Beth Burgess

Beth Burgess is a British writer, author, therapist and recovery coach.
Background and education
Born on 21 June 1980, Burgess grew up in Sussex and later moved to London, where she attended University College London, studying English Literature and German. She later trained and qualified in various therapies and personal development methods.
Books
Burgess has written two books on how to recover from addiction, the first of which was published in 2012. The Recovery Formula: An Addict's Guide to Getting Clean & Sober Forever () was endorsed by Welsh writer and actor Wynford Ellis Owen and Dr Robert LeFever, founder of PROMIS Rehabilitation Clinics. The book was prefaced by Professor David Clark.
Her latest self-help book for recovering addicts, The Happy Addict: How to be Happy in Recovery from Alcoholism or Drug Addiction () was published by Eightball Publishing in July 2013.
In September 2016, Burgess had two chapters included in the Oxford University Press book Addiction and Choice: Rethinking the relationship (), which was co-edited by Professors Nick Heather and Gabriel Segal. Coming at the subject using science, psychotherapy, empathy, humanity, experience and socioeconomics, Burgess' chapters include '17: The Blindfold of Addiction' and '22: How a Stigmatic Structure Enslaves Addicts.' The book was Highly Commended in the category of Public Health at the BMA Book Awards 2017.
The 25-chapter book provides a multidisciplinary perspective on the relationship between addiction and choice from various fields, including philosophy, neuroscience, psychiatry, psychology and the law, demonstrating how diverse positions from varying academic and scientific disciplines can cohere to form a radically new perspective on addiction and choice.
Other writing
Burgess is known for writing about ending the stigma towards people trying to recover from addiction and other mental health conditions. She has written articles on this subject which have been published by the Royal Society of Arts, The Huffington Post and New Statesman.
Burgess also writes articles about general mental wellbeing and how to be a happier person, despite stress and challenges. Her writing often appears on the Tiny Buddha website and The Huffington Post.
She has written recently about corporate social responsibility, housing, homelessness and the importance of a 'Housing First' model for people with difficult lives.

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