Stella O’Malley
Psychotherapist - Writer - Public Speaker
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‘What your teen is trying to tell you?’
In this book,Stella takes parents inside the teenage brain and provides practical advice for each of the key milestones teenagers need to tackle during adolescence to become happy, healthy adults.
Fragile
Released in 2019, this book moved beyond parenting books to general self-help and explored the reasons why so many people feel more anxious, overwhelmed and stressed than ever.
Bully-Proof Kids
In this book, Stella describes what determines whether your child may become a victim, a bystander or a bully and offers concrete strategies to help you empower your children to be socially competent and deal with bullying both online and in school.
Cotton Wool Kids
This book exposes the truth behind the scary stories and gives parents the information and the confidence to free themselves from the treadmill of after-school activities and over-supervision that has become common today.
‘Stella Writes’
Stella O'Malley works as a freelance writer focusing on mental health and well-being concerns.
‘Trans - Kids - ‘ Time To Talk’
In 2018, Stella was the presenter of the highly-acclaimed Channel 4 documentary ‘Trans - Kids: It’s Time To Talk’.
Podcasts
Stella has launched two podcasts since 2019. ‘Gender: A Wider Lens’ with Sasha Ayad and ‘Secrets of the Mother World’ with Lisa Marchiano.
- Read my latest newspaper articles HERE -
09/09/2021, Evening Standard; Books; ‘The Transgender Issue by Shon Faye review: Clear and concise analysis of the issues facing trans people’ - Book Review
15/07/2021, Irish Independent; Books; Don’t be a stranger to small talk when you’re out and about - Book Review
04/05/2021, Quillette.com; ‘Gaslighting the Concerned Parents of Trans Children—A Psychotherapist’s View’
27/04/2021, Culture; The Standard.co.uk; ‘ Material Girls: Why Reality Matters for Feminism by Kathleen Stock review’,
Book Review
21/03/2021, Entertainment; ‘Don’t confuse being nice with being good: Jordan Peterson returns with more rules for living’,
Book Review
Stella’s Talks
Would you like Stella to come and talk at your school, event or in an organisation on mental well-being, topical issues of the day or give a motivational talk on parenting issues relating to adolescents and children? Details here.
Stella On YouTube
Stella has appeared on various podcasts, television programmes and interviews, which are available on this social media platform
‘Stella On the Telly’
Stella was also the resident psychotherapist for the RTÉ series, Raised by the Village. and other television shows.
Testimonials from a recent parenting talk at Belvedere College
“Above all, Stella’s courage, honesty and practicality encourage me as a parent to begin again to try to have the relationship I know I can have with my son”