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I love empowering my clients and helping them date in more confident and mindful ways. This article offers 7 steps to help you be more confident on dates. Click here to check out my latest article written for www.datingadvice.com, a leading online resource for dating and relationships. Take care, Rachel Dack, MS, LCPC, NCC www.racheldack.com Welcome to …
It’s important to bring an empowered and proactive approach to dating. After all, you can’t expect to meet someone new by simply sitting on your couch every weekend. You have a huge role in the type of partner you attract and how well your dating life is going. Click here to check out my latest article …
I wrote this article back in mid-January 2021. Let’s just say there was a lot going on and many people were struggling to handle dating during the COVID-19 pandemic and lots of other heated current events. For my eight tips on how to take care of your mental health, click here to check out my latest article …
If anxiety about COVID-19 is interfering with your dating life, but you’d like to continue dating and meeting new people, know that you can take action to get on the same page and date as safely as possible. For my tips on how to communicate with your date during COVID-19 and plan comfortable dates, click here to …
There is no denying that the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the dating landscape. If you are wondering how to keep up with dating during the pandemic and winter months, know there are a lot of fun things you can do outside or virtually. For my 8 safe fall and winter date ideas during COVID-19, click here to …
The coronavirus pandemic has completely changed how people are dating. Social distancing, quarantines, anxiety about germs, and restrictions have decreased opportunities for IRL (in real life) meetings and dates. If you’re single, you may be wondering how you can keep up with dating. I have five tips to help you navigate dating during these very …
Your dating approach increases the likelihood of forming and sustaining a connection or interferes with a date turning into a relationship. This is why it’s important to bring healthy behaviors and attitudes into your dating life and also know what you should avoid. Click here to check out my latest article written for www.datingadvice.com, a leading online …
The past can have a major impact on your current dating life. It’s important to learn from the past while making sure you have achieved closure and healing. By being aware of your triggers and vulnerabilities, creating healthy outlets for closure, and avoiding making assumptions and over-generalizations based on old relationships and partners, you can …
If you’re looking to spark a connection, you have to do more than simply show up for dates (or sit on your sofa fantasizing about your perfect person). If you’ve read my writing before or are a client, you know I don’t recommend following rigid dating rules, but I do believe there is a lot …
Did my previous article (on DatingAdvice.com) about 10 signs that you’re too picky resonate with you? If so, it’s time to make some changes to ensure that pickiness isn’t a roadblock to finding and keeping love. While it’s important and healthy to know your worth, have high standards, and look for partners who demonstrate compatible values, being …
How can you handle situations in which you have to let go of someone you were interested in and barely know? Maybe you developed feelings for someone who you chatted with online for a couple of weeks, but then it fizzled prior to actually meeting. Or you were really excited about someone who you went …
Are the walls you are using for protection actually hindering the development of intimacy and the way you approach dating? Are you going on dates, but hiding who you are because you are scared of rejection? It’s common to crave a genuine romantic connection, but also allow fear or anxiety to get in the way. …
The topic of soulmates can be pretty controversial and confusing. When I was asked to write about soulmates, I wanted to make sure I was offering a reality-based perspective that would actually be helpful in dating and partner selection. The last thing I wanted to do was create more pickiness, doubt, rigid partner requirements or …
So often clients come to me feeling bad about themselves for craving a romantic relationship and feeling down because it’s missing from their lives. They tend to give themselves a hard time for wanting a relationship, as if their desire is weak or abnormal. This couldn’t be further from the truth. Connection is instinctual. Bonding …
Infatuation and love can make us pretty irrational, which is why I wanted to write a piece on how your mind and heart can aid you in evaluating compatibility and long-term potential. It’s essential to identify your feelings and balance your emotions with logic and rational thinking while dating. This piece offers six strategies to …
It’s a new year! There’s no better time to bring intention and mindful action to your love life. It’s also one of the busiest times of year for online dating. I compiled a list of ten intentions that will help you bring positive energy to your dating life and make dating more successful. Click here to …