Wendy Walsh Biography
Wendy Walsh is a Canadian Emmy Winning Journalist, Psychotherapist, lecturer, author, actress, and television commentator. Time Magazine named her Person of the Year in 2017 as a Silence Breaker who helped pave the way for the #MeToo movement.
How old is Wendy Walsh? – Age
She is 59 years old as of 30 April 2021. She was born Wendy Lee Walsh in 1962 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Wendy Walsh Family
Walsh’s family is from Prince Edward Island, but she grew up in various locations across Canada due to her father’s service in the Royal Canadian Navy. Walsh relocated to Los Angeles shortly after finishing his studies at Ryerson University in Toronto, Ontario. She is a dual citizen of Canada and the United States. Walsh graduated from California Graduate Institute with an MA and a PsyD in clinical psychology.
Who is Dr. Wendy Walsh Husband? – Marriage
She is married to Virgil McDowell. The couple has two children; Carrington McDowell, Jones McDowell.
Is Wendy Walsh a Real Doctor?
She teaches Developmental Psychology and Health Counseling Psychology in the Psychology program at California State University, Channel Islands. The California Graduate Institute awarded her a PsyD in clinical psychology. Despite Walsh’s claim to have earned a Ph.D. in clinical psychology, California Graduate Institute and its successor institution, the Chicago School of Professional Psychology, only offer MA and PsyD degrees in clinical psychology.
What is Wendy Walsh’s Net Worth?
She has an estimated net worth of $1.5 Million.
Wendy Walsh Books
Walsh is the author of the 2013 book The 30-Day Love Detox: Cleanse Yourself of Bad Boys, Cheaters, and Men Who Won’t Commit — And Find A Real Relationship. She is also the author of two books on relationships published by New York City’s Three Rivers Press. Her first book, The Boyfriend Test: How to Evaluate His Potential Before You Lose Your Heart, was released in 2001. The Girlfriend Test: A Quiz for Women Who Want to Be a Better Date and a Better Mate was published in 2003. She is a frequent contributor to Momlogic.com, where she has written over 200 posts about current parenting issues. She also writes a column for Pregnancy magazine on a regular basis.
Wendy Walsh Career
Walsh began her television career in the early 1990s as a news reporter for the city’s UPN affiliate in Los Angeles. Walsh was also a west coast correspondent for NBC’s Weekend Today. She worked as a correspondent and occasional anchor on the entertainment television news program Extra in 1995 and 1996, appearing in over 200 episodes. She also co-hosted the Learning Channel show How’d They Do That? (now TLC).
Walsh appeared on several reality television shows and pilots on various cable networks in the 1990s and 2000s. Walsh appeared as a co-host and panelist on The Doctors for the fourth season in 2011, during which the show was nominated for an Emmy Award. In 2012, she was a featured commentator on the Get A Life DVD box set edition, providing a psychological analysis of the fictional character Chris Peterson. Walsh has hosted The Dr. Wendy Walsh Show on AM radio station KFI in Los Angeles since 2015.
