

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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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

Jul 20, 2022 • 15min
Episode 328: Why do we go to school?
There is a drumbeat building around a generation not being successful because they didn't go to school for the pandemic. This is filled with the same measuring, racist and sexist message we take for granted in education.Books mentions:Bell Hooks:https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/250792.Ain_t_I_a_WomanRuth Bader Ginsburg:https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29868604-my-own-words?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=1NeFj6pIzz&rank=2Play:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_BlancsTV series:Foyle's Warhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0310455/education, white supremacy, racism, Sexisim, development, psychology, philosophy, happiness, secureness, core, culture, society, humanity, university, school, parenting, children, learning, politics, extremism, homophobia, world leaders, self, Irish, change, sustainability, climate action, climate crisis, conservation, hope, inspiration, starseed, teen, teens, teenager, bullying, dyslexia, metaphysics, Transgender, trans, intersex, hate, equality, pandemic, vaccines, anti-vax, feminism, roe v wade, summer vaccation

Jul 13, 2022 • 11min
Episode 327: The summer you check-in
This is not the summer vacation people thought they would have .. in the same way as I haven't done my work or the support as others feel I should - now you can look at your life and think maybe I don't need to live it the way you feel I should. My Patreon article to match this podcast:https://www.patreon.com/posts/gratitude-time-69028589Book I mention on how creativity works:I got the title slightly wrong sorry!https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12987640-imagine?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=ec8PU8hHN0&rank=2


