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5 days ago | 
medium.com | Rebecca Wong |Smillew Rahcuef
Lessons learned while folding the laundry. Have you ever seen the movie Good Will Hunting? I re-watched it the other day as I was folding laundry. There’s a point in the film, where Sean, the psychologist (played by Robin Williams) holds Will Hunting’s file in his hand. It’s a file that has photo evidence of the physical abuse he endured at the hands of his step-father. “It’s not your fault, you know,” Sean says to Will.
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2 weeks ago | 
medium.com | Rebecca Wong |Smillew Rahcuef
Member-only storyAvoid emotional by-passing with these important tips. Rebecca Wong·SubscribePublished inThe Pub·2 min read·--Image created with ChatGPTPeople have increasingly turned to mindfulness practices in recent years because they provide solace in an increasingly chaotic world.
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1 month ago | 
medium.com | Rebecca Wong |Smillew Rahcuef
Multigenerational housing is here to stay. Here’s how to make it a blessing, rather than a curse. Rebecca Wong·FollowPublished inThe Pub·4 min read·--Image created by ChatGPT Image CreatorHouse prices in many major urban centers have become increasingly unaffordable. Which is why many young adults have decided, through necessity, to continue living with their parents. In fact, the number of multigenerational households in Canada has grown by 45% over the last 20 years.
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2 months ago | 
medium.com | Rebecca Wong |Smillew Rahcuef
Rebecca Wong·FollowPublished inThe Pub·3 min read·--Attraction Can Be A Danger SignImage Created By Microsoft DesignerHave you ever felt a strong connection to someone, even though you’ve just met? It’s a natural pull that feels almost magnetic. If you feel this happening, says Dr. Ramani Dhurvasula, “run as fast as you can in the opposite direction!”Why? This strong feeling of connection is not destiny. And though it may be a sign of familiarity, it’s not due to shared likes or dislikes.
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2 months ago | 
medium.com | Rebecca Wong |Smillew Rahcuef
How unexamined pain turns into bitterness. Rebecca Wong·FollowPublished inThe Pub·3 min read·--Image created by ChatGPT Image CreatorMy mother-in-law had a hard life. She was born female into a culture that doesn’t value women. And then, she also happened to be the fourth daughter born in a row, into a family that was desperate for a son. Her little brother came into the world two years later, with much celebration.
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2 months ago | 
medium.com | Rebecca Wong |Smillew Rahcuef
Rebecca Wong·FollowPublished inThe Pub·2 min read·--You already know how to tough it out. What you need to learn is how to be kind to yourself. Image Created with ChatGPT Image CreatorIt’s so easy to feel frustrated when you have a chronic illness. Even the simplest tasks can feel impossible, and it’s very easy to be critical of yourself and lose self-esteem. But what if you could view your illness as a learning experience instead? What if you could see it as an opportunity for growth?
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2 months ago | 
medium.com | Rebecca Wong |Smillew Rahcuef
Member-only storyRebecca Wong·FollowPublished inThe Pub·4 min read·--Pick just one of these activities, practice it regularly, and watch as your nervous system calms, and your energy level rises. Image created by Microsoft Image CreatorI don’t need to tell you how stimulating our current environment is.
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2 months ago | 
medium.com | Rebecca Wong |Smillew Rahcuef
You won’t forget the people you meet, and the insights they bring to your own life. Rebecca Wong·FollowPublished inThe Pub·2 min read·--Image by ChatGPT Image CreatorLet’s face it, you don’t know what’s going on inside other people’s heads most of the time. You can take a good guess, but more often than not, your guess will be wrong. Worse, it will be more a reflection of what’s going on inside your own head than the person you’re trying to understand.
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2 months ago | 
medium.com | Rebecca Wong |Smillew Rahcuef
Why anxiously attached people struggle with toxic relationships. Rebecca Wong·FollowPublished inThe Pub·5 min read·--Made with ChatGPT Image CreatorA few days before my first birthday, my mother found out she was pregnant with my younger brother. The pregnancy (her third) was a difficult one. She kept experiencing breakout bleeding. The doctor put her on continual bedrest to prevent miscarriage. The good news is that it worked. My brother arrived nine months later, safe and sound.
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Jan 20, 2025 | 
medium.com | Rebecca Wong |Smillew Rahcuef
How to process the feelings that you’ve long kept buried within you. Rebecca Wong·FollowPublished inThe Pub·6 min read·--Made with Openart.aiIn the past, I had a big problem of ignoring my feelings. It was just too painful to feel them. It also seemed to me that no one particularly wanted to hear them. So I pushed them deep down inside me where I wouldn’t notice them, and then put all my focus into moving forward. I didn’t realize then the minefield I was creating.
