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Rachel Dack is a Licensed Psychotherapist, Relationship Coach, Nationally Certified Counselor and International Best Selling Author who is passionate about helping others achieve positive wellbeing and partake in healthy, satisfying relationships with others. Rachel offers psychotherapy for individuals, families, and couples in her downtown Bethesda, Maryland office. Rachel also serves as a relationship and dating coach for adults who are looking for love and would like support with dating, intimacy and relationship building.Rachel Dack is a Relationship & Dating Expert featured on…
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Finding Love: 15 Thoughts and Behaviors to Help Guide You There- eHarmony
I wrote this article as an assessment tool for you to use to check in with yourself about your actions, thoughts and feelings around love, intimacy and dating. The article states 15 signs you are ready for love and discusses … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance, Anxiety, Dating, Happiness, Love and Intimacy, Personal Growth, Reflection, Relationships
Tagged am i ready for love?, anxiety about dating, connection, dating, dating advice, dating support, dating tips, eharmony, finding love, finding the right partner, healthy mind, healthy mindset for love, how to get a date, intimacy, mindful dating, online dating, positivity, psychotherapy, relationship advice, relationship coaching
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5 Tips for Dating as an Introvert- eHarmony
For increased dating success, it is important to own who you are and understand what works best for your personality. In fact, different dating strategies work best for different personality types because introverts and extroverts (and everyone in between) may … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance, Anxiety, Dating, Emotional Well being, Love and Intimacy, Mindfulness, Personal Growth, Positive Energy, Reflection, Relationships, Self-care
Tagged anxiety, being single, dating, dating as an introvert, dating strategies, dating support, dating tips, eharmony, extrovert, finding love, healthy dating, intimacy, introvert, love, mindful dating, personality, relationship advice
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10 Effects of Depression on Relationships
Depression impacts the quality of your life and relationships. Specifically in romantic relationships, depression can make quality time with your partner less enjoyable and create feelings of hopelessness about where your relationship is going. Depression can also affect your relationship … Continue reading
Posted in Anxiety, Dating, Emotional Well being, Happiness, Love and Intimacy, Personal Growth, Relationships, Self-care
Tagged dating, dating tips, dating with depression, depression, depressive symptoms, feeling down, finding love, handling depression, love, mental health, relationship advice, relationship coaching, relationship health, relationship tips
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7 Ways to Connect with Your Date- eHarmony
Have you ever had difficulty connecting on a date? Or felt absolutely nothing sitting across the table from a potential partner? Or have you ever felt a strong connection to someone, but the feeling was not mutual? Or what about … Continue reading
Posted in Anxiety, Dating, Love and Intimacy, Mindfulness, Personal Growth, Relationships, Self-care
Tagged anxiety about dating, being single, building a relationship, connecting in dating, dating, dating advice, dating tips, difficulty connecting, finding love, first date, harmony, how to connect on a date, online dating, relationships, romantic connection, self-esteem
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4 Strategies to Connect with your Desire for Love- eHarmony
Can you imagine yourself in a healthy and happy relationship or do you find yourself avoiding the answer? If you are looking for a loving relationship, but find it easier to picture your future without one, this article is for … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance, Anxiety, Dating, Happiness, Love and Intimacy, Personal Growth, Positive Energy, Reflection, Relationships
Tagged anxiety about dating, attraction, being single, dating, dating difficulties, dating tips, eharmony, finding love, goals, how do i find love?, loneliness, love, low self-esteem, partner selection, relationship advice, relationships, singlehood, values
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Two Things to Know About Texting and Dating- eHarmony Guest Blog
While texting has become a primary method of connection and communication in many potential or new relationships, an overreliance on text messages can be problematic for your dating and relationship life. Trends on texting and dating intrigue me and prompted this piece … Continue reading
Posted in Anxiety, Dating, Inspiration, Love and Intimacy, Personal Growth, Positive Energy, Reflection, Relationships
Tagged anxiety about dating, calling a date, dating, dating advice, dating difficulties, dating support, dating trends, eharmony, finding love, healthy relationships, online dating, relationship advice, technology, texting, texting a date, texting trends
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When Dating Gets You Down: How to Keep the Hope Alive- eHarmony Guest Blog
I hope you will check out my latest dating and relationship advice for eHarmony. Click here to examine your thoughts around dating and to learn how to date in a more positive way without letting the past or fear-based thinking … Continue reading
Posted in Anxiety, Dating, Emotional Well being, Happiness, Inspiration, Love and Intimacy, Mindfulness, Neuroscience, Personal Growth, Positive Energy, Reflection, Relationships, Self-care
Tagged changing your mindset, dating anxiety, dating fears, eharmony, feeling down about dating, finding love, healthy mindset for love, how to date effectively, intimacy, mindful dating, negative thoughts, online dating
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5 Signs You’re An Unavailable Dater (Part 1)
If you are not open to love, it can’t exist in your life. All too often my single clients buy into cognitive distortions and engage in behaviors that they believe bring them closer to love or protect them from getting … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance, Anxiety, Dating, Happiness, Love and Intimacy, Mindfulness, Personal Growth, Positive Energy, Reflection, Relationships
Tagged being involved with an ex, dating advice, dating anxiety, dating issues, fear of rejection, finding love, how to date effectively, insecurities, love, online dating, relationship anxiety, serial dater, unavailable, unavailable dater, workaholic
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Four Ways to Handle His Disappearing Act: Dating & Relationship Advice for Women
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 … Continue reading
Posted in Anxiety, Dating, Happiness, Love and Intimacy, Relationships, Self-care
Tagged being single, dating, dating advice, dating difficulties, dating world, disappearing act, finding love, frustration, how to find love, love life, red flag, relationships, self-esteem, singlehood, what to do when a guy goes MIA, what to do when someone disappears
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5 Ways to Lessen that Relationship Baggage (and Improve Self-Esteem)- eHarmony Guest Blog
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 … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance, Anxiety, Dating, Emotional Well being, Happiness, Inspiration, Love and Intimacy, Personal Growth, Positive Energy, Reflection, Relationships, Self-care
Tagged brain, childhood, childhood wounds, dating advice, eharmony, finding love, gratitude, happiness, healing the past, healthier love life, love, mirrors, neuroscience, rachel dack, relationship advice, relationships, self-esteem, self-love, the past is not the present
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Single and Frustrated: Five Things to Consider- eHarmony Guest Blog
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 … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance, Anxiety, Dating, Emotional Well being, Happiness, Love and Intimacy, Personal Growth, Positive Energy, Reflection, Relationships, Self-care
Tagged anxiety, attracting a great partner, being single, coaching, dating advice, dating tips, distorted thinking, eharmony, finding love, frustration, intimacy, jealousy, loneliness, love, love life, online dating, psychotherapy, relationships, singlehood, the past is still the present, wrong partners
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Why Taking Risks in Love is Worth It
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, … Continue reading
Posted in Anxiety, Dating, Happiness, Inspiration, Love and Intimacy, Reflection, Relationships
Tagged attracting love, attraction, comfort zone, couples, dating, dating advice, dating tips, datingadvice.com, finding love, how to find love, how to take risks in love, love, online dating, relationships, romance, singlehood
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Five Essential Tips for Women Who Don’t Want to Get Married
Although it might seem like everyone you know is married or getting married, there are more and more single men and women who decide not to get married or get married later in life. In order to support the many … Continue reading
Posted in Dating, Emotional Well being, Love and Intimacy, Relationships
Tagged being single, communication, dating advice, datingadvice.com, finding love, getting married, getting married later, long-term commitment, marriage, owning your feelings, recent trends, relationship advice, relationships, romance, women who do not want to marry
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How to Create Happiness Regardless of Your Relationship Status- eHarmony Guest Blog
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 … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance, Anxiety, Dating, Emotional Well being, Happiness, Inspiration, Love and Intimacy, Neuroscience, Personal Growth, Positive Energy, Reflection, Relationships, Self-care
Tagged approval, attention, being happy, being single, dating advice, eharmony, external world, finding love, happiness, how to be happy, inner strength, loving yourself, personal growth, power, putting your happiness in someone else's hands, relationships, self-esteem, self-love, wellness
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Why You Should Rethink Your Resistance to Online Dating- eHarmony Guest Blog
When you were younger and pictured how you would meet Mr. or Ms. Right, you might not have visualized meeting him or her online. Does this mean you should not try online dating now? Holding onto inflexible beliefs about how … Continue reading