Today hasn’t been my best day. The last couple of blogs have been about my health issues that have left me with very little thought.

That's fine because my mind gets to rest. I also like to bring an understanding of why into the equation so I can closure on everything I write. That way I don’t have to think about or go back to the same issues I’ve been dealing with a week, a month or even 6 months ago.

Working on today so that I can get some of my thoughts back on track.

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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