Catherine Gildiner
Né(e): March 31, 1948 – Lewiston, New York, United States
Catherine Gildiner is a Canadian clinical psychologist and writer whose books center on childhood, family life, trauma, and healing. She is best known for the memoirs Too Close to the Falls, After the Falls, and Coming Ashore, and for Good Morning, Monster, a bestselling work that introduced her therapeutic practice to a wide readership.
Biographie et Parcours de l'Auteur
Catherine Gildiner is a New York-born author and former clinical psychologist whose career has joined memoir, literary storytelling, and therapeutic observation. Born in Lewiston, she drew early imaginative material from the Niagara frontier and later described the public library as one of the decisive institutions of her childhood; it was there, through unrestricted reading and the example of Jo March, that writing first became imaginable as a vocation. Her education moved through literature before turning toward psychology, and after coming to Canada she completed graduate study in Toronto, eventually building a long private clinical practice that lasted about twenty-five years. ((https://macmillanlibrary.com/2022/09/23/a-letter-to-librarians-from-catherine-gildiner/))
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Voix de la Communauté
"Catherine Gildiner is nothing short of masterful-as both a therapist and writer"
— Lori Gottlieb
"Although Catherine Gildiner didn't grow up dirt-poor in Ireland, her tale is no less memorably and skillfully told"
— The Globe and Mail
"Several times while reading Catherine McClure Gildiner's memoir about coming of age in the 1960s, I laughed out loud"
— Montreal Gazette
"Like Oliver Sacks, Catherine Gildiner loves her patients"
— Susan Swan
"Catherine Gildiner is an artful storyteller"
— The Canadian Jewish News
"Toronto psychologist Catherine Gildiner's Too Close to the Falls is both funny and true, a sometimes bizarre but believable story"
— The Toronto Star
"Good Morning, Monster by Catherine Gildiner is a psychologist's retelling of five of her most memorable and harrowing cases"
— Entertainment Weekly
"Catherine Gildiner knows how to make an entrance"
— Harvard Review
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"Instead of endless scrolling, I just hit play on BeFreed. It saves me so much time."
"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."
"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."
"Crazy how much I learned while walking the dog. BeFreed = small habits → big gains."
"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
"The themed book list podcasts help me connect ideas across authors—like a guided audio journey."
"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"
"Instead of endless scrolling, I just hit play on BeFreed. It saves me so much time."
"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."
"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."
"Crazy how much I learned while walking the dog. BeFreed = small habits → big gains."
"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
"The themed book list podcasts help me connect ideas across authors—like a guided audio journey."
"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"
"Instead of endless scrolling, I just hit play on BeFreed. It saves me so much time."
"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."
"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."
"Crazy how much I learned while walking the dog. BeFreed = small habits → big gains."
"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
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"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"
