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 30, 2020 • 4min
Episode 188: Thoughts on 1st US presidential debate - affects on domestic abuse
How do you expect women to find the confidence to go out and vote after such a demonstration of abuse on national prime time TV? To find their voice to vote against people abusing them at home in the same way?
Sep 28, 2020 • 6min
Episode 187: Why do we read out loud? What is the purpose of reading?
The legacy of the church in education. We don't read to learn or to find the words to express ourselves.
Sep 28, 2020 • 6min
Episode 186: Admiration is such a twisted place right now - how to find truth in an election
Gaslighting effects in the election campaign. How to find your truth right now - some simple strategies to help you.
Sep 24, 2020 • 4min
Episode 185: Cores - what has been going through my mind this week
I mention - His Truth Marching On by Jon Meacham and Why I Write by George Orwell. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 and Stokely Carmichael speaking to the unresolved pain of the African American in 1966. How people fall off the pedestal for me. How John Lewis continued to believe in Gandhi's philosophies of non-violence to the end. Wholeness could change the world.
Sep 21, 2020 • 10min
Episode 184: cancel culture - a non-compromising generation
This episode is about everything from roles, effects of social media, cancel culture, younger voting age, banning books. But most especially why there is a huge generation gap - the lack of compromise.
Sep 21, 2020 • 6min
Episode 183: Navigating the COVID world with Processing Challenges
We need to stop making so many assumptions about what others can see, hear, read and process. We need to stop press pause and match people where they are rather than shouting at them aggressively. But as I once wrote - it's always easier to judge than it is to understand.
Sep 17, 2020 • 5min
Episode 182: The scales of Literacy
I wrote a piece called 'Scales Of Literacy' on drnaosieoreilly dot org What is being literate? How have our expectations changed? Why does this matter? Why do I have such fear around the American Presidental Election? Why do I have a vision for a dance piece to change the world? How will you feeling what others feel change everything? My passion for Black Writers public writing on my Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/posts/49099014
Sep 16, 2020 • 5min
Episode 181: Plugging into others pain
How much of what you read and share actually asks you to feel pain? To feel others pain? To sift through your own experiences? To really challenge yourself to add humanness to humanity? My open writing Essays in Awareness (drnaoiseoreilly dot org)
Sep 11, 2020 • 10min
Episode 180: Everyone is different and learns differently
Why do we not just make classes inclusive? How do we do this? Why is it really simple - why do 4 learning styles work and 10-minute slots?
Sep 9, 2020 • 6min
Episode 179: Dejection approach to politics - American Presidential Election - How to vote in any election
You could be speaking about Brexit, the last general election in Ireland or the totally right-wing one in Poland or the games playing out in New Zealand despite the outside world view. But let's talk about America. You need to vote for actions, not words and how to navigate this.. “If not us, then who?If not now, then when?”― John LewisComment from Lorraine Hansberry on meeting the freedom riders leaders - Taken from To Be Young Gifted And Black.
