Purple Psychology

The uses of looking at the whole and what it brings up for you.  We can't simply avoid words or quotes or work left by those with darkness - we need to see what we can learn from their journey and why they behave the way they do. I use a number of Carl Jung quotes listed below.   ”One does not become enlightened by imagining figures of light but by making the darkness conscious.” Jung “Knowing you...

Much of my work begins in the first experience of life on earth. The first moments of a team being formed or not. We have got this seriously wrong for the future of the world during these pandemic days.  This whole series of podcasts has been inspired by the Alice walker book, We are the ones we have been waiting for.  https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40968.We_Are_the_Ones_We_Have_Been_Waiting_...

What it feels like to write at the time of living but when humanity is not yet read for your words.  The comments from some of the first readers of Conversations from the Core. The book on how to stop living in the labyrinth.  https://www.patreon.com/posts/55196300 What if I made you deliberately go in a loop in your head? The one you say is down to me writing in a dyslexic way! If you want to ste...

I need others to look for the brilliance in people - the ones who are possible of the leaderships, the solutions, the innovations, the different way of seeing. 

Articles spoken about: https://www.newsweek.com/music-sia-movie-autism-controversy-maddie-ziegler-1569289 https://www.chimamanda.com/news_items/it-is-obscene-a-true-reflection-in-three-parts/

It's taken me a decade to understand why I didn't want to replicate the Montessori method and way of leaving a legacy of wor behind.  There are limitations when we are so set to leaving behind structures/methods rather than principles 

Developed in the backdrop of the Pandemic. Individual - wholeness - core - emptiness - consciousness all go together.  We confess development of an individual with self - Ego - self - control - greed - self-serving all go together  We need individuals to develop to speak for the whole and the collective to express itself. Books mentioned: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23234789-playing-to-the...

I'm more worried now than I have ever been about people's mental health. The transition back to the world is proving just how much we were in escapism and not secureness. We need to seriously take stock for small children of the safe virtual worlds they are happier in than real life and the controlling dangerous behaviours they are developing. 

We muddle worthiness, success, unconditional, needs, conditions, and expectations all the time in society  What is your measure of yourself dependent on? Are you whole worthy secure in your core?  Why do you take actions? - be honest  Are your expectations for you or for others best?  It’s funny this is number ’66’ - as it’s said to be the number of unconditional love  I would argue that if you tr...

What creates the horrors in our world? Why do we have such a divided society at present? Books I mention: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/135483.My_Life_with_the_Chimpanzees https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/135484.Reason_for_Hope?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=PmTxJl1wNt&rank=1 I said Staford instead of Standford University! It's early on a Sunday morning ... sorry 

This is a podcast on what I have learnt since John Lewis died a year ago this week. I don't want to call it the John Lewis podcast.  I sit here and debate if to make the B a capital or not? I think I won't because it's my soul.  I have written more of what this means for me on my Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/47490785

What are the secrets to my self-care at this time? Why are others so calm in my space.. Who is struggling and why? 8 to 10-year-old children with anxiety - how to re-adjust...  Books mentioned: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12987640-imagine?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=45HT4eHs6v&rank=1 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23234789-playing-to-the-gallery?ac=1&from_search=true&amp...

It's not a parrot on our shoulder who we bung a few treats to.  We need to integrate the mind, body and soul. We need to make a plan for younger ages to do this for those struggling.  Books mentioned: Jane Goodall - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/135484.Reason_for_Hope?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=CwFtuflkvE&rank=1 Roddy Doyle - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15841827-t...

As long as someone is suffering - does it matter who?  Book passages read from: Home Body by  Rupi Kaur, https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/49656780-home-body?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=DUmERDdCnb&rank=1 “Why do I let my mind, Get under my skin, I am so sensitive” “But what did I know,  about involuntary orgasms, and agency, and consent, at age 7. 8. 9. and 10.”

I revel in being gay - the atomic explosion of the fairy tale!

The power trip - the underlying two tier society. This is all goes back to 'love is love' Quote used Kahlil Gibran from the Prophet; “Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life’s longing for itself… You may give them your love but not your thoughts, for they have their own thoughts. You may house their bodies but not their souls, for their souls dwell in the house...

Why I think writing creates change. Quotes used; "Sharing our stories is a revolutionary act, and the first step towards building a world where we care for and protect one another. But the stories of Black survivors are often silenced or dismissed." Gloria Steinem, Twitter “The root of oppression is the loss of memory.” Gloria Steinem, My Life on the Road Old Vic Theatre Refugee Week; https://yout...

All the norms we have that we don't think about - My journey outside of Dublin and time to reflect on the last few years in Ireland in particular. Article I refer too; https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/sex-sexuality-and-romance/201711/what-everyone-should-understand-about-pansexuality?utm_source=FacebookPost&utm_medium=FBPost&utm_campaign=FBPost&fbclid=IwAR36b399X1EgvC8zQaF6X7VRp...

My own journey in coming out - what I have learnt from working in conservative environments and being the only girl on the course .. my 1st women's club night ... Why I need to be a Feminist for others ... Why I find a lot of the posts BS... How I have really struggled to have intimate friendships. How I now have then and what matters.

I didn't say the quote quite perfectly (sorry, please forgive me!) Alice Walker — "The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any." Harry Potter quote from Dumbeldore to Harry on how Voldemort takes too much stock in the Prophecy - not Harry's mother's love "Have you any idea how much tyrants fear the people they oppress? All of them realize that, one day, amongs...

Success is not saving someone from their roots Book Lion: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34517032-lion

A podcast that ranges from my experiences on a German exchange trip the year after the Berlin Wall fell to my research on Druids. I want you to look out for the souls who have come together from opposing backgrounds that have caused such trauma but have not compromised their identity. Why pain matters - why you have to feel it - it's not about comparison to what you know - it's about what you feel...

(This is an especially relevant dynamic for daughters) This podcast is aimed at teens as I explain in the intro and I also decided to use 'parent' as the gender-neutral term when I started talking it out! I decided that masculine and feminine energy is an overall complex adult viewpoint...There are enough complexities without this in the mix at 16 - thought if we get these dynamics right ironicall...

This amazing woman had the unique experience of being the 'adult' observer while I worked with a teen who was supported by my Patreon. This is a rare glimpse into what I do from someone who started out as a client as well. It's also an insight into the flexibility which Patreon has allowed me. Please consider supporting so more people can have this experience: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=486422...

An introduction to a rare interview episode I'm going to record next .... 'the fly on the wall' episode which may finally answer the question - what do I do... ? Our limitations in thinking are the reasons for the injustices in humanity - when we understand our need for boxes - we will understand how to create change. A secure individual is not in a box! PS I get 3s and 5s confused (and 'f's, 'r's...