Purple Psychology

This is a podcast on what I have learnt since John Lewis died a year ago this week. I don't want to call it the John Lewis podcast. I sit here and debate if to make the B a capital or not? I think I won't because it's my soul. I have written more of what this means for me on my Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/47490785

What are the secrets to my self-care at this time? Why are others so calm in my space.. Who is struggling and why? 8 to 10-year-old children with anxiety - how to re-adjust... Books mentioned: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12987640-imagine?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=45HT4eHs6v&rank=1https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23234789-playing-to-the-gallery?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=1bVJNFsPnI&rank=1Music:  Colm Mac Con Iomairehttps://youtu.be/2Ns8flgDyiYhttps://www.colmmacconiomaire.comIn the Arms of the Angels / I mBaclainn na nAingealI may have to leave out Spotify and Youtube link as Apple is not updating - let's see... Exhibitions I have been to:https://www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Archaeology/Exhibitions/The-Treasuryhttps://chesterbeatty.ie/exhibitions/edo-in-colour/

It's not a parrot on our shoulder who we bung a few treats to. We need to integrate the mind, body and soul. We need to make a plan for younger ages to do this for those struggling. Books mentioned:Jane Goodall - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/135484.Reason_for_Hope?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=CwFtuflkvE&rank=1Roddy Doyle - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15841827-two-pints?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=4k7f1pRctd&rank=1

As long as someone is suffering - does it matter who? Book passages read from:Home Body by  Rupi Kaur,https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/49656780-home-body?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=DUmERDdCnb&rank=1“Why do I let my mind,Get under my skin,I am so sensitive”“But what did I know, about involuntary orgasms,and agency,and consent,at age 7. 8. 9. and 10.”

I revel in being gay - the atomic explosion of the fairy tale!

The power trip - the underlying two tier society. This is all goes back to 'love is love'Quote used Kahlil Gibran from the Prophet;“Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life’s longing for itself… You may give them your love but not your thoughts, for they have their own thoughts. You may house their bodies but not their souls, for their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow…”Please consider supporting my Patreon so I can support others: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=48642261&fan_landing=true

Why I think writing creates change.Quotes used; "Sharing our stories is a revolutionary act, and the first step towards building a world where we care for and protect one another. But the stories of Black survivors are often silenced or dismissed." Gloria Steinem, Twitter“The root of oppression is the loss of memory.”Gloria Steinem, My Life on the RoadOld Vic Theatre Refugee Week;https://youtu.be/fTr_OSRJ1u4Octavia E. Butlerhttps://www.goodreads.com/author/show/29535.Octavia_E_Butler

All the norms we have that we don't think about - My journey outside of Dublin and time to reflect on the last few years in Ireland in particular. Article I refer too; https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/sex-sexuality-and-romance/201711/what-everyone-should-understand-about-pansexuality?utm_source=FacebookPost&utm_medium=FBPost&utm_campaign=FBPost&fbclid=IwAR36b399X1EgvC8zQaF6X7VRp5LCFcxkS_kJUQcyxNBcgto5LedCrcYM4oE

My own journey in coming out - what I have learnt from working in conservative environments and being the only girl on the course .. my 1st women's club night ... Why I need to be a Feminist for others ... Why I find a lot of the posts BS... How I have really struggled to have intimate friendships. How I now have then and what matters.

I didn't say the quote quite perfectly (sorry, please forgive me!)Alice Walker — "The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any."Harry Potter quote from Dumbeldore to Harry on how Voldemort takes too much stock in the Prophecy - not Harry's mother's love"Have you any idea how much tyrants fear the people they oppress? All of them realize that, one day, amongst their many victims, there is sure to be one who rises against them and strikes back!"