

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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Dec 5, 2022 • 19min
Episode 346: Memory foam of INFJs
The pros and cons of INFJ memory foam - our sheer embodiment of experiences. For the plank routine, simply google plank routines!found him - the blinky checkout dude!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWf3ow0TvLUBook I mention:Cicely Tyson, As I amhttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50622390-just-as-i-am?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=mywTY6saWk&rank=1

Dec 2, 2022 • 17min
Episode 345: Suffering is Optional
Why I feel suffering is optional - not compulsory. Often therapy speak misses this cue for me!Books I quote:Dr Martin Luther King Jr.https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13532185-a-gift-of-lovehttps://kinginstitute.stanford.edu/king-papers/documents/transformed-nonconformistIt's Daniel chapter 3 verse 6https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Daniel%203%2CDaniel%206&version=NIVA Redbird Christmas https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/199532.A_Redbird_Christmas?ref=nav_sb_ss_4_11Daisy Fay and the Miracle Man https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/199531.Daisy_Fay_and_the_Miracle_Man?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=7elOm2FqdF&rank=11

Nov 21, 2022 • 11min
Episode 344: Ultimate battle between Toxic masculinity and toxic femininity
Why are we seeing this all playing out on the world stage? Why do we fundamentally need to reach a balance point within these conversations? My Patreon for the book I've been writing:https://www.patreon.com/user?u=48642261

Nov 17, 2022 • 5min
Episode 343: American Midterms - Depp/ Heard trial .. all these are explored in depth
It's not the right time for me to publically speak on some topics of the world stage but this doesn't mean I'm not feeling, researching, understanding and sharing... Go to my Patreon for as little as the price of a coffee once a month for full accesshttps://www.patreon.com/user?u=48642261Thoughts on American Midterm elections on my Patreonhttps://www.patreon.com/posts/your-first-video-74645692https://www.patreon.com/posts/extended-podcast-74645766Thoughts on Depp/Heard trialhttps://www.patreon.com/posts/extended-podcast-67290610War poems:War Poem by Percy Bysshe Shelleyhttps://www.poemhunter.com/poem/war-221/They by Siegfried Sassoon https://allpoetry.com/%27They%27https://allpoetry.com/Siegfried-Sassoon

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


