

Purple Psychology
Dr Naoisé O'Reilly
Please Support my Independent Thought on Patreon PurplePsychology or On Apple Podcast Channel PurplePsychology. Podcast Disclaimer on PurplePsychology dot Com. More Information DrNaoiseOReilly dot org. A podcast that ranges from Teen to Adult. Originally I have a Doctorate in philosophy (Psychical Oceanography). I’ve spent my whole adult life supporting Students in one form or another. I always feel they are right and this podcast aims to get under the bonnet of what is really at the root of our society challenges. How to be authentic and vulnerable in practice not just in name. How to critically reflect on big topics. Always with a suggested reading list. I do the research and join the dots in my Sigma INFJ mode so you don’t need to do all the work. Presented in Bite size portions. ©Dr. Naoisé O'Reilly 2025.
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Sep 28, 2025 • 14min
Episode 484: The mega Republican Gaslight machine
It’s such a mess to navigate why people who are insecure wish to make you feel education is elite and beyond you. I try to unpack this gaslighting so everyone can feel education does give you superpower skills but not at the cost of everyone else. Support my work Patreonhttps://patreon.com/purplepsychologyJoin for free or new student tier tooPodcasts are also shared on my Patreon for those who don’t have access to Apple Subscriptionshttps://podcasts.apple.com/ie/channel/purple-psychology/id6446495392?hasPaidContent=trueiBooks: http://books.apple.com/us/book/id6744105194Thank you for supporting my independent thought - how to support my work - My work is now driven entirely by donations or supporting my content creationPaypal Donations: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/drnaoiseoreilly

Sep 24, 2025 • 8min
Episode 484: What the series Normal People doesn’t bring us
Through camera work it creates the beauty of the difference between introverts and extroverts - the inner and outer world - but do we ever get to see the true beauty? The camera work discussed https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLeGKPKSCbkQuincy Jones 12 notes book:https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56969503-12-notesSupport my work Patreonhttps://patreon.com/purplepsychologyJoin for free or new student tier tooPodcasts are also shared on my Patreon for those who don’t have access to Apple Subscriptionshttps://podcasts.apple.com/ie/channel/purple-psychology/id6446495392?hasPaidContent=trueiBooks: http://books.apple.com/us/book/id6744105194Thank you for supporting my independent thought - how to support my work - My work is now driven entirely by donations or supporting my content creationPaypal Donations: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/drnaoiseoreilly

Sep 16, 2025 • 5min
Episode 483: Housekeeping - How to support and have access to my work
Patreonhttps://patreon.com/purplepsychologyJoin for free or new student tier too Podcasts are also shared on my Patreon for those who don’t have access to Apple Subscriptionshttps://podcasts.apple.com/ie/channel/purple-psychology/id6446495392?hasPaidContent=true

Sep 11, 2025 • 6min
Episode 482: The difficulties with sexualising the transgender journey
By sexualising the transgender conversation we miss out on the real challenges taking place - and I believe if we understood we wouldn’t wish to make children suffer through puberty.Heartstopper:https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10638036/

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/