Support your mental health, read books on mental health, talk about mental health, respond on mental health, but don’t ignore your mental health.

1 million 12-18 year olds struggle with mental health

“Right now in the UK, there are close to 1 million 12-18 year-olds struggling with their mental health.” – source: letsalltalkmentalhealth

Mental health doesn't discriminate

That's a lot of struggles. Anything to do with mental health and people run. But it doesn’t discriminate and it doesn’t just affect children, it affects the young and old alike, adults with a physical and mental disability.

Anyone can have mental health problems. When Covid-19 struck, the world struggled to deal with mental health. We need to be frank and honest about mental health, to deal with it.

With autism my writing helps ease the burden, but mental health is something I continue to have to deal with.

Worries and concerns are 'mental health' issues

We all deal with worries and concerns that can turn into mental health issues, if there is a predisposition or a struggle there and we fail to understand how to support ourselves. We are failing to deal with mental health.

The CP Diary is a mental health support system

The CP Diary is a mental health support system. It's a reassurance, it leads you by the hand. It gives advice on how to take positive steps, I have seen first hand what mental health struggles look like.

Mental health runs in families

Mental health runs in families. My twin and my mum both struggled with mental health issues. I deal with mental health. It's lonely, it's all encompassing and without the emotional support it can be difficult.

I hope my blog influences you on your mental health. I am always dealing with something to do with mental health.

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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