health took a knock, not helped by some of the decisions they've made. My books should be rolling off the shelves. My books should be giving food for thought.

But seriously how many of us have got our sh*t together? How many of us have dealt with our past, enough to thrive in the present and look to the future. How many of us think about mental health? We should all be thinking and dealing with mental health, but for those who don’t want to think about, or work on their mental health, they will simply choose to ignore it.

Since Covid-19, in the beginning when the media initially talked about mental health in those first months, now mental health is largely ignored. Ignoring mental health may work for a finite time, but mental health doesn't wait. With 13 years of literature in the shape of The CP Diary and 3 books that deal with mental health, wouldn't now be a good time to pick up the pace, to deal with mental health? Mental health starts at the cellular level, it needs to be addressed.

If you're interested in dealing with your mental health and you fancy grabbing copies of my books, they are available to buy on my website through the following link https://www.thecpdiary.com/my-books/

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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