No matter how difficult life has been for me over the years, and no matter how much my mental and emotional strength have been put to the test, I have always pushed through.

Giving in and up was never an option. To do that would have left me in a worse mental and emotional space. My mental disability was always the driving force, it has always been at the forefront of my thoughts.

It was bigger than what I could see physically. I was born with a mental and emotional disability, there is no other way that could have worked. it is important to stand up for yourself. No matter how hard life gets, or how many may disagree, if the shoe were on the other foot, those others would do the same thing.

No matter how difficult life becomes, you know if what you're doing is right for you. It’s your opinion that matters but others may disagree and that's okay; it's your life. Through writing I have changed my thinking to my disability and that has changed my life. I am free of all restraints.

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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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