Relationship Counselling Archives - Finding the Light Counselling & Coaching

Signs That Your Relationship Is on The Rocks

This entry was posted by David Lawson | Apr 7, 2024 | Life Coaching, Relationship Counselling

No-one wants a relationship to end and if it does it can sometimes come as a big shock, leaving you feeling confused and not sure why it happened. A breakup can leave you feeling betrayed, rejected, and can really put a dent in your self-confidence. After a breakup you will often find yourself wondering why it happened and what you could have done to save the relationship. You will begin to ask yourself what you did wrong and what you could... read more

5 Relationship Killers that You Must Avoid

This entry was posted by David Lawson | Mar 31, 2024 | Life Coaching, Relationship Counselling

Relationships are made and broken all around us. At such times, we 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. Actually speaking, it is these things—which are mostly behavioural traits—that we need... read more

5 Steps to Communicate Your Feelings in Relationships

This entry was posted by David Lawson | Feb 24, 2024 | General Counselling, Life Coaching, Relationship Counselling

In relationships, there’s communication, and then there’s effective communication. Communication is something that takes a lot of work, and once you’ve successfully positioned yourself as a communicator, the next step is to crack the code at being an effective communicator. If you’re at that step, try these 5 mini steps to help you along with effectively communicating your feelings. 1. Allow Yourself to Feel Going into a conversation with guilt... read more

5 Small Ways, You Can Support Each Other Daily

This entry was posted by David Lawson | Jan 28, 2024 | Relationship Counselling

Taking time to enjoy the little things, feeling gratitude for them, and putting effort into doing them for others can turn a blah day into a great one. It’s all about choice. Your partner is probably one of the people you spend the most time with, so the seemingly small ways in which you show up for each other during this time can make a huge difference. Here are five ways: Listen If your partner needs to vent, let them vent. If they need to... read more

Before Your start a New Relationship

This entry was posted by David Lawson | Jan 14, 2024 | Life Coaching, Relationship Counselling

Usually, a person does one of three things after a relationship has ended permanently. They rush into another relationship asap or say they will never get into a relationship ever again or avoid getting into another relationship for a long period of time. Before you go into another relationship, I’d like to give you some questions to ask yourself, so you reduce the risk of the next relationship being hurtful like the last one. 1. What do I want... read more

9 Things You Should NOT Do Recovering from an Affair

This entry was posted by David Lawson | Dec 24, 2023 | Life Coaching, Relationship Counselling

Recovering from an affair is not easy but there are some things you should avoid doing: 1. Keeping anger and emotions bottled up inside. While it’s true that you need to learn how to manage your emotions and control your anger, it’s good – at least initially – to let them all out. Get angry, yell, scream, and do whatever it takes to release these emotions and feelings. Just don’t get to the point where there is any abuse or violence. Learn to... read more