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.

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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.

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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. 

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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.

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‘Stella Writes’

Stella O'Malley works as a freelance writer focusing on mental health and well-being concerns.

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‘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’.

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Podcasts

Stella has launched two podcasts since 2019. ‘Gender: A Wider Lens’ with Sasha Ayad and ‘Secrets of the Mother World’ with Lisa Marchiano.

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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.

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Stella On YouTube

Stella has appeared on various podcasts, television programmes and interviews, which are available on this social media platform

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‘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

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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
— Parent