Author: Beth Burgess

Guest Post by Zachary Phillips: Writer, Speaker, Coach & Mental Health Advocate – On why writing is so important for people who have suffered trauma. My Traumatic Childhood I grew up as the son of an addict, paranoid schizophrenic, chronic hoarder and drug dealer. At…

I am both honoured and intrigued to interview Paul Garrigan, a man who beat his alcoholism after two decades of entrenched drinking. He went on to become a mindfulness teacher, nurse, writer, and inspiration. After deteriorating through alcohol, it seemed like there was absolutely no…

Just like the song by the late, great Amy Winehouse, when I was told to go to rehab, I also said “No, no, no.” In fact, I used much stronger terms than that. Something more along the lines of “Not on your effin’ life!” I…

When coaching alcoholics and drug addicts, I used to be amazed that people could so easily relapse and fall back into their addictions through sheer boredom –  until I came across another addiction that some people have. Many addicts have chaotic and dramatic lifestyles and…