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Book Details:
Book Title:
Spirituality, Healing and Me
Author: Ilana Estelle
Category: Adult Non-Fiction, 288 pages
Genre: Self-Help
Publisher: RedDoor Press
Release date: Sept 16, 2021
Content Rating: G.
Book Description:
Everyday life has never been more challenging and it’s easy to lose sight
of who we are and who we want to be. In
Spirituality, Healing and Me, Ilana Estelle draws on her experiences
of emotional, mental and physical disability to show how tuning into our
spiritual side can improve well-being, heal our minds and set us firmly back
on track.
Ilana shows how focusing on values such as understanding, empathy,
compassion, tolerance, kindness, creativity and acceptance can help us find
our inner calm.
Packed with inspiring messages and real-life vignettes, Ilana’s book shows
how spirituality can help us navigate even the roughest waters.
•Improve emotional balance and wellness
•Boost confidence and self-esteem
•Stay self-aware, grounded and patient
•Appreciate life and each other
•Accept changing circumstances
•Enhance positive emotions and personal healing
Also Available by Ilana Estelle:
Book Details:
Book Title:
Cerebral Palsy: 'A Story' Finding the Calm After the Storm
Author: Ilana Estelle
Category: Adult Non-Fiction, 288 pages
Genre: memoir
Publisher: RedDoor Press
Release date: Feb 1, 2020
Format available for review: ebook (mobi for kindle)
Tour dates: Sept 20 to Oct 8
Content Rating: G.
Book Description:
Living with cerebral palsy is enormously difficult. But what if you never
knew you had it? This is the incredible story of Ilana Estelle.
Born the second of premature twins, from a young age Ilana knew she was
different, but for all the wrong reasons. A child of the 60s, Ilana
experienced first-hand the way that disability was so often brushed under
the carpet and not spoken about. Her constant physical and mental
struggles made her feel isolated, alone, frustrated, and misunderstood… it
took 46 years for her to find out why.
Part memoir, part motivational guide, Cerebral Palsy: A Story is Ilana’s
open and honest journey from an angry, confused child, knowing something
was wrong, but not knowing what, to the ‘real’ her – a courageous woman
using her experiences and lessons to create inspiring messages about
mental and physical health, positivity, resilience and change.
Author Interview
What makes your new book different to
other healing books?
‘Spirituality, Healing and Me’ is my
spirituality and healing journey, based on my unique life experiences, not
knowing I was growing up with a disability. It is also uniquely written from a
universal standpoint, so anyone reading the book may relate to their own experiences.
The book also promotes positive messages and gives clarity to the reader on
what they may get to deal with.
What would you like your readers to take
from your book?
I
hope my readers will see that even though their life may be difficult, and they
may start off in one place, it doesn’t mean they have to stay where they are.
Our lives are for us to change, and my experiences show we can.
The
overriding message in my book is that when we are determined, strong and
steadfast and we believe in ourselves, we may change certain elements of our
lives. Through my book, I would like my readers to take away a perception and
thinking that they too can change their life. It’s all about creating the
opportunities.
In your experience would you say there
is such a thing as ‘writer’s block’?
I have heard many people talk about writer’s
block, but luckily it has never happened to me. I think writing is a gift, but
there may be times when we may deal with stress and stressful situations and it
is perhaps in those times that we have writer’s block, which understandably can
make it difficult to get our thoughts down ‘on paper’.
How long have you been writing for?
I first starting writing in May 2010,
months after my cerebral palsy diagnosis so, I have been writing for 11 years
now. I initially started writing on my blog @TheCPDiary. Through a culmination
of years of writing, my first book Cerebral Palsy: A Story ‘Finding the Calm
After the Storm’ was published in January 2020 by @RedDoorBooks. ‘Spirituality,
Healing and Me’ is my follow-on book, also published by @RedDoorBooks, due to
be published on the 16th September 2021.
I have also written several articles for
journals and national magazines.
What advice would you give to a new
writer?
When
it comes to writing any non-fiction, it is important to be open and honest
about your experiences and to write from the heart with integrity and without
compromise. Success in the writing and publishing world is enormously difficult
to achieve, made worse because of the current Covid-19 pandemic, particularly
if you’re a non-celebrity.
My
advice is to measure success by personal achievement and no matter how
difficult it is, continue to persevere, because it is easy to become
disheartened and give up.
Meet the Author:
Ilana was born with a disability she didn’t know she had until the age of
46, when through her medical notes she discovered she had been diagnosed
with cerebral palsy at the age of 2.
That discovery turned out to be a unique and life-changing experience that
has forced Ilana to stand back and look at her life experiences
differently. On her late diagnosis, Ilana set up her website The CP Diary
and uses her experiences to explore her emotional and physical health,
with an inspiring message advocating resilience and change.
Ilana likes to spend her days writing and blogging about anything that
contributes to her health and well being. She is an animal advocate and is
passionate about environmental issues. When she is not writing to tending
to her blog, Ilana enjoys days out exploring the Yorkshire countryside.
Ilana lives with her husband and their much-loved cat, in Yorkshire. Her
grown up son and daughter both live in London.
Tour Schedule:
Sept 20 -
Rockin' Book Reviews
– book review of Spirituality, Healing, and Me / guest post / giveaway Sept 20 -
Kam's Place –
book review of Spirituality, Healing, and Me Sept 22 –
Laura's Interests
– book review of Spirituality, Healing, and Me / author interview /
giveaway Sept 22 - Kam's Place – book review of Cerebral Palsy: 'A Story' Finding the Calm After
the Storm
Sept 23 –
Splashes of Joy
– book review of Spirituality, Healing, and Me / author interview /
giveaway Sept 24 –
Splashes of Joy
– book review of Cerebral Palsy: 'A Story' Finding the Calm After the
Storm / giveaway Sept 28 –
Locks, Hooks and Books
– book review of Cerebral Palsy: 'A Story' Finding the Calm After the
Storm / giveaway Sept 30 –
Fur Everywhere
– book review of Spirituality, Healing, and Me / giveaway Oct 1 –
Oct 4 –
Gina Rae Mitchell
– book review of Spirituality, Healing, and Me / author interview /
giveaway
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