Wendy L. Walsh

Wendy Lee Walsh (born April 30, 1962) is a Canadian author, lecturer, radio host and television commentator.

Walsh's family is from Prince Edward Island; however, she grew up in various places throughout Canada as a result of her father's service in the Royal Canadian Navy. Walsh moved to Los Angeles shortly after graduating from Ryerson University (now Toronto Metropolitan University) in Toronto, Ontario. She holds dual Canadian and American citizenship. Walsh holds an MA and PsyD in clinical psychology from California Graduate Institute (now part of the Chicago School of Professional Psychology).

Career Walsh is a lecturer for the Psychology program at California State University, Channel Islands, where she teaches Developmental Psychology and Psychology of Health Counseling.

Walsh earned her PhD in clinical psychology from the California Graduate Institute in 2006.

Walsh appeared on several reality television shows and pilots in the 1990s and 2000s on various cable networks.

In 2011, Walsh appeared on The Doctors as a co-host and panelist for the fourth season, in which the show was nominated for an Emmy Awards.

In 2012, she was a featured commentator providing a psychological analysis into the fictional character Chris Peterson on the DVD box set edition from the TV show Get a Life.

Since 2015, Walsh has hosted The Dr. Wendy Walsh Show on AM radio station KFI in Los Angeles.

Controversy In 2013, Wendy Walsh was a guest on The O'Reilly Factor. She claimed that after she declined an invitation to his hotel suite, he reportedly turned her down as a contributor for his program. This contributed to allegations of sexual misconduct against Bill O'Reilly.

Walsh is part of the #MeToo movement and has been the subject of substantial press coverage. In 2017, she was named as one of the "Silence Breakers" for Time Person of the Year. This was followed in 2003 by The Girlfriend Test: A Quiz for Women Who Want to Be a Better Date and a Better Mate.

Walsh is a regular contributor to Momlogic.com, where she has written over 200 posts on contemporary parenting issues. Walsh also contributes a regular column to Pregnancy magazine.

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