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Ilana Estelle Author

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Cerebral Palsy: A Story 'Finding the Calm After the Storm'

Cerebral Palsy: A Story 'Finding the Calm After the Storm'

Living with cerebral palsy is enormously difficult. But what if you never knew you had it? This is the incredible story of Ilana Estelle.

2020

Stories

Sitting With Trauma

“I grew up in a time when parents kept their thoughts and feelings to themselves and as children we had no emotional support. No matter…

9h ago

Sitting With Trauma

9h ago

Life After Loss: Living Without My Twin

“I’ve only ever known my life as a twin. From birth, everything I knew and understood about life came through the lens of being one half of…

Apr 16

Life After Loss: Living Without My Twin

Apr 16

Navigating Life on the Spectrum

I recently came across an article in my ‘author magazine’ where another author discussed writing with ADHD and how, despite growing…

Apr 14

Navigating Life on the Spectrum

Apr 14

Living with Guilt Without the Picture

Growing up with something I didn’t know I had, without the picture, meant I carried guilt, guilt that had no where to go. Now I am…

Apr 11

Living with Guilt Without the Picture

Apr 11

Disabled, Not Broken

“No matter what was thrown at me, I never saw myself as a casualty of someone else’s non-healing. I knew who I was from an early age, I was…

Apr 8

Disabled, Not Broken

Apr 8

The Loss of a Twin: When Half of You is Gone

“The thing about being a twin, or part of any set means that you will always see your life that way. Since my twin passed two years ago…

Apr 1

The Loss of a Twin: When Half of You is Gone

Apr 1

How Mental Health Became My Lifeline

As a child, I didn’t realise I was carrying the weight of trauma while trying to navigate a world unaware of the struggles I faced —…

Mar 28

How Mental Health Became My Lifeline

Mar 28

Trusting the Journey

My Self-affirmation Poem

Mar 18

Trusting the Journey

Mar 18

Autism, Grief, Change and Twin Loss

“Life has a way of shifting beneath us when we least expect it. Losing my twin is not just about her absence; it’s about losing a…

Mar 13

Autism, Grief, Change and Twin Loss

Mar 13

Transforming Pain into Purpose

If you’ve been following my blog for a while, you’ll know that themes of neglect and abandonment often come up. Although these experiences…

Mar 4

Transforming Pain into Purpose

Mar 4

Ilana Estelle Author

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Author: Cerebral Palsy ‘A Story’ Spirituality, Healing and Me and Survival: The Covid Years: Time for Change – Writer: The CP Diary https://www.thecpdiary.com

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