Healthy Workplace Archives - Finding the Light Counselling & Coaching

Wrapping up for the Year

This entry was posted by David Lawson | Dec 8, 2024 | General Counselling, Healthy Workplace, Life Coaching, Stress

Whether you’re focusing on finishing your to-do lists in preparation for some time off or are working over the holidays, staying on top of everything at work can feel particularly challenging at this time of year. Here are some tips for managing your mental health in the lead up and during the festive period. • Concentrate on tasks that are high priority and make a list of tasks that can wait until after the holidays. This will help you to... read more

Five tips to avoid Burnout

This entry was posted by David Lawson | Nov 3, 2024 | Employee Assistance Programme, General Counselling, Healthy Workplace, Life Coaching, Self Esteem, Stress

Burnout is a form of exhaustion caused by constantly feeling swamped. It happens when we experience too much emotional, physical, and mental fatigue for too long. In many cases, burnout is related to one’s job. But burnout can also happen in other areas of your life and affect your health. Burnout can be caused by stress, but it’s not the same. Stress results from too much mental and physical pressure and too many demands on your time and... read more

7 Steps to Achievable Goals

This entry was posted by David Lawson | Jun 9, 2024 | Employee Assistance Programme, General Counselling, Healthy Workplace, Life Coaching

How many times have you heard that being successful is all down to setting goals? It may come as no surprise to you to learn there is a lot more to success than just setting your goals. In this article, I show you why many people fail to achieve their goals and how to be successful with whatever it is that you want to achieve in your life. 1. What is a goal? A goal is a target which is achievable in measurable attainable steps. It is more than... read more

Avoiding Burnout

This entry was posted by David Lawson | May 26, 2024 | Employee Assistance Programme, General Counselling, Healthy Workplace

Burnout is a state of physical and emotional exhaustion resulting from long-term stress. It leaves you feeling overwhelmed, emotionally flat and no longer able to cope with the demands of your job. It prevents you from being productive by sapping your energy levels, leaving you feeling hopeless, pessimistic, and resentful. Burnout stems from an unhealthy work-life balance, being unable to disconnect during leisure time and a lack of boundaries.... read more

Recovering from Burnout

This entry was posted by David Lawson | Jan 7, 2024 | Employee Assistance Programme, General Counselling, Healthy Workplace, Life Coaching

Burnout is a state of physical and emotional exhaustion. It can occur when you experience long-term stress in your job, or when you have worked in a physically or emotionally draining role for a long time. You can also experience burnout when your efforts at work have failed to produce the results that you expected, and you feel deeply disillusioned as a result. You might be experiencing burnout if you feel: Every day at work is a bad day.... read more

5 Types of Negative Self-Talk and How to Stop Them

This entry was posted by David Lawson | Jul 16, 2023 | General Counselling, Healthy Workplace, Life Coaching, Self Esteem, Stress

We like to think we’re optimistic, positive people. After all, no one wants to be considered a grump. Besides, isn’t that what we’re taught from the time we’re children, to smile and think the best of those around us? In truth, we don’t always quite hit the mark. We might mean to be positive, but those negative thoughts have a way of creeping in, especially if we’re tired or anxious. Strong emotion has a way of derailing us, as do the negative... read more