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
Oct 27, 2020 • 5min
Episode 200: What we need to learn during the pandemic
As we enter the second lockdown in Europe and others have not been so fortunate to have a break between waves - what has the pandemic thought us about our society and how we need to live differently?
Oct 23, 2020 • 7min
Episode 199 Representative, politician or businessman - Thoughts on the final presidential election debate
A master class on why business people can't create humanity or have the patience for change - proper change. I quote John Lewis book 'Across That Bridge' and Martin Luther King Jr. - "I guess one of the great agonies of life is that we are constantly trying to finish that which is unfinishable." from his "Unfulfilled Dreams Speech"
Oct 21, 2020 • 7min
Episode 198: Migration and Education
Migration is going to continue - especially with Climate Change. When are we going to stop using education to judge people? And cashing in on foreign students. What did the homeless project in Vancouver show us?
Oct 19, 2020 • 9min
Episode 197: Women need to get pissed off during the pandemic
Why are women juggling it all? What started when my mother's generation returned to work? The two names I can't pronounce properly Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Guy Kawasaki. Article shared on Guy Kawasaki's Twitter.
Oct 19, 2020 • 7min
Episode 196: I can't be the only person capable of smiling during a pandemic? Using schools to create society.
Why are people struggling so much? Why are we now using schools to create society instead of education?
Oct 13, 2020 • 8min
Episode 195: Agism and Covid-19
What message is the young not getting to protect the older generation? Reasons the older generation are struggling. Why is there is a sense for everyone left out in society that it's survival of the fittest to be out here? The dance show I mention is Kontakthof by Pina Bausch which you will find clips of on YouTube. Quote New York Times, October 2014 "she brings us closer to humanity. Even in her absence, she makes us see ourselves for what we are."
Oct 12, 2020 • 7min
Episode 194: You create unconditional in the extremes
Why are the middle ground of people happy to wait for herd immunity in a pandemic? What do secureness, unconditional love and awareness and acceptance of difference have in common? Books mentioned: John Lewis Across That Bridge and June Jordan Some Of US Did Not DieMusic: Icelandic Band Amiina - song What Are We Waiting For?
Oct 8, 2020 • 7min
Episode 193: College and university students stuck in their dorms - mental well-being
The survival guide and a suggestion for a relief pack to be sent to these students trapped in college/university dorms, can we have Joe Wicks online for college dorm students, please? I mention an amazing open App called Insight Timer
Oct 8, 2020 • 3min
Episode 192 Voice patterns in the Vice Presidental Debate
How these debates are acting as a very useful master class is finding truth and lies in a modern world. All the information that we have to digest daily. Quote used "If you want to know what a man’s like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals."—Sirius Black, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
Oct 6, 2020 • 3min
Episode 191: Introverts and Extroverts social media - sharing pain
Why Introverts and Extroverts are different on social media. Why Extroverts need to share their pain. Stop judging them.
