

Purple Psychology
Dr Naoisé O'Reilly
Step out of black and white thinking. Shortlisted in top 10 for the People's Choice Podcast Awards 2017 in Education (maybe I should try entering an award again - I haven't since). I'm unboxable. A podcast that ranges from Children to Adults. Personality to Psychology. Education to Development. Philosophy to a modern critique of society and our politics. Self-help to Spiritualism. Vulnerability & creativity. Racism & Society Culture I started out caring about success - now I care about secureness. And I am to do this in a way that sits with my own authentic self and spiritual nature. I don't aim to give answers - I aim to give you permission to arrive at your own. Critical thinking possible for everyone regardless of education status. Writing - on .patreon dot com/purplepsychology become a supporter of this podcast - more information (drnaoiseoreilly dot org). Thank you! Podcast disclaimer on Purple Psychology dot com. More information drnaoiseoreilly dot org. ©Dr. Naoisé O'Reilly 2024. Please support this podcast and my fee-free work on Patreon
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Sep 7, 2025 • 8min
Episode 481: Why I love the series Heartstopper
I love this series not just for it’s accuracy on the gay, non-binary and trans journeys - but the sheer emotional intelligence shown by true teen friends Heartstopper:https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10638036/

Aug 29, 2025 • 10min
Episode 480: I finally watched Adolescence
Adolescence:https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31806037/The Road Less Traveled: A New Psychology of Love, Traditional Values and Spiritual GrowthM. Scott Peckhttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/347852.The_Road_Less_Traveled?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=vSTypswoj0&rank=1

Aug 24, 2025 • 4min
Episode 479: To the People of Israel
Finding balance with the anger I am feeling in contrast for the road to peace in the North of IrelandGordon Wilson:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Wilson_(peace_campaigner)I can only find the full interview on a German site https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylDMUYMErxgGood Friday Agreementhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Friday_Agreement Writing I read hosted on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/posts/to-people-of-137225994?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link

Aug 20, 2025 • 14min
Episode 478: What we learn from the non-conformist Charlie Chaplin
There is so much about this biography that is about our current times … **** major correction - I said ISTP .. I meant INTP (I sort of thought I’d said it wrong!) His autobiographyMy AutobiographyCharles Chaplinhttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/84038.My_AutobiographyThe Great Dictator final speachhttps://www.charliechaplin.com/en/articles/29-the-final-speech-from-the-great-dictator-What are we building instead of the American Dream?https://fortune.com/2025/08/12/maga-marxist-maoist-trump-assault-free-market-capitalism-socialism/Thank you for supporting my independent thought - how to support my work - My work is now driven entirely by donations or supporting my content creation Paypal Donations: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/drnaoiseoreillyPodcast channel: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/channel/purple-psychology/id6446495392Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/purplepsychologyiBooks: http://books.apple.com/us/book/id6744105194

Aug 8, 2025 • 18min
Episode 477: Motivations behind Personality Systems
I go through a journey of Carl Jung, Myers/Briggs, David Keirsey temperament theory, Human Design Ra Uru Hu, Quantum Human Design developed by Dr Karen Parker…. Ultimately any of these systems could help us get to a better collective consciousness right now if we cared more about understanding the collective than making the individual successful. Thank you for supporting my independent thought - how to support my work - My work is now driven entirely by donations or supporting my content creation Paypal Donations: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/drnaoiseoreillyPodcast channel: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/channel/purple-psychology/id6446495392Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/purplepsychologyiBooks: http://books.apple.com/us/book/id6744105194

Aug 7, 2025 • 7min
Episode 476: What can Humans dd that Robots can’t?
Thank you for supporting my independent thought - how to support my work - My work is now driven entirely by donations or supporting my content creation Paypal Donations: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/drnaoiseoreillyPodcast channel: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/channel/purple-psychology/id6446495392Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/purplepsychologyiBooks: http://books.apple.com/us/book/id6744105194MentionedSchool children 1966:https://www.instagram.com/p/DMvvR5uifbd/?img_index=1Geoffrey Hinton, Nobel Prize in Physics 2024: Banquet speechhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-f5WQAk3dYoBook:A Psalm for the Wild-BuiltBecky Chambershttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40864002-a-psalm-for-the-wild-builtOppenheimer Film:https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15398776/

Aug 1, 2025 • 11min
Episode 475: We need ‘watergate style’ investigative journalists
Thank you for supporting my independent thought - how to support my work - My work is now driven entirely by donations or supporting my content creation Paypal Donations: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/drnaoiseoreillyPodcast channel: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/channel/purple-psychology/id6446495392Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/purplepsychologyiBooks: http://books.apple.com/us/book/id6744105194We need to create secureness and trust to unravel the corrupt relationships that have been formed - often through blackmail …. We need accurate integral memories for peoples’ behaviours … we need journalists to show the web that has been formed and how it has been allowed to erode all the promises we made as a humanity after the 2nd world war… this will take time, focus and a clear sense of purpose …. Bob Geldof Sky News https://youtu.be/HzUtUUDpGX4?si=cWw0AiJDc0UCwL_i

Jul 18, 2025 • 9min
Episode 474: The disgusting messaging around migration in Ireland
*I recorded this before the 12th of July in Northern Ireland and those outside these lands may not know how separate a conversation bonfires with burning migrant boats are and the complexities of what they represent - what they most represent to me is that this is no time for a united Ireland or a Sinn Féin President. There is a lot of work to do to get their house in order to match the ideals of the European Equality mandate. To align with the values in the Republic of Ireland and all the work we have done. Though I have no doubt that these images will speak to the few who are being coerced into such views that I have spoken about in this podcast which makes it all the more important to share this podcast at this time. Thank you for supporting my independent thought - how to support my work - My work is now driven entirely by donations or supporting my content creation Paypal Donations: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/drnaoiseoreillyPodcast channel: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/channel/purple-psychology/id6446495392Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/purplepsychologyiBooks: http://books.apple.com/us/book/id6744105194Two high profile cases of our own failings are being used to drive a horrible a narrative here by a few people who feel abandoned in their own misery …. There has been such an imbalance in how white Ukrainians have been treated by comparison to other skin tones … and we should learn the positives in what happens when we make it possible for people to be fully legal and capable of starting a life here .. we have seen great integration with Ukrainians that should be available to everyone who has come to Ireland Not to mention the Irish are the biggest migrants in the world

Jul 9, 2025 • 9min
Episode 473: Why does Palestine speak to the Irish People?
Thank you for supporting my independent thought - how to support my work - My work is now driven entirely by donations or supporting my content creation Paypal Donations: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/drnaoiseoreillyPodcast channel: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/channel/purple-psychology/id6446495392Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/purplepsychologyiBooks: http://books.apple.com/us/book/id6744105194There is one part I forgot to include .. after the rising the British abducted huge numbers of prosperous Irish business men ( approx. 1800) from Dublin and brought them without trail to jails int he UK. They vanished and returned 4 months later after a horrendous voyage.. with malnutrition and scabies and no evidence that they had ever been part of the rising.. I didn’t learn this in school - I discovered it as part of the century exhibition at Collins Barracks. North King Street massacrehttps://www.rte.ie/centuryireland/articles/no-public-inquiry-into-north-king-street-massacre

Jul 4, 2025 • 18min
Episode 472: My Journey with Ayn Rand and American Independence
Yes my head was melted .. I really did this much research for this podcast in less than 24 hours .. I also did searches on American Revolution .. compared to Ireland’s Rebellion of 1798 and the declaration of human rights (which I don’t get to yet!) Oh and read John Lewis https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13622279-across-that-bridge?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=zlQ3MLcYOy&rank=1My watch list and articles https://aynrand.org/novels/the-ayn-rand-letter/#ttab-4https://ari.aynrand.org/one-small-step-for-dictatorship/Videoshttps://youtu.be/asery3UeBj4?si=TMubvVaZEUZeKz8bhttps://youtu.be/o8IT4uaTlmg?si=QUFjSMRbdCyU0rVbhttps://youtu.be/lsV5Klw4pwY?si=P2IcXo4wvel3Didjhttps://youtu.be/BpORvNtWpRg?si=5kwQuKzOVfCo5Qvdhttps://youtu.be/EmcmauM78FE?si=lV57VVY9-Xz6Nst8https://youtu.be/o8IT4uaTlmg?si=QUFjSMRbdCyU0rVbhttps://youtu.be/qQAu1i1IafI?si=m3D5jLdXL7TP5B8Ahttps://youtu.be/4uE-tqe0xsQ?si=LR7jwI8hsoJNUrguhttps://youtu.be/Dn1ELTt3bO4?si=B2jpaGNB2DKbSnCKSo bias https://youtu.be/kquAIJg8vRE?si=v_J4ZcAwbZartzMlhttps://youtu.be/_8m8cQI4DgM?si=81j5Llwy0c4GOIawhttps://youtu.be/lGtsOecU_K0?si=cofSHIP8pTN5vum4https://youtu.be/XfS-bZ69p0E?si=U3eZBZYmU35u9-7Mhttps://youtu.be/3xVETq695yg?si=RdyLV6abjSOonKBWhttps://youtu.be/yb7MI8NQLoo?si=dZdoV-6oQo6wDzVShttps://youtu.be/MRWcjQUlNWE?si=xODj1pDzI2gAxp-7https://youtu.be/isWCPeUZyNQ?si=uhtNJma71gJm03qqThis video is not a fan .. it’s like the worst place you can take her philosophy to https://youtu.be/_8m8cQI4DgM?si=lANzvv4Kl9OMnBRG