Dr. Rachel Glik, EdD, LPC

Dr. Rachel Glik, EdD, LPC Dr. Rachel Glik—licensed counselor, relationship specialist, and author of A Soulful Marriage—has spent 30+ years helping people turn challenges into growth.

She blends psychotherapy with Kabbalah for a grounded, human approach to healing & connection. After 22 years in private practice, and even longer as a married woman and mother, I feel privileged to say I specialize in "relationships." I love inspiring women and men to look more within themselves for happiness, security, value - and to understand that friction in relationships can be just what we

need to grow. Those open to change benefit most ... a healthy couple takes healthy people. I also love meeting with people individually. It often starts off with some kind of relationship friction or lack of fulfillment. But when it comes down to it, the internal struggles await at the core. So many of us need help with low self worth, anxiety, negative thoughts, feeling stuck and/or some degree of trauma. I must say, most become amazed by their own power when they connect to their true selves. I pray that my own awe of our growth potential never wanes. It's hard to see it while in the midst of pain, but I dare to say that our thorns, what appears to be things going the wrong way, these can become our greatest gifts - pushing us to grow, to be and feel better and stronger, and to create the life we truly desire. I am known as a counselor for soul searchers, which can be seen behind closed doors in the intimate sessions filling my days, as well as a TV regular on Fox2 AM show and the blog writing to which I hope to devote even more time. Something unique I am grateful to bring to my clients and viewers comes from the robust and beautiful blend of a traditional doctoral training, years of counseling experience along with decades of immersing myself in personal growth and universal spiritual wisdom. I am someone who feels that I can only help others with that which I have a familiarity myself. I take my own growth and life balance to heart. It's a way of life, a way of love and a way of sharing what I have learned and continue to become from the grit of embracing being alive.

08/05/2026

What happens when one partner needs more affection than the other?

This is called an **affection discrepancy**—and it doesn’t necessarily mean one person is too needy or the other is too distant. But it can leave both partners feeling misunderstood.

When affection needs don’t naturally match, remember the **3 Gs:**

❤️ **Grieve**

Acknowledge that your partner may not express affection exactly the way you wish they did.

🌱 **Growth**

Ask what this difference may be inviting you to learn about yourself, and grow into an even better, stronger version.

🚪 **Gates**

Identify the open gates and seize them. For example, if your partner feels comfortable with only shorter snuggling time, open that gate and embrace it. Discuss together what are the best times of day, lengths of connection, best approach (spontaneous or planned). Find the pathways where connection feels genuine for both of you.

The goal isn’t for one partner to abandon their needs. It’s to build more gates through which love can actually reach each other.

08/03/2026

You can’t completely control how your partner responds, but you can create a safer container for the conversation.

#1 Before bringing it up, pause and ask yourself: *What is actually bothering me?* Take accountability for your feelings first.

#2 Be intentional with your words. Approach the conversation from a place of love and a desire to become closer—not to prove that your partner is wrong.

#3 Reassure them. Hearing “I love you, and I want us to work through this together” can remind your partner that the relationship itself isn’t under threat.

#4 Consider how frequently you’re bringing up problems. If most of your conversations have become about what needs to change, even a gently expressed concern may feel like another criticism. Make sure positive attention like appreciation, affection, play, and connection are getting airtime too.

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07/29/2026

The only way to transform the traits that we have are the feelings that we have that are causing us pain or we don’t feel proud of it to first acknowledge that it’s there.

It’s important to accept yourself in the moment and get curious about what this feeling might be teaching you and how you can transform and create some light out of the darkness.

Here the five steps in envy recovery:

1. Acknowledge it
2. Get curious about what you’re actually wanting and missing
3. Zoom out and remember where you are in your own journey.
4. Grab your free will and take action steps to create more of what you desire in life.
5. Breathe and meditate on the life and happiness you wish for others.

Let’s always remember that appreciation is the secret sauce for almost everything in life. Let yourself become radically appreciative at least 100 times a day.

You don’t have to love every part of your body every single day to have a healthier relationship with it.Body confidence...
07/27/2026

You don’t have to love every part of your body every single day to have a healthier relationship with it.

Body confidence can look like speaking to yourself with more compassion, questioning the beliefs you’ve inherited, and refusing to postpone your life until you feel “good enough.”

Your body is not a problem to solve before you’re allowed to be seen, loved, connected, or fully present.

Sometimes, healing begins when we stop asking, “How can I fix my body?” and start asking, “How can I care for myself differently today?”

07/24/2026

First, I want to say this: if you’re experiencing angst or grief around aging, you’re not alone.

Aging is a privilege and a beautiful part of life. Yet every new season also asks us to let go. It’s natural to grieve changes in our bodies, our energy, our roles, or the way we once moved through the world.

And often, the suffering comes from the gap between two things:

**What I believe I should still be able to do**

and

**what my current reality is asking of me.**

Here’s a little journaling exercise I got from my Kabbalah teacher, Monica Berg, you can try in order to make your aging something beautiful to look forward to.

Have a relationship question for me? Drop it below or send a DM.

Thank you to Psychology Today for the shout out and special featuring on my article on Body Shame!Body insecurity can so...
07/20/2026

Thank you to Psychology Today for the shout out and special featuring on my article on Body Shame!

Body insecurity can something we carry our whole lives. It can be a silent killer to our inner peace, sense of purpose and close relationships. You are worth the kind of work it takes to heal body shame.

Check out my latest article for more tips on how to improve your relationship with your body image and shift into body neutrality.

07/17/2026

Your body changing is a reality.

But the belief that it makes you less attractive, less lovable, or less valuable is an inference.

This time of year can bring up a lot—less clothing, more photos, reunions, vacations, and old memories of feeling self-conscious in your body.

You may genuinely need to grieve that your body looks or feels different than it once did.

But grief is different from shame.

When your doubting mind starts spiraling, pause and separate the facts from the story:

**Reality:** My jeans fit differently.

**Inference:** That means something is wrong with me.

Your body can change without your worth changing with it.

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07/14/2026

For many people, intimacy can start to feel vulnerable when old body image wounds or shame get stirred up.

But shame tends to grow in silence.

So instead of pretending it isn’t there, the first step is bringing those thoughts into the light with compassion.

Try this journaling exercise to help you separate what is real from what shame is telling you.

Your body is allowed to change.

And you are still allowed to be desired, cherished, and met with love.

Have a relationship question for me? Drop it below or send a DM.

07/10/2026

A lot of men are struggling right now — and many of them are finally talking about it in therapy.

Men are still carrying that pressure to perform professionally and financially, while also being asked to show up with emotional awareness & vulnerability.

And for a lot of men, that’s unfamiliar territory.









07/08/2026

When couples tell me they feel disconnected, the first thing I want to understand is:

*what happened to the emotional safety between you?*

Because disconnection usually doesn’t come out of nowhere.

Sometimes it builds slowly after repeated moments of hurt, avoidance, resentment, or feeling like the relationship keeps getting pushed to the bottom of the list.

In my book, I talk about **9 types of betrayal** that can quietly erode connection in a marriage.

Some are obvious, like an affair.

But others are more subtle.

If you feel disconnected, try asking: **“Where did we stop feeling safe with each other?”**

That’s where the repair begins.

Have a relationship question for me? Drop it below or send a DM.

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