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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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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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3 Ways to Handle a Suffocating Boyfriend
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 … Continue reading
Posted in Anxiety, Dating, Happiness, Love and Intimacy, Relationships
Tagged boyfriend problems, healthy boundaries, healthy communication for couples, healthy relationship, how to handle a suffocating boyfriend, how to have a healthy relationship, intimacy, love, relationship issues, smothering boyfriend, suffocation
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5 Components of a Healthy Sex Life
With so many misconceptions, myths and unrealistic expectations attached to sex, how do you know what is healthy for you? Click here to read my article on the five components of a healthy sex life, featured on eHarmony. Take care, Rachel … Continue reading
5 Relationship Lessons from Bravo TV’s “Newlyweds”
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 … Continue reading
12 Ways to Improve Your Marriage in 2015 and Beyond
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 … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance, Anxiety, Dating, Emotional Well being, Happiness, Inspiration, Love and Intimacy, Mindfulness, Neuroscience, Personal Growth, Positive Energy, Reflection, Relationships, Self-care
Tagged 2015, accept your partner, gratitude, healthy relationships, how to have a happy marriage, how to keep love alive, improve your marriage, improve your relationship, intimacy, love, love rituals, marital conflict, marriage, married couples, parenting, relationship conflict, relationships, self-care, sex, simple marriage, technology
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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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Five Reasons to ‘Date’ Yourself- eHarmony Guest Blog
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 … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance, Anxiety, Dating, Emotional Well being, Happiness, Inspiration, Love and Intimacy, Personal Growth, Positive Energy, Reflection, Relationships, Self-care
Tagged attracting the wrong partners, authentic self, being single, breakup, compassion, date yourself, dating, dating advice, dating yourself, divorce, eharmony, grief, happiness, intimacy, love, loving yourself, relationships, self-esteem, self-love, selfcare
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Five Myths About Relationships, Dating and Love That Might Be Sabotaging Your Love Life
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 … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance, Dating, Emotional Well being, Happiness, Love and Intimacy, Personal Growth, Positive Energy, Reflection, Relationships, Self-care
Tagged being single, dating advice, dating tips, datingadvice.com, distorted beliefs, falling in love, health, healthy love life, intimacy, love, media, myths about love, partner, romance, self-esteem, sex, you are whole
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Five Ways to Stop Nagging While Communicating What You Want to Your Partner
When feeling unheard, ignored or irritated by your partner, many women go into nagging mode thinking that nagging will get them what they want. Unfortunately this is not the case as nagging prevents communication from being effective and can get … Continue reading
Posted in Anxiety, Dating, Emotional Well being, Love and Intimacy, Reflection, Relationships
Tagged communication, dating, dating advice, datingadvice.com, effective communication, emotional closeness, emotional needs, frustration, getting what you want in a relationship, intimacy, nag, nagging, nagging tendencies, relationship advice, self-awareness
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Overcoming Dating Insecurities
Having insecure moments is a natural part of life. As we push ourselves to go after our goals, take social and emotional risks, make mistakes and try new things, we are bound to feel insecure at times. As our healthiest … Continue reading
Posted in Anxiety, Dating, Emotional Well being, Happiness, Love and Intimacy, Positive Energy, Relationships, Self-care
Tagged advice for women, anxiety tips, authentic selves, being single, confidence, confidence boost, dating, dating advice, dating insecurities, datingadvice.com, first impression, happiness, height, insecurity, intimacy, love, overcoming anxiety, self-esteem, single women
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What To Do When Your First Kiss with Someone New is Less Than Ideal
To create and maintain a healthy and satisfying romantic relationship with your ideal man, it is key to connect on an emotional and physical level. As you date and get to know your new guy, the hope is you will … Continue reading
Posted in Dating, Love and Intimacy, Relationships
Tagged bad kisses, chemistry, dating, dating advice, datingadvice.com, first kiss, intimacy, kissing, love, moving on, new date, relationships
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Are All Men Scared of Commitment?
Many stereotypes and generalizations portray men as all about sex and fearful of commitment, but are all men really scared of commitment? The short answer is no. The long answer is a little more complicated, involving several individual factors, such … Continue reading