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Love expands through healthy boundaries and a balance of individuality and togetherness. On the other hand, smothering and suffocation easily destroy love. Click here to learn more about how to handle a suffocating boyfriend and create a healthier relationship, written for www.datingadvice.com, a leading online resource for dating and relationships. Take care, Rachel Dack, MS, …
I really enjoyed interviewing Kirk and Laura Knight from Bravo TV’s Newlyweds: The First Year (Season 2). It was especially exciting to hear that they met on a blind date at a nearby Starbucks in Bethesda, Maryland. After learning about their relationship and new marriage, I compiled a list of relationship lessons. To read more …
Happy Friday! I am very excited and grateful to be featured on Corey Allen’s Simple Marriage website and to share ideas on improving the quality of our loving relationships. I am a huge advocate for using a proactive and empowered approach to better ourselves, our lives and our relationships. I hope you enjoy my latest advice on creating …
I was inspired to write about this topic for www.datingadvice.com after hearing many clients (men and women) wonder why a person they were dating vanished even though they thought that the dating process was going well. It seemed as though their new potential partner would disappear into thin air for no apparent reason and without explanation, …
Do you have a harsh inner critic? Do you speak negatively to yourself? Do you constantly put yourself down? If any of these questions resonate with you, I hope you will check out my interview in Mind + Body Magazine on how to silence your inner bully and insecurities! Click here or scroll to page 62-63 …
Happy Friday! I hope you will click here to read my latest article featured on eHarmony. It focuses on how our relationships serve as mirrors, how to avoid letting the past (and old childhood and relationship wounds) dictate the present and future and five ways to enhance your self-esteem for greater happiness and love. Take care, …
Many of my single coaching and psychotherapy clients report feeling frustrated, among other emotions, about being single, especially when they feel as though they are putting great effort into finding a partner with little success. My clients have inspired me to write an article about five common reasons why single adults stay single or have trouble …
With love, there is potential for loss. In fact, love does not exist without vulnerability. It might be difficult to figure out how to leave your comfort zone to succeed in dating or what constitutes a healthy risk in love, which is why I wrote this article. To read more about the pros of taking …
It is an honor to contribute to Power Up Living, a website designed to support you in gaining more freedom, flexibility and fun in life and business. My article offers advice on managing the important relationships in your life and includes five key strategies for a happy and healthy dating life, social life, family life …
I so love the idea of treating yourself with love, compassion, nurturance and kindness, as well as not waiting for anyone (especially a partner) to do this for you. This brings me to the idea of ‘dating’ yourself, which is a fun exercise and exploration process that I suggest to clients who are newly single …
The world is full of distorted and false messages about love, relationships, dating and romance and it is easy to believe these ideas when they are reinforced in the media, movies, television, etc. However, for a healthy love life, it is essential that you do not buy into them or allow them to dictate your …
I am incredibly passionate about helping others achieve happiness- the type of happiness that is available in the present moment, accessible at all times, cultivated within and radiated outward. It is easy to get caught up in a pattern of “waiting” to be happy or putting your happiness in someone else’s hands, but the real …
All too often we fail to recognize one of the key points of dating. As a culture we make dating all about connecting with our date and determining if that person has potential to offer us what we are looking for in the long-run. However, dating offers so much more if you are open to …
The more men you date, the more insight you have into what you are looking for and the higher the likelihood of meeting a great partner. However, it is important not to get so attached to the concept of dating that you miss out on Mr. Right when he is in front of you. Many …
Many single individuals date because they are “supposed to.” They may date to find a partner or spouse, but fail to think about this important point… Dating is not about finding any partner or someone who will do. Dating is about finding the RIGHT partner and the best strategy to do so is to BE …
Breakups can be excruciatingly painful as the sense of loss can feel difficult to move through. It is only natural that you will need time to grieve the end of your relationship and you will experience a variety of emotions as you go through this process. I’ve noticed that some of my clients equate the …