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Do you find yourself a bit rebellious?  Maybe you just don't want to be told what to do.  Or maybe you just want to find your own voice.  I think we all have some rebellious place in there.  That rebellion can serve us or keep us stuck. Ilana Kristeva tells me she was born rebellious.  Colicky and anemic as a baby, Ilana just pushed back.  She reports lots of parent/teacher conferences, since she didn't much like directions.  Then, her body rebelled. As diagnoses started stacking up, Ilana lost more and more control of her body, finally ending up in a wheelchair.  Unhappy and frustrated, Ilana finally hit a wall.  Literally and figuratively.  Coming down the hall in her home, Ilana collided with the wall, finding herself stuck.  And suddenly laughing. That was the starting point of her healing.  In fact, she decided to take a stand-up comedy class (still in her wheelchair). Slowly, Ilana began to understand that every cell in her body had the potential to heal, grow, and regenerate.  She decided to honor