

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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Oct 14, 2025 • 2min
Episode 503: Part B - The sheer disgustingness of a 61 ton graveyard
That 61 tons of rubble is a grave yard

Oct 14, 2025 • 5min
Episode 502: The world is disgustingly racist
If humanity doesn’t unravel this thread … I don’t honestly know where we are going

Oct 13, 2025 • 7min
Episode 501: When are you going to stop sterilising yourself to fit in ?
I’ve been inspired by a photography exhibition - our generation and two visits to the new start of term on university campuses https://www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Decorative-Arts-History/Exhibitions/A-new-form-of-Beauty-Photographic-Exhibition

Oct 12, 2025 • 6min
Episode 500: All Our External Environments suck for people
Why none of the educational support is resonating with me Kneeling Chair - the original 1979 version https://www.varierfurniture.com/en/variable

Oct 10, 2025 • 6min
Episode 499: The Emperor's New Clothes
Learning new language around South America… Middle East.. Far East Using Southwest Asia And I can’t find a term that does not have America! Sigh … Sudamérica … América do Sul ,,, New World (also Columbus) … hmm work to be done! The Emperor's New Clothes" is a literary folktale written by the Danish author Hans Christian Andersen, about a vain emperor who gets exposed before his subjects. The tale has been translated into over 100 languages. "The Emperor's New Clothes" was first published with "The Little Mermaid" in Copenhagen, Denmark, by C. A. Reitzel, on 7 April 1837

Oct 6, 2025 • 12min
Episode 494: The Privilege in Occupation
With occupation there comes a cohort of people who this system privileges - of course they don’t want to let this go! Book mentionedThe Day of the Jackal https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/540020.The_Day_of_the_Jackal

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/


