
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

May 6, 2021 • 52min
Episode 244: ASD Genes versus Dyslexia Genes - demonstration of our fundamental judgement of difference
These next two episodes are a double bill even if they don't seem so initially!How I fundamentally don't like our obsession with labelling people with ASD (Asperger's syndrome/Autism)It's as if we build education to create industries to fix the damage. A general simple background to Alan Turing - https://www.britannica.com/biography/Alan-Turing

Apr 28, 2021 • 15min
Episode 243: Worst year in history? 2020
A rambling podcats on the worrying trends in humanity. Do we pay for our sins every 400 to 500 years? One slight important note I want to make - I have presented the number for the deaths of the Indigenous Peoples from Small Pox brought by European settlers. I have deliberately not commented on this as I'm researching it at the moment along with Druids (oddly) and I feel too uneducated at present. So this is why I present it in such a mere numbers way!

Apr 20, 2021 • 16min
Episode 242: Maslow - Development Scales - Purple Development - Developing from the top down
A weird journey into my brain this week and how I can finally describe something after a year of thought. I needed to realise you drag the centre of the labyrinth up out of the page 3D to form the top of the pyramid! The out of my comfort zone links to some energy readers who inspired my random thoughts .. I take inspiration from a whole host of random places! https://youtube.com/c/AwakeningToSpirit (It was the oak men reading about the Rhinos)https://youtube.com/channel/UCi3wWQtEY9JtRxLsvqKe8Kg (The pyramid reading - can't remember the name and the one about the cosmic egg)

Apr 18, 2021 • 13min
Episode 241: Covid Anxiety - coping with the pain and overwhelm of the world this week
I don't know what to call this podcast - being a muggle - being in a zone where I feel so overwhelmed that I have a new reference place for trying to discern a way through humanity this week. Have you ever questioned where your ancestor's wealth comes from? What they took part in? If you passed a row of images and sculptures depicting the barbaric past actions - would you represent, teach and protect others from a different place? *Disclaimer - I am not a medical doctor and none of my advice is to replace that of consulting medical advice and help. And the second disclaimer - some of the content is upsetting.

Apr 12, 2021 • 11min
Episode 240: Balance of Masculine and Feminine energy
If we viewed all relationships and connections as growth how different would the world be? If we saw that we all contain masculine and feminine energy to be balanced - how would the conversations around roles, identity and gender change? Why does each person cross our path and how do we help each person's growth? What difference does this make in a true balanced romantic partnership? How would women be supported in the world?

Apr 10, 2021 • 8min
Episode 239: Motivation and Responsibility
What motivates some people to be more responsible outside of themselves? How does sensitivity to the world play its part here? How do roles associated with the masculine change the outcomes? Play White Rabbit, Red Rabbit written by Nassim Soleimanpour *I think I may have reversed the words!

Mar 28, 2021 • 14min
Episode 238: How sexuality controls us - inspired by Gandhi
I’m sorry to my younger listeners - I pride myself on having a podcast that is listened to by every span of age groups and with gender freedom ... But I’m going to end up swearing, talking about difficult topics and I’m going to mention sex and so if I don’t make this content explicit someone will flag the whole podcast. Quotes used in podcast;"To become a brahmachari means you are ecstatic by your own nature. You can be married and still be a brahmachari. It is possible because you are joyful by your own nature; you are not trying to extract joy from your husband or wife. This is how it should be. The whole world should be brahmachari. Everyone should be joyful by their own nature. If two people come together, it should be a sharing of joy, not extraction of joy from each other." Sadhguru"The Virgin (and I’m not speaking here of a sexual virgin) is the one whose search springs from her complete independence, and everything she learns is the fruit of her ability to face challenges alone.The Martyr finds her way to self-knowledge through pain, surrender and suffering.The Saint finds her true reason for living in unconditional love and in her ability to give without asking anything in return.Finally, the Witch justifies her existence by going in search of complete and limitless pleasure” Paulo Coelho, The Witch of Portobello

Mar 23, 2021 • 4min
Episode 237: I love black Sheep - Racism & Society Culture
Why do we use language the way we do? What makes our expressions racist? Geeky project for someone: Can someone please submit a request for a black & brown unicorn? Oh and an alien one too .... Lots of other people search for this too - I’m not alone. Basically, unicorns shouldn’t just be white - there is a geeky homeschooling project for your teen ... The link for an emoji proposal https://unicode.org/emoji/proposals.htmlMy passion for Black Writers public writing on my Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/posts/49099014

Mar 22, 2021 • 10min
Episode 236: The benefits of not being in control - Vulnerability & Creativity
A rambling podcast on vulnerability, meditation, gaming, online personas in the year of the pandemic, control, benchmarks, plugging into the Matrix!Eleanor Roosevelt quote:“Do one thing every day that scares you.”

Mar 14, 2021 • 7min
Episode 235: Dr Seuss Books
Their two vital purposes in the world. Literacy and Difference. We need to separate out the start of a career, the industry and the individual. The 6 books discontinued never had any merits to his real work. His less well-known artwork: https://www.drseussart.com/secretandarchivePlease consider supporting my Patreon https://www.patreon.com/user?u=48642261&fan_landing=true
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