
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

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

Aug 9, 2022 • 11min
Episode 332: Sameness
The ridiculous pressures we put ourselves under to send children back to school. The pressures to not be different. One of the books I'm reading:https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6114607-the-midwifeA friend suggested I include my Etsy shop here and I forgot! I always seem in the flow of the topics and don't want to push either my Patreon or other links to distract. Of course, the pieces are all unique and different. https://www.etsy.com/ie/shop/DrNaoise?fbclid=IwAR1ZRJcQmsasFXH59_n_ZGBEVn8izReMtAueOayITbMIa8rrtp2_1CIVe78My Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/user?u=48642261

Aug 3, 2022 • 5min
Episode 331: Lost the right to control
Kansas didn't gain abortion - they lost the right to control.A very simple list of reasons we need abortion to be legal.

Aug 2, 2022 • 13min
Episode 330: Abuse in the name of the Church
All that has been on my mind with the Pope's visit to Canada and the Kansas vote today 2nd August on constitutional changes to women's rights. Tuam mass graves:https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-60464447https://www.npr.org/2018/08/27/642187249/pope-ends-visit-to-a-disillusioned-ireland-where-church-authority-has-declined?t=1659434051568Residential School mass graves:https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-60395242https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/07/world/canada/mass-graves-residential-schools.htmlFictional Book by an Indigenous writer and on community themes:https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52346471-firekeeper-s-daughterLife before Roe v wadehttps://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/27/us/roe-wade-decision-1973.htmlhttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jun/24/abortion-before-roe-v-wade-illegal-ann-hillMy Patreon if you wish access to writing and extended podcasts:https://www.patreon.com/user?u=48642261&fan_landing=true

Jul 25, 2022 • 17min
Episode 329: Black Elvis
**there was a mistake in one of the track links so I had to repost the episode (sorry)I don't want to go back and edit this as the energy is there for what I want to talk about and I don't talk enough about the demon of white money ... and when I say Black people are doing well, thriving it's all relative and a totally uneven world. I'm aware of that but I want to keep the energy of the passion in what I do talk about and not overlook my mistakes or the assumptions you might think I make that I don't in fact - I just feel there is a greater richness in the world than white money. The tracks in order of listening to hear the lost soul;https://open.spotify.com/track/5j8cflZIx0GwvlkzPImbtKhttps://open.spotify.com/track/0pwDaXboNy1UALAl3ZOZOFhttps://open.spotify.com/track/1mKhiITXCIpves7QbT4xo7?si=ff43495b62f74c6awhite Elvishttps://open.spotify.com/track/6lSGhstIFdvPT0mYbTM6Y2return of his soulhttps://open.spotify.com/track/1Uxk2dxmATlKH5quLX2iFGElmore Jameshttps://open.spotify.com/track/0fM0mFxHP1R4KPX1PB8tWU?si=9733ad34baf54094Bell Hooks:https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/250792Vanity Fair article on how Balck artists truthfully felt about Elvis;https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/06/elvis-biopic-black-musiciansBig Mama Thornton only got $500 for Hound DogHer version!https://open.spotify.com/track/5Oc0vLGWdEWeCqIU8zyELt?si=d03f823d70214f8f