April 2026 - Finding the Light Counselling & Coaching

Heading towards Burnout

This entry was posted by David Lawson | Apr 26, 2026 | Healthy Workplace, Self Esteem, Stress

Your job can test your patience in several ways. You can’t always control your work environment, but sharing space with certain people, and your long list of duties, can leave you physically and mentally exhausted. It’s one thing to experience normal everyday stresses. It’s another thing to feel like you’re on the brink of a burnout. Job burnout is real, and it’s important to recognise the red flags before it’s too late. Here are five signs you... read more

Speaking Kindly to Yourself

This entry was posted by David Lawson | Apr 18, 2026 | General Counselling, Life Coaching, Self Esteem, Stress

Its sometimes much easier to be kind to others than it is to be kind to ourselves. We can offer a friend who is made a mistake encouragement, patience and understanding. But when it comes to ourselves we tend to be more self-critical. The good news is that speaking kindly to ourselves is a skill you can learn. Pay attention to your inner voice Notice how you talk to yourself during everyday moments – when you’re running late, make an... read more

5 Relationship Killers that You Must Avoid

This entry was posted by David Lawson | Apr 11, 2026 | Life Coaching, Relationship Counselling

Relationships are made and broken all around us. Sometimes, we can become apprehensive about our own relationships. We try to protect what we cherish the most. We try to look at ways and means how we can keep our relationship flame burning. However, at the same time, we don’t realise that there are things we may do that can destroy a beautiful relationship. I think, it is these things – which are mostly behavioural traits – that we... read more

7 Tips for Starving Negative Self-Talk

This entry was posted by David Lawson | Apr 4, 2026 | General Counselling, Life Coaching

You’re caught up in a cycle. You know the one. You’ve been talking down to yourself for a while. Every word in your mind points out your flaws and mistakes to where you think you’re going to go crazy from listening to it if you haven’t already. Negative self-talk gets in your head, courtesy of previous experiences, and negative input from people who don’t always mean well. Once there, it plays the same song on repeat, growing somehow worse with... read more