
Purple Psychology
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
Latest episodes

May 19, 2025 • 10min
Episode 461: When a Mother can’t leave a Child behind
Warning Note * This podcast is about suicide so don’t listen until you are ready Honouring Kate Book mentioned:Beloved - Toni Morrisonhttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6149.Beloved?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=E1oAVpWkzM&rank=1

May 14, 2025 • 12min
Episode 460: Ego death of the American Superpower
Thank you for supporting my independent thought - how to support my work Podcast channel: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/channel/purple-psychology/id6446495392Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/purplepsychologyiBooks: http://books.apple.com/us/book/id6744105194What does it mean for us to have an American Pope? And why Leo IV? What does this mean for the relationships closest? I know I read this quote of Bell Hook’s in https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/795426-ain-t-i-a-woman-black-women-and-feminismMary Robinson on the war on Terror :https://www.irishtimes.com/news/war-on-terror-hitting-global-human-rights-robinson-1.436116

May 5, 2025 • 13min
Episode 459: Death of the American Dream
Thank you for supporting my independent thought - how to support my work Podcast channel: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/channel/purple-psychology/id6446495392Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/purplepsychologyiBooks: http://books.apple.com/us/book/id6744105194The American Dream wasn’t for everyone or certainly wasn’t equal in possibility… however someone such as Charlie Chaplin is the epitome of that possibility coming from poverty divided Victorian London … What do you think will happen to all of these people you make illegal? How far are you prepared to go to push people into a world of misery … will the elected few just make money off this too? Book:Charles Chaplin Autobiography https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/84038.My_Autobiography

May 1, 2025 • 11min
Episode 458: Humans have polarities
If we accepted polarities and the natural order of equal and opposite reactions we might not have polarisation. When will humans except difference with compassion? Book mentioned:My Autobiography, Charles Chaplinhttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/84038.My_AutobiographyThank you for supporting my independent thought - how to support my work Podcast channel: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/channel/purple-psychology/id6446495392Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/purplepsychologyiBooks: http://books.apple.com/us/book/id6744105194

Apr 21, 2025 • 6min
Episode 457: The Women Thing, Transgender conversation we are not having
Why do we have so many insecure women? I was given an idea in looking at Jung's idea of the 3rd space ... balancing feminine and masculine energy within ourselves

Apr 18, 2025 • 8min
Episode 456: Oneness
A journey into what I’ve been discovering around Oneness.. Support my Podcasts Channel on Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/channel/purple-psychology/id6446495392 (This allows me to have independent views!)It’s in an aquarium! Though there are other examples on the seabed https://youtu.be/3O4sYndUdsI?si=Depsz3dxHe58YJkO

Apr 18, 2025 • 8min
Episode 455: AI and Authentic Expression
Why are the creative people in my life the ones who distrust AI? What are the environmental considerations? Do we ever stop to think about how much we have in the cloud? Support my Podcasts Channel on Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/channel/purple-psychology/id6446495392 (This allows me to have independent views!)

Apr 13, 2025 • 6min
Episode 454: What is Belonging?
A topic I return to again in the hyper-direction mode of psychology and the need to be popularInspired by Bell Hook's writing - My favourite chapter is https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/207369Chper 15 - Peicing it all together

Apr 10, 2025 • 13min
Episode 453: Looking below the surface of Anti- American dialogue
Thank you for supporting my independent thought - how to support my work Podcast channel: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/channel/purple-psychology/id6446495392Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/purplepsychologyiBooks: http://books.apple.com/us/book/id6744105194We are told to focus on community - but what is this? And what is it away from the corporate context that we have absorbed from America? From corporation TV, Social media, Nexflix and all the messaging that we have absorbed without thought. There are two other parts to this conversation on my channel - Subscriber podcasts The Alchemist's Journey and Authentic Expressionhttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/channel/purple-psychology/id6446495392Mentioned:Charlie Chaplin - Final Speech from The Great Dictatorhttps://youtu.be/J7GY1Xg6X20?feature=shared

Apr 9, 2025 • 17min
Episode 452: Navigating the Collective Void
Link to iBooks http://books.apple.com/us/book/id6744105194I realise the part that is causing me extreme pain is that I am experiencing what the collective is doing - and it's a massive death - a much more painful journey than the one of simply not fitting in ... I guess it's harder for parts of yourself for die than it is to have never signed up ... I have done this journey for 3 months before a massive shift that has taken place in the collective ... I haven't found anywhere I have the desire to speak ... my wish list is to know someone to speak with who can reflect to me where I begin and end so I suffer less in these collective experiences .... I have yet to find anyone who actually takes impressions through their body ... Support my Podcats Channel on Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/channel/purple-psychology/id6446495392 (This allows me to have independent views!)Some of these have helped me to be unfragmented myself in what people experiencehttps://www.youtube.com/@spiritualodyssey-01https://www.youtube.com/@spiritualfrequency001?si=NyjqF2LAUuvq8zb_