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Rachel Dack is a Licensed Psychotherapist, Dating/Relationship Coach, Nationally Certified Counselor and writer who is passionate about helping others achieve positive wellbeing and partake in healthy, satisfying relationships with others. Rachel offers psychotherapy for individuals 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.
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5 Tips for a Healthy and Thriving Sexual Relationship During COVID-19
Many people in relationships are reporting a decrease in sex drive or frequency of sex due to the stress of COVID-19. Since stress plays a major role in sexuality, including sex drive and desire, it makes sense that some couples … Continue reading
12 Ways to Fix a Boring Relationship
Brief periods of boredom are common in relationships. A number of factors can contribute to feeling bored. There’s no need to sound the alarms, but it may be time to take action and make some important shifts in your mindset … Continue reading
11 Bad Relationship Habits (Plus How to Break Them)
It’s important to be aware of the obvious and not-so-obvious habits that can cause distance, annoyance or frustration between partners, and damage and destruction to relationships. As well as cultivating an awareness about these behaviors, it’s essential to develop strategies … Continue reading
Posted in Anxiety, Dating, Love and Intimacy, Mindfulness, Personal Growth, Relationships, Self-care
Tagged bad habits, bad relationship habits, cohabit, dating, dating advice, healthy relationships, how to have a healthy relationship, improve your marriage, improve your relationship, marriage, personal growth, relationship advice, relationships, unhealthy relationships
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How to Have a Healthy Long-Distance Relationship
If you’re in or have ever been in a long-distance relationship, you have experienced the unique challenges and opportunities for connection that long-distance relationships create. There’s a lot you can do to ensure your long-distance relationship thrives and you continue … Continue reading
Posted in Anxiety, Dating, Emotional Well being, Love and Intimacy, Personal Growth, Relationships, Self-care
Tagged anxiety about relationships, connection, dating, dating advice, healthy communication, healthy relationships, keeping love, long-distance relationships, love, mental health, new relationships, online dating, relationship advice, relationships, self-care
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Finding Love for the Long Haul: 6 Ways to Get There- eHarmony
As you wrap up 2017 and welcome in 2018, it is a powerful time of year to reflect on your dating life and confront any fear and frustration you face around relationships. Even though dating may feel miserable, anxiety-provoking and … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance, Anxiety, Dating, Emotional Well being, Inspiration, Love and Intimacy, Mindfulness, Personal Growth, Positive Energy, Reflection, Relationships, Self-care
Tagged anxiety, breakups, date smart, dating, dating advice, dating anxiety, dating coaching, dating tips, eharmony, emotionally available, healthy relationships, how do i get over a breakup, leaving the past behind, low self-esteem, mental health, mindful dating, online dating, online dating tips, relationship advice, relationship anxiety, relationships, self-care
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How Self-Kindness Leads to Love: 7 Ways to Get There- eHarmony
The way you treat yourself directly affects the quality of your relationships and how you allow others to treat you. Treating yourself in kind, compassionate and loving ways positively impacts your relationships and dating life, as well as offers incredible … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance, Anxiety, Dating, Emotional Well being, Happiness, Inspiration, Love and Intimacy, Mindfulness, Personal Growth, Positive Energy, Relationships, Self-care
Tagged anxiety, be kind, compassion, dating, dating advice, dating anxiety, dating tips, eharmony, empathy, empowerment, healthy dating, kindness, mental health, mindful, mindful dating, online dating, perfectionism, personal growth, relationships, self-care, self-esteem, self-kindness, self-love, self-worth, stress management
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10 Tips for Meeting the Parents for the First Time
Meeting your significant other’s parents for the first time is commonly filled with excitement and nerves. This experience is a major relationship milestone and assessing the right time can be a confusing and overwhelming process. Getting on the same page … Continue reading
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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6 Causes of Relationship Anxiety & How to Handle it (Part 2)
My last article discussed 6 common causes of relationship anxiety. In case you missed it, you can read it here. While relationship anxiety can be a natural part of relationships, it can be overwhelming, confusing and difficult to decipher. Part 2 … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance, Anxiety, Dating, Emotional Well being, Love and Intimacy, Mindfulness, Personal Growth, Relationships, Self-care
Tagged anxiety, anxious thoughts, breakup, dating, dating advice, dating tips, datingadvice.com, healthy relationships, how to leave a relationship, marriage, parenting, relationship anxiety, relationship milestones, relationship problems, relationship struggles, relationships, self-care, should i leave my relationship
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6 Causes of Relationship Anxiety & How to Handle It (Part 1)
Are you suffering from relationship anxiety? Click here to read about 6 common causes of relationship anxiety written for www.datingadvice.com, a leading online resource for dating and relationships. Stay tuned for part 2 on how to manage relationship anxiety and … Continue reading
Posted in Anxiety, Dating, Emotional Well being, Love and Intimacy, Mindfulness, Reflection, Relationships, Self-care
Tagged anxiety, apprehension, breakup, couples, dating advice, datingadvice.com, engagement, relationship advice, relationship anxiety, relationship issues, relationship stress, relationships, stress, worry
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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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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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Silencing Your Inner Bully
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 … Continue reading
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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