Natalie Gold

Author and psychotherapist Natalie Gold lost her balance on the precarious diet-binge roller-coaster, with its extreme weight fluctuations, ultimate obesity, low self-esteem, and dishonest relationships. Ten months in a Toronto mental hospital put her back on her feet. But recovery from food addiction and the painstaking process of forming new relationships with food, eating, herself (and everyone else) began when she got off sugar and white flour, thanks to a 12-step program. She lost weight,...See more

Author and psychotherapist Natalie Gold lost her balance on the precarious diet-binge roller-coaster, with its extreme weight fluctuations, ultimate obesity, low self-esteem, and dishonest relationships. Ten months in a Toronto mental hospital put her back on her feet. But recovery from food addiction and the painstaking process of forming new relationships with food, eating, herself (and everyone else) began when she got off sugar and white flour, thanks to a 12-step program. She lost weight, and gained clarity. But relapse led to Gestalt Therapy, a holistic and experiential treatment mode. A career as a singer preceded 25 years as a qualitative research consultant, mainly for the federal government. She then switched direction and acquired nine years of education and training to be a Gestalt therapist. She holds an honors B.A. in psychology, a Grad Certificate in Addictions and Mental Health, and a Post-Grad Certificate in Gestalt Therapy. In private practice since 2007, Natalie helps clients with disordered eating issues, especially the underlying anxiety and trauma. She has run groups and workshops in Toronto since 2002. BINGE CRAZY is her first book, and the basis for her chapter on severe food addiction in the Taylor & Francis textbook, "Processed Food Addiction, Foundations, Assessment and Recovery" since she met all eleven substance use criteria in the definitive mental health reference, the DSM-5 (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition, APA, 2013). Reach her at changehappens.ca. See less