Self help

Paul Burston

Sep 10, 20233 min read

The power of goodbye - and a seal of approval

This is the change I’d like to see in the year ahead - for me to finally learn the power of goodbye.

Paul Burston

Jan 1, 20232 min read

New year, new me?

It’s high time for me to reconnect with the brave young man I was - and take better care of the older, battle scarred one I’ve become.

Paul Burston

Dec 12, 20222 min read

Difference Is Born On The Lips

Part memoir, part meditation on what it means to be othered as a working class gay man, this book is beautifully written, brave,...

Paul Burston

May 17, 20222 min read

501 days of sobriety

Yesterday I reached a milestone – 500 days of sobriety. I know this because the I Am Sober app on my iPhone told me so. I stopped...

Paul Burston

Mar 2, 20223 min read

“I’m wasted here, aren’t I?”

Do you ever get the feeling you’re being undervalued? I know I do. And when I do I tend to make a joke of it and think of Susie Blake’s...

Paul Burston

Mar 12, 20212 min read

Ten weeks sober

Photo by Ketut Subiyanto It’s ten weeks today since I last drank any alcohol. Here are a few things I’ve discovered - It’s been far...

Paul Burston

Jan 1, 20212 min read

“And I’ll drink all the time”

For much of the past year, I’ve been working on a memoir. It’s about a lot of things - AIDS activism, David Bowie, love and loss, nearly...

Paul Burston

Apr 8, 20202 min read

Lockdown Bookclub – Workin’ It!

When a book comes lavished with praise from Elton John, Tori Spelling and Vanessa Williams, you know you’re in celebrity love-in...