

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 16, 2025 • 5min
Episode 483: Housekeeping - How to support and have access to my work
Patreonhttps://patreon.com/purplepsychologyJoin for free or new student tier too Podcasts are also shared on my Patreon for those who don’t have access to Apple Subscriptionshttps://podcasts.apple.com/ie/channel/purple-psychology/id6446495392?hasPaidContent=true

Sep 11, 2025 • 6min
Episode 482: The difficulties with sexualising the transgender journey
By sexualising the transgender conversation we miss out on the real challenges taking place - and I believe if we understood we wouldn’t wish to make children suffer through puberty.Heartstopper:https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10638036/

Sep 7, 2025 • 8min
Episode 481: Why I love the series Heartstopper
I love this series not just for it’s accuracy on the gay, non-binary and trans journeys - but the sheer emotional intelligence shown by true teen friends Heartstopper:https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10638036/

Aug 29, 2025 • 10min
Episode 480: I finally watched Adolescence
Adolescence:https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31806037/The Road Less Traveled: A New Psychology of Love, Traditional Values and Spiritual GrowthM. Scott Peckhttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/347852.The_Road_Less_Traveled?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=vSTypswoj0&rank=1

Aug 24, 2025 • 4min
Episode 479: To the People of Israel
Finding balance with the anger I am feeling in contrast for the road to peace in the North of IrelandGordon Wilson:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Wilson_(peace_campaigner)I can only find the full interview on a German site https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylDMUYMErxgGood Friday Agreementhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Friday_Agreement Writing I read hosted on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/posts/to-people-of-137225994?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link

Aug 20, 2025 • 14min
Episode 478: What we learn from the non-conformist Charlie Chaplin
There is so much about this biography that is about our current times … **** major correction - I said ISTP .. I meant INTP (I sort of thought I’d said it wrong!) His autobiographyMy AutobiographyCharles Chaplinhttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/84038.My_AutobiographyThe Great Dictator final speachhttps://www.charliechaplin.com/en/articles/29-the-final-speech-from-the-great-dictator-What are we building instead of the American Dream?https://fortune.com/2025/08/12/maga-marxist-maoist-trump-assault-free-market-capitalism-socialism/Thank you for supporting my independent thought - how to support my work - My work is now driven entirely by donations or supporting my content creation Paypal Donations: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/drnaoiseoreillyPodcast channel: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/channel/purple-psychology/id6446495392Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/purplepsychologyiBooks: http://books.apple.com/us/book/id6744105194

Aug 8, 2025 • 18min
Episode 477: Motivations behind Personality Systems
I go through a journey of Carl Jung, Myers/Briggs, David Keirsey temperament theory, Human Design Ra Uru Hu, Quantum Human Design developed by Dr Karen Parker…. Ultimately any of these systems could help us get to a better collective consciousness right now if we cared more about understanding the collective than making the individual successful. Thank you for supporting my independent thought - how to support my work - My work is now driven entirely by donations or supporting my content creation Paypal Donations: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/drnaoiseoreillyPodcast channel: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/channel/purple-psychology/id6446495392Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/purplepsychologyiBooks: http://books.apple.com/us/book/id6744105194

Aug 7, 2025 • 7min
Episode 476: What can Humans dd that Robots can’t?
Thank you for supporting my independent thought - how to support my work - My work is now driven entirely by donations or supporting my content creation Paypal Donations: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/drnaoiseoreillyPodcast channel: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/channel/purple-psychology/id6446495392Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/purplepsychologyiBooks: http://books.apple.com/us/book/id6744105194MentionedSchool children 1966:https://www.instagram.com/p/DMvvR5uifbd/?img_index=1Geoffrey Hinton, Nobel Prize in Physics 2024: Banquet speechhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-f5WQAk3dYoBook:A Psalm for the Wild-BuiltBecky Chambershttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40864002-a-psalm-for-the-wild-builtOppenheimer Film:https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15398776/

Aug 1, 2025 • 11min
Episode 475: We need ‘watergate style’ investigative journalists
Thank you for supporting my independent thought - how to support my work - My work is now driven entirely by donations or supporting my content creation Paypal Donations: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/drnaoiseoreillyPodcast channel: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/channel/purple-psychology/id6446495392Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/purplepsychologyiBooks: http://books.apple.com/us/book/id6744105194We need to create secureness and trust to unravel the corrupt relationships that have been formed - often through blackmail …. We need accurate integral memories for peoples’ behaviours … we need journalists to show the web that has been formed and how it has been allowed to erode all the promises we made as a humanity after the 2nd world war… this will take time, focus and a clear sense of purpose …. Bob Geldof Sky News https://youtu.be/HzUtUUDpGX4?si=cWw0AiJDc0UCwL_i

Jul 18, 2025 • 9min
Episode 474: The disgusting messaging around migration in Ireland
*I recorded this before the 12th of July in Northern Ireland and those outside these lands may not know how separate a conversation bonfires with burning migrant boats are and the complexities of what they represent - what they most represent to me is that this is no time for a united Ireland or a Sinn Féin President. There is a lot of work to do to get their house in order to match the ideals of the European Equality mandate. To align with the values in the Republic of Ireland and all the work we have done. Though I have no doubt that these images will speak to the few who are being coerced into such views that I have spoken about in this podcast which makes it all the more important to share this podcast at this time. Thank you for supporting my independent thought - how to support my work - My work is now driven entirely by donations or supporting my content creation Paypal Donations: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/drnaoiseoreillyPodcast channel: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/channel/purple-psychology/id6446495392Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/purplepsychologyiBooks: http://books.apple.com/us/book/id6744105194Two high profile cases of our own failings are being used to drive a horrible a narrative here by a few people who feel abandoned in their own misery …. There has been such an imbalance in how white Ukrainians have been treated by comparison to other skin tones … and we should learn the positives in what happens when we make it possible for people to be fully legal and capable of starting a life here .. we have seen great integration with Ukrainians that should be available to everyone who has come to Ireland Not to mention the Irish are the biggest migrants in the world


