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Ilana Estelle

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Born

Sunderland , The United Kingdom

Website

https://www.thecpdiary.com

Twitter

TheCPDiary

Genre

Nonfiction, Self Help, Spirituality

Influences

Dalai Lama, Buddha, Eckhart Tolle, Thich Nhat Hanh, Sadhguru

Member Since

April 2019

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https://www.goodreads.com/ilanaestelle

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Ilana's Bio:

Ilana finds it hard to read, to concentrate and to 'get into books' – school was baffling. She didn't understand why she wasn't making headway with either, until decades later.

Her love for writing came after a very late cerebral palsy diagnosis at the age of 46, later finding out through researching the little medical records she had, that she had initially been diagnosed at the age of 2.

For decades, she didn't know she had a physical, mental or emotional disability. Ten years after learning about cerebral palsy, through further testing at the age of 56 she found out she also had autism – both turning points that allowed her to step into her full self.

Ilana is the proud author of three books: Cerebral Palsy 'A Story' Finding th ...more

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	Cerebral Palsy: A Story: Finding the Calm After the Storm 4.01 avg rating — 72 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Spirituality, Healing and Me: How living a spiritual life offers hope and healing in the modern world by Ilana Estelle (Goodreads Author), Kay Reynolds (Foreword) 4.36 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 2022 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Survival: The Covid Years 4.15 avg rating — 13 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Survival: The Covid Years: Time for Change 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Depression is often described as a mental health condition, but for many people it becomes something much more physical. It affects the body in quiet, persistent ways — from sleep and appetite to energy, motivation, and long-term health. New research now suggests that different types of depression symptoms are linke Read more of this blog post »

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Ilana Estelle made a comment in the group Goodreads Authors/Readers — Introduce Yourself! topic " Hi, I'm Ilana. I'm the author of three published non-fiction books, with my fourth (not yet published) – focused on trauma that is now nearing complet ...more "
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Ilana Estelle made a comment on Maggie’s review of Cerebral Palsy 'A Story' Finding the Calm After the Storm " Thank you for sharing your thoughts on Cerebral Palsy: A Story. I understand that the writing style didn’t work for you. I chose to write the book in ...more "
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“The CP Diary – Every day I learn a little more about myself – not by what I overcome, but by who I become in the process. Cerebral Palsy is part of my story, but it is not my definition. I live, I grow, and I write – because my voice matters.”
― Ilana Estelle

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“You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one. I hope someday you'll join us. And the world will live as one.”
― John Lennon

tags: beatles, connection, dreamers, dreaming, dreams, hope, inspirational, peace

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“It's really a wonder that I haven't dropped all my ideals, because they seem so absurd and impossible to carry out. Yet I keep them, because in spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart.”
― Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl

tags: hope, human-nature

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“There is a crack in everything.
That's how the light gets in.”
― Leonard Cohen, Selected Poems, 1956-1968

tags: hope, light

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“We are all the pieces of what we remember. We hold in ourselves the hopes and fears of those who love us. As long as there is love and memory, there is no true loss.”
― Cassandra Clare, City of Heavenly Fire