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Secret #3: The one practice that can actually get you what you want this holiday season

12/23/2016

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Surprisingly, the holidays can be a wonderful time for self-reflection. As the stress and joy of family and the demands demands of daily life increase,  we can direct our attention to what’s important to us in our lives. It’s a good time to reflect on who we are in relationship, what our values are, and what we value in others. ​Sometimes we can pooh-pooh reflection in favor of more exciting , actionable steps. But ,

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Secret#2: The one simple mindset shift that can change your dating life

12/18/2016

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Offline Dating: Too busy and disconnected to date?
This is one of those tips that I had to learn the hard way - in that, I didn’t even notice it until Tawkify matchmaking pro, Jules Armet, brought it to my attention and put it into words. Now, it’s something I have to tell myself regularly and practice daily.   In jobs, and matchmaking is no exception, “getting things done” is usually a big priority.  


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Secret #1: The One Foundational Thing All relationships need

12/9/2016

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Click here to read Secrets of a Matchmaker Week 1 on Tawkify's blog...
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Even though tackling people’s dating lives is a job to me, I can’t approach it like just any other job because I am dealing directly with people’s emotional lives, offering these tender hearts up to another human being for evaluation, an act that inherently causes some amount of discomfort, if not pain. People’s emotions and hearts do not respond well to the same direct energetic approach that is required when doing the things that

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    Lauren Korshak is a San Francisco-based  Marriage and Family Therapist, Meditation Teacher, Dating & Relationship Coach, and former matchmaker.  She has a BA in Psychology from University of Southern California (USC) and an MA in Somatic Psychology from California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS.)  In her free time, Lauren can be found dancing, meditating, adventuring outdoors, making music, and spending QT with loved ones. 

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