Stella O'Malley

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Stella O'Malley is an Irish psychotherapist and author.[1] She made a documentary about children with gender dysphoria for Channel 4, and has published three books on parenting and mental health. Regular contributor to Irish National Newspapers, podcasts and TV.

Stella O'Malley
NationalityIrish
OccupationPsychotherapist and author
Websitehttp://www.stellaomalley.com

Books[]

Her 2015 book Cotton Wool Kids advises parents against being over-protective and to be more relaxed about raising their children.[2] Her 2017 book Bully-Proof Kids uses case studies to analyse bullying, which she defines as "meanness from someone with more power than you, that is repeated over time", so as to empower children in their social networks.[3][4] Her 2019 book Fragile calls for a "new wave of authentic and appropriate mental health discussions".[5][6] O'Malley said: "There's a power in being fragile now. You get attention and you get status from it in the way that people once did from their yachts and cars."[7] All 3 books were on the Irish best sellers list.

Newspapers[]

Stella is a regular contributor to the Sunday Independent, Irish Independent and Evening Standard among others http://www.stellaomalley.com/newspaper-articles

Film[]

Her 2018 Channel 4 documentary Trans Kids: It's Time To Talk[8] tackles the topic of gender dysphoria, and includes her own experience: she had been certain she was a boy from the age of four, but due to puberty, an "absolute train wreck", she stopped identifying as a boy in her early teens.[9][10][11]

TV[]

She has been the resident psychotherapist for two TV programmes, "Raised by the Village" https://g.co/kgs/RXd63h , on Irish TV channel RTE1, and on a TG4 parenting show in Irish, Cad Faoi Na Tuismitheoirí https://g.co/kgs/sZ7Hso

Genspect[]

In June 2021, O'Malley founded Genspect, a support group for parents concerned about their children's treatment for gender issues.[12][13][14] Genspect will hold a Detrans Awareness Day in March 2022.[15] Detransitioner Sinéad Watson is an advisor to the group.[15]

Podcasts[]

Podcasts - In 2019 Stella hosted a parenting podcast ‘Secrets of the Mother World’ with the Jungian Analyst, Lisa Marchiano, https://www.secretsofthemotherworld.com/ Stella currently hosts a widely acclaimed podcast called ‘Gender: A Wider Lens’ with US therapist Sasha Ayad https://gender-a-wider-lens.captivate.fm/

References[]

  1. ^ Singh, Anita (21 November 2018). "Trans Kids: It's Time to Talk, review: a compassionate, if divisive, addition to the debate". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 11 July 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  2. ^ Lee, Jenny (8 September 2015). "Parents urged to stop wrapping kids in cotton wool". The Irish News. Archived from the original on 23 January 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  3. ^ Wayman, Sheila (11 November 2017). "Bully-Proof Kids review: how to empower children in peer networks". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 2 November 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  4. ^ O'Callaghan, Helen (1 September 2017). "Bullyproof kids: How to protect your child against school bullies". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  5. ^ O'Malley, Stella (15 April 2019). "Psychotherapist Stella O'Malley: Why it's not always 'good to talk'..." Irish Independent. Archived from the original on 14 February 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  6. ^ O'Malley, Stella (30 April 2019). "The schizophrenic who refuses to take their medication, the person with OCD who won't admit there is anything wrong... why do so many mentally ill people refuse help?". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  7. ^ Berry, Sarah (30 April 2019). "'Generation wuss' put down to over-involved parents". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 29 April 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  8. ^ "Trans Kids: It's Time To Talk". Internet Archive. 24 November 2018. Retrieved 2 November 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ Kinchen, Rosie (18 November 2018). "Thank God they didn't make this tomboy trans". The Sunday Times. Archived from the original on 11 July 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  10. ^ Feay, Suzi (20 November 2018). "Trans Kids: It's Time to Talk, Channel 4 — a step in the right direction". Financial Times. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  11. ^ Wallis, Sara (24 November 2018). "Trans Kids: It's Time To Talk shows it's time to change for our lost kids". The Mirror. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  12. ^ Dixon, Hayley (26 June 2021). "CBBC's trans messaging is damaging children, says mother". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 23 September 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  13. ^ "Genspect: A voice for parents with gender-questioning kids". Genspect. Archived from the original on 15 October 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  14. ^ Dixon, Hayley (3 August 2021). "Health Secretary intervenes over NHS guidance on transgender patients in hospitals". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 27 September 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2021. Stella O’Malley, a psychotherapist who founded Genspect, a parental support group for those concerned about the treatment that their children are receiving for gender issues.
  15. ^ a b Ditum, Sarah (29 January 2022). "The detransitioners: 'The problems I thought I'd solved were all still there'". The Times. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
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