Dr Naoisé O'Reilly

Purple Psychology

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I’m a writer and researcher exploring human behavior, hidden patterns, and societal dynamics. I love connecting ideas across disciplines to help people think critically, live authentically, and better understand themselves and the world. My work includes poetry, books, essays, a podcast called Purple Psychology, and more—I have a heart for anyone seeking guidance, and I’ve spent my adult life helping students who don’t feel like they “fit” the mold. If that’s you, or you simply feel drawn to the space, I hope you’ll visit and stay for a time with me.©️Dr Naoisé O’Reilly 2026

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Jul 3, 2026

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Episode 199 Representative, politician or businessman - Thoughts on the final presidential election debate 23.10.2020

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"

Episode 198: Migration and Education 21.10.2020

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?

Episode 197: Women need to get pissed off during the pandemic 19.10.2020

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.

Episode 196: I can't be the only person capable of smiling during a pandemic? Using schools to create society. 19.10.2020

Why are people struggling so much? Why are we now using schools to create society instead of education?

Episode 195: Agism and Covid-19 13.10.2020

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...

Episode 194: You create unconditional in the extremes 12.10.2020

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 Die Music: Icelandic Band Amiina - song What Are We Waiting For?

Episode 193: College and university students stuck in their dorms - mental well-being 08.10.2020

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

Episode 192 Voice patterns in the Vice Presidental Debate 08.10.2020

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

Episode 191: Introverts and Extroverts social media - sharing pain 06.10.2020

Why Introverts and Extroverts are different on social media. Why Extroverts need to share their pain. Stop judging them.

Episode 190: Black masculinity and how the world is afraid 06.10.2020

What are the assumptions of Black masculinity based in? Why is it so easy to judge? How are we goign to change these assumptions? If we change them for America we change them for the world. I mention Toni Morrison's Beloved and Barracoon by Zora Neal Hurston.

Episode 189: The great divide - how to close the gap in humanity not just an election 02.10.2020

How we develop cores - a strong sense of achieving beyond ourselves? How we go through the Jung stages of development to feel good enough to take actions beyond us and for others. How if you have not had the privilege of achieving for yourself you don't feel good enough to be picked by the team for humanity. Those who have achieved need to be mindful of how they address these people who are still...

Episode 188: Thoughts on 1st US presidential debate - affects on domestic abuse 30.09.2020

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?

Episode 187: Why do we read out loud? What is the purpose of reading? 28.09.2020

The legacy of the church in education. We don't read to learn or to find the words to express ourselves.

Episode 186: Admiration is such a twisted place right now - how to find truth in an election 28.09.2020

Gaslighting effects in the election campaign. How to find your truth right now - some simple strategies to help you.

Episode 185: Cores - what has been going through my mind this week 24.09.2020

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.

Episode 184: cancel culture - a non-compromising generation 21.09.2020

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.

Episode 183: Navigating the COVID world with Processing Challenges 21.09.2020

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.

Episode 182: The scales of Literacy 17.09.2020

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 - htt...

Episode 181: Plugging into others pain 16.09.2020

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)

Episode 180: Everyone is different and learns differently 11.09.2020

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?

Episode 179: Dejection approach to politics - American Presidential Election - How to vote in any election 09.09.2020

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 Lewis Comment from Lorraine Hansberry on meeting the freedom ride...

Episode 178: The biggest challenge in education is investment in ourselves 08.09.2020

Why we need to believe in something bigger than ourselves to be successful - successful being secureness. Why we can't keep comparing health and education. Essay in Awareness at (drnaoiseoreilly dot org) The Mirco-macro Balance

Episode 177: Motivations matter so much navigating Black Lives Matter as a white person 03.09.2020

Why your motivations leave an energetic footprint. My own reflections on the mistakes I made when I moved on with my projects 7 years ago. My passion for Black Writers public writing on my Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/posts/49099014

Episode 176: Transition/Sophomore year - What is possible? 03.09.2020

I don't want to continue to read limited mindset articles on what is not possible this year... So many global projects are taking place online. Dr Jane Goodall's Back To Kind, Ailey Arts In Education & Community Programs, The virtual March on Washington, Centenary of women's right to vote - there is so much happening now. Suddenly if you have a computer and an internet connection in school so...

Episode 175: How to be a more effective teen speaker for Civil Rights 01.09.2020

This can work for any campaign. Why are older speakers move effective? Some tips and what changes with ages? Essay in Awareness for the Podcast 'Wishing on a dream' (drnaoiseoreilly dot org)

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