

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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Jun 28, 2020 • 6min
Episode 148: The hidden energy of social media - the tragedy of another suicide
We need to understand that there is a hidden energy need in all successful social media posts - unless you have lost all privacy for other reasons. And that comes with a responsibility too. We all need to look at our part we play - how we need to privately support people. How we need teens to understand this is not a measure of self and validation or how much impact they can make in the world. I use the Alice Walker quote from a Color Purple - “I try to teach my heart not to want nothing it can't have.”From a piece Soul Level, I wrote; So I must apply the wisdom of Alice Walker - I can't crave something that I can't have. I can't judge myself based on a world which doesn't operate at a soul level. Well, at least not publicly. I must hold all those private worlds dear. Know they mean so much more than any meaningless fan base. That the level of public engagement never can tell what they have meant privately to the soul of the reader.

Jun 25, 2020 • 7min
Episode 1: (again) New introduction to Purple Psychology Podcast by Dr Naoise O'Reilly
I'm not afraid to show my own evolution over the last 5 years. That's true development. A new introduction to the Purple Psychology Podcast. No presenter just Dr Naoisé O'Reilly's understanding. What these podcasts are about and why. Essays in Awareness act as companion writing found at (drnaoiseoreilly dot org)

Jun 24, 2020 • 8min
Episode 147: Dating young and old - why single/separated parents should date
The challenges of dating regardless of if you're 15, 35 or 55! What is ghosting - why do we fall into the trap of it? Why people find dating so hard. What relationships do I admire and why? It's not what you might think. Dating for growth. The importance of parents dating and why. Essay in Awareness - Heart over mind (drnaoiseoreilly dot org)More on Lorraine Hansberry and Robert Nemiroff found in books - To Be Young, Gifted, and Black: An Informal Autobiography and Looking for Lorraine (Imani Perry)

Jun 24, 2020 • 4min
Episode 146: What to tell children about Covid-19
Start by explaining the name. Facts. The Whys. Having an escape plan if things go wrong. How to feel safe. Community-based. A shout out to Helen Barry Artist for her child's face shield! Take a look at my Instagram (drnaoiseoreilly) for a short video with more information.

Jun 22, 2020 • 4min
Episode 145: Fathers, what children need - especially girls
We get too focused on roles. What do girls need from their fathers? What did I see that successful women had from theirs? What have I seen that is missing from others I've worked with?

Jun 19, 2020 • 13min
Episode 144: Writing is more than words - why I resonate with Black writers - what it is truly like to put the dyslexic brain on the page and the purpose in doing so
Nothing new that has ever been created has been embraced. I have to remind myself of this as I stay true to what I'm creating - knowing it has a soul of its own and a big lasting impact for us to finally see the world full of difference. To lose our biases once and for all. How I see those biases so proudly in relation to black people. How I have experienced them in a different way. I talk about James Baldwin's essay - A Fly In the Buttermilk (original title The Hard Kind Of Courage)My own short writing I speak about can be found at Essays in Awareness on drnaoiseoreilly dot org - Unfortunately, my books are only availbe to trusted readers right now... My passion for Black Writers public writing on my Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/posts/49099014

Jun 16, 2020 • 6min
Episode 143: Why do we feel parenting has become harder in this generation?
People often say to me that parenting has become harder in this generation. Has it? Why do we feel this way? What are we being asked to match and unravel in ourselves? What part do roles play?

Jun 14, 2020 • 6min
Episode 142: The idea of balance instead of role driven relationships
What are we really talking about with twin flames and the ideas of divine masculine and feminine energy? Do you have an awareness of both within you? Do you form relationships for balance? For mutual growth. Do you get beyond the hurdles of the assumptions that intimacy has to be sexual? Why I struggle with pride season every year. The assumed roles. Inspirations: relationship of Lorraine Hansberry and Robert Nemiroff

Jun 14, 2020 • 4min
Episode 141: Being secure or successful
Why I have begun to hate the idea of success and creating success - how I have adapted this to be about helping to create secure people instead. Everyone has biases, idea and opinions - if you say you don't you are either lying to yourself or not self-aware enough. It's impossible to create change and support others form this place. Once you are secure you can have a voice for other people.

Jun 10, 2020 • 5min
Episode 140: Fighting the idea of limiting people - the journey my work has taken
Why others see personality theory as limiting. They are only trying to put you in a box not give you the tools to navigate through life. My own journey my work has taken to hopefully being obsolete. Personality has the potential to total change self-understanding and community understanding. It is the most palatable form of difference. I get annoyed when I read anyone who talks about personality theory in a limiting way - those are their limitations, not yours.


