
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

Nov 7, 2022 • 6min
Episode 342: Waiting for Collective Consciousness
My journey of acceptance in not belonging. This is the project I'm most excited about building a world I could belong in:https://www.mndflcertification.com/get-startedThe Sinead O'Connor Documentary that Inspired so much:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VLy1A4En4UHer book:https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55609892-rememberings?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=DdHrlsud8O&rank=1The Funeral writing is publically open for a short time - please consider supporting my Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/posts/74184007https://www.patreon.com/user?u=48642261&fan_landing=true

Oct 25, 2022 • 29min
Episode 341: Amazing Dr Huges - dismantling egos in education
As promised a podcast with an off the cuff - wing it conversation on already dismantling egos in education.Don't tell us what we can't do - we are already doing it!A lot of sound advice to 15-year-olds there who've been told they can't do it!I wish the audio was better - we are both maxed out and needed to do this via zoom which is never ideal and I feel it didn't do Graham's tone justice! Sorry!Graham and a passion project on dinosaurs (this was a dream since a little kid!):https://www.ucd.ie/newsandopinion/news/2019/june/13/tyrannosaurusrexnosedoutthecompetitionnewstudysuggests/https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10.1098/rspb.2019.0909

Oct 17, 2022 • 6min
Episode 340: Why feedback counts - introduction to next episode
I don't do plug podcats so when I say the support means a lot to me - I mean it - but the connections and the feedback are what matters to me as someone on the fringes of everywhere. I made a choice not to have an academic university 'home' to belong to. For as little as €5 (a cup of coffee a month) you can have access to the writing journeys which are the advanced course of these podcasts. The journeys that help you find your own core. I've proven it over and over now the impacts of my writing. You can be whatever you dream. It becomes reality. https://www.patreon.com/user?u=48642261 I'm so excited to do the next episode with Dr Graham Huges!

Oct 7, 2022 • 27min
Episode 339: Identity and the validation trap
Identity and labels are not simple for me - I can't just pick them to fit in .. this is why! But this is not about me being right - it's about you making your own choices that are for the right motivations and your needs. The books I talk about:https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55224246-the-essential-june-jordanhttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13591815-the-collected-poems-of-lucille-clifton-1965-2010https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38598541-the-master-s-tools-will-never-dismantle-the-master-s-houseI don't mention this one but it's another in my current reading stack - it speaks strongly about the impacts of Jewish identity and feminism in relation to the American court system. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29868604-my-own-wordsMy Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/user?u=48642261&fan_landing=true

Sep 20, 2022 • 12min
Episode 338: sexism first before racisim.
A journey that shows how long change takes - over 4 generations.Why we have to get that the criticism of Harry and Megan is a conversation on sexism first before we can get to the conversation on racisim.I keep this informal and use no title for anyone - equally! Video links:https://youtu.be/wg_fib2gQaUhttps://youtu.be/U4RcE9G1MhMhttps://youtu.be/LQicq60aJawhttps://youtu.be/wRH_YJTMHoMhttps://youtu.be/I02fZDd-BBcBook mentioned:https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/250792.Ain_t_I_a_Woman?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=UM4jOsKrXP&rank=2

Sep 20, 2022 • 17min
Episode 337: Who determines status?
Why do we have such an obsession with status? Who decides what is adding to our position in society? Have they different monarchs decided this or did the court that surrounds them? How can we change the patterns of humanity that we are moving towards? As we are obsessed with keeping middle class. Podcasts mentioned:https://www.audible.com/pd/Stephen-Frys-Victorian-Secrets-Podcast/B08DF7FCXM?qid=1663248773&sr=1-11&ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_11&pf_rd_p=83218cca-c308-412f-bfcf-90198b687a2f&pf_rd_r=TCSHN40F86HQHWEDJD8Chttps://www.audible.com/pd/Stephen-Frys-Edwardian-Secrets-Podcast/B09B496QVF?qid=1663249145&sr=1-2&ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_2&pf_rd_p=83218cca-c308-412f-bfcf-90198b687a2f&pf_rd_r=G68NC6H05Z0S4BXYGKDBMy Patreon Podcast on the impacts of writing:https://www.patreon.com/posts/extended-podcast-71190071

Sep 20, 2022 • 17min
Episode 336: What builds a statesperson?
What made Queen Elizabeth II the statesperson she was? What are the most important factors? What is her most admirable achievement within a huge shifting terrain of 70 years? Podcast mentioned hosted on Audible:https://www.audible.com/pd/Stephen-Frys-Victorian-Secrets-Podcast/B08DF7FCXM?qid=1663248773&sr=1-11&ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_11&pf_rd_p=83218cca-c308-412f-bfcf-90198b687a2f&pf_rd_r=TCSHN40F86HQHWEDJD8C

Sep 11, 2022 • 6min
Episode 335: A Respectful Pause
Why there has been a pause in the podcasts - and perhaps they need to be biweekly with the attention to all that is in consideration with institutions. .

Aug 31, 2022 • 17min
Episode 334: Quiet quitting - where humanity has reached
What is connection? Why is it so demanding in the wrong way?Contacts for me:https://drnaoiseoreilly.org/contact/https://www.instagram.com/drnaoise/https://www.facebook.com/naoise.oreilly.2009Books mentioned:https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/766216.Notes_on_Nursinghttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6114607-the-midwifeQuote:“The very first requirement in a hospital is that it should do the sick no harm.” ― Florence Nightingale, Notes on Nursing: What It Is, and What It Is Not

Aug 16, 2022 • 11min
Episode 333: When I challenge the institutions you struggle
Wrapping up season 8 and moving on to season 9. We've moved from the individual to the scary fallout of humanity from the pandemic. What can we learn from those who survived the workhouses?Books mentioned:https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3925836-shadows-of-the-workhousehttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4069.Man_s_Search_for_MeaningMy Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/user?u=48642261Etsy:https://www.etsy.com/ie/shop/DrNaoise?fbclid=IwAR1ZRJcQmsasFXH59_n_ZGBEVn8izReMtAueOayITbMIa8rrtp2_1CIVe78
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