
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

Mar 3, 2025 • 8min
Episode 447: You are not in a controlled simulation of society
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/id6744105194How do we create more choices for people - it really is that simple for me. Divergent:https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13335037-divergentJames Baldwin - The Man and His Work link:https://www.audible.com/pd/James-Baldwin-The-Man-and-His-Work-Audiobook/B0DSCHZSLV?ref_pageloadid=9H22Pn6jdp7Fh3Nz&pf_rd_p=80765e81-b10a-4f33-b1d3-ffb87793d047&pf_rd_r=J8XW2K1KGJZ1P0W8WMNY&plink=TwMWgQOToZ1aq3DW&pageLoadId=yN7faNIl6uPPRJO2&creativeId=4ee810cf-ac8e-4eeb-8b79-40e176d0a225&ref=a_library_t_c5_libItem_B0DSCHZSLVUncle Vanya:https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncle_Vanya

Feb 2, 2025 • 4min
Episode 446: A Better Template for Humanity - Collective Consciousness just got easier
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/id6744105194I know you think that January 2026 has marked a change for the worse - I don't - it has never been so transparently clear the power of the single human in a collective change and conscious humanity.

Jan 23, 2025 • 8min
Episode 445: Why are students using AI for essays and what are the impacts on authentic expression
Why are students using AI for essays and what are the impacts on authentic expression Why have I stopped using Grammarly for my creative writing? The irony of what it takes to have a unique authentic report from the system. Why are teachers and academics positively correcting essays generated by AI? It brings into question what skills we are not teaching students and why are the pressures so high at certain points in the academic year?

Jan 20, 2025 • 8min
Episode 444: Cleansing to Create
What am I actively doing at the moment to keep moving forward? What am I reading? A Gift of Love: Sermons from Strength to Love and Other PreachingsMartin Luther King Jrhttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13532185-a-gift-of-lovePedagogy of the OppressedPaulo FreireMyra Bergman Ramos (Translator),Donaldo Macedo (Introduction)https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/72657.Pedagogy_of_the_OppressedTeaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedombell hookshttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27091.Teaching_to_Transgress

Dec 29, 2024 • 11min
Episode 443: Making choices for the collective - a new ways to set new year intentions
Why did I return Malcome Gladwell's Revenge of the Tipping Point? How change has happened in the patterns of behaviours in Ireland over Christmas and how these impact the 'big systems' we feel are unchangeable? What to change on setting your New Year resolutions, goals intentions,Make up your own mind, Revenge of the Tipping Point book link:https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/216857785-revenge-of-the-tipping-point

Dec 22, 2024 • 5min
Episode 442: New Soundtrack to Christmas?
Do we need a new soundtrack to Christmas that allows us to stay a little more aligned with the present? Do the traditions cause anxiety? Maximise the grief and sadness? With Climate Change how many of us will have a white Christmas?

Dec 18, 2024 • 9min
Episode 441: The Paradoxes of Young Humans
If we focused on paradoxes and not labels we'd embrace difference ... diversity and just simple human complex nature I can't listen or read or accept any of the limiting views that are meant to be supporting this circus any longer.. how can more attention mean more challenges? It's because of the intention behind the attention.

Dec 12, 2024 • 11min
Episode 440: Power of the non-violent artist
Why does every oppressive regime fear the writer? The creator? I reflect on what is being exposed in Syria, and what we have seen taking place in Gaza and the West Bank. Listen to the voices of Palestine:https://theunprecedentedtimes.net/articles/listen-to-the-voices-of-palestinenbspIncluded:The Young H.G. Wells: Changing The WorldClaire Tomalinhttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57515294-the-young-h-g-wellsPEN Internationalhttps://www.instagram.com/p/DDPG0grs15B/

Dec 3, 2024 • 19min
Episode 439: Elections, Captilisim, Socialism, Human Design Reflectors and Projectors - the Carters - How do they all go together?
What have I been learning and researching in the pause? H.G. Wellshttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57515294-the-young-h-g-wellsRosalynn Carterhttps://www.audible.com/podcast/Rosalynn-Carter-Audio-Biography/B0CNP68Z8C?source_code=ASSGB149080119000H&share_location=pdphttps://www.audible.com/pd/Jimmy-and-Rosalynn-Carter-Power-and-Human-Rights-1975-2020-Audiobook/B0B21VR7BC?source_code=ASSGB149080119000H&share_location=pdpJimmy Carterhttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25330592-a-full-lifeNaom Chomsky:https://youtu.be/Ls6D055tjwo?si=P0Q4lcTLgr3Vbrouhttps://youtu.be/WEnv5I8Aq4I?si=2M7qP_IEjOEXrLymAlan Watts - Lectures - The Void https://youtu.be/7vuFBP8apGQ?si=i5-jD324IVQJsH_YThe Art of War https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Art-of-War-Audiobook/B00URXOQ1E?source_code=ASSGB149080119000H&share_location=pdpWhat have I created?3 courses on self-care for Human Design Projectors and Reflectors (Orchestrators and Calibrators) https://dr-naoise-oreilly.thinkific.com/courses/young-human-design-projectorhttps://dr-naoise-oreilly.thinkific.com/courses/ultimate-human-design-reflector-self-carehttps://dr-naoise-oreilly.thinkific.com/courses/Human-Design-Projector-Guide

Sep 17, 2024 • 7min
Episode 438: The spectres of society that feed on teens for self-gain
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 world has worked out how to manipulate Teens (and their parents) by the sheer fact that they are driven by outward influence - everyone is feeding off this need for their financial gain. From education to social media to big corporations and pop stars. Links:WTF - What Teens Feelhttps://www.patreon.com/purplepsychology/shop/w-hat-t-eens-f-eel-11363?source=storefrontNaom Chomsky - Manufacturing Consent Documentary https://youtu.be/BQXsPU25B60?si=cbxunNY-PgV3iQx6The Subtle KnifePhilip Pullmanhttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41637836-the-subtle-knife?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=WaVr3qj8xN&rank=2
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