June 2023 - Finding the Light Counselling & Coaching

How Can I Be More Supportive in My Relationships?

This entry was posted by David Lawson | Jun 25, 2023 | General Counselling, Life Coaching, Relationship Counselling

Do you feel like you aren’t supportive enough of your friends? Or maybe of your significant other? Being supportive in any sort of relationship is an important part of maintaining that relationship. This is especially true in a romantic relationship. Below are a few ways you can work on being more supportive in your relationships to ensure you keep them healthy and strong. Check-In Frequently Everyone has one friend they haven’t heard from in a... read more

3 Ways Your Childhood Impacts Your Relationship

This entry was posted by David Lawson | Jun 18, 2023 | General Counselling, Life Coaching, Relationship Counselling, Uncategorized

Thinking about when you were growing up – are there things your family did that you were surprised to learn that was not how everyone else did it? I grew up in a farming family and didn’t realise until I was a teenager that it wasn’t normal for kids to work before and after school for their parents. The fact is, what we experience in our family growing up affects our relationships in one way or another. Let me give you three examples:... read more

6 Ways to Deal with Critical People

This entry was posted by David Lawson | Jun 11, 2023 | General Counselling, Healthy Workplace, Life Coaching, Relationship Counselling, Self Esteem, Stress

Constructive criticism is fine, but some people who are so relentlessly negative that they can suck the joy out of life. No matter what happy news you might have, they are guaranteed to find the cloud to fit your silver lining. Here are 6 strategies you can use to deal with hypercritical people. 1. Don’t Take It Personally It’s a safe bet that it’s not you, it’s them. Some people just hug their negativity around them like a security... read more

The 7 Cs of Communication

This entry was posted by David Lawson | Jun 4, 2023 | Employee Assistance Programme, General Counselling, Healthy Workplace, Life Coaching, Relationship Counselling, Stress

Think of how often you communicate with people during the day. You write emails, facilitate meetings, participate in conference calls, create reports, devise presentations, debate with your colleagues… the list goes on. We can spend almost our entire day communicating. So, it stands to reason that communicating clearly and effectively can boost productivity. The 7 Cs provide a checklist for making sure that your communications are well... read more