Purple Psychology

Why now are the ingredients for an increase in domestic violence and child abuse? How do we change the patterns? What are practical solutions to help everyone feel they have a role at home? We need to get inside the mindset and change the dynamics and feelings for those involved. Not just judge from the sidelines. I believe that if you create more happy times that these will generate more going fo...

What is visual stress? Why do I wear red glasses? How do they help? What do younger children miss when we don't realise the page is dancing for them? Tips and tricks to cope without glasses and the benefits of doing this for a while growing up. How to make your online lessons more accessible for people with these challenges.

The benefits and the pitfalls. Finding your own child in the description. I'm a unique educator who uses personality theory to excel rather than focusing on labels. Personality is an inconvenience in school don't let it be the same at home!

How do influencers work? What questions do we have an opportunity more than ever to ask? Why I will never have a large social media account any time soon. How is social media algorithms actually limiting us? Can we really measure change in likes?

To avoid mental illness and hitting a real destructive wall here you need to process that we are not going back to normal. You need to mourn what you have lost. Only then will you be able to see the possibilities. Only when you have done this honestly for yourself can you lead your children through. For open writing of my journey see (drnaoiseoreilly org)

So we are all starting to lose the plot - what elements do students/children in your world need right now? What can help? Ideas for projects that build towards a future point. Why it is important to talk about grief and how to do this. Lookup (homeschooling ie ) for open resources and lesson ideas - I'll try find puppet photos! Look up Dr Naoise O'Reilly and contact me for other resources

All that is possible during this time. Why creativity matters so much. How it allows us to think of new ideas and process our emotions. The difference between reading, listening to talk/podcast or watching a drama or a theatre show. What theatre really evokes in us. Creating the next generation of creative souls. Please donate to the artists of whatever you watch! Open resources lookup (homeschool...

The shortest podcast I have ever recorded but probably the one which has meant the most to me. What can you gain from this time in isolation? How can the world become a better place? How can you parent a better generation? What is the real cost of saving the planet? For all those people who are sick of hearing from motivators at this time - here's another clear message for you!

What are the different values in being a teacher or a parent? What is confusing right now in isolation world? Why is it so important to have outside external validation? Who needs mentors and why? How do you create this external space right now?

Why are children not working independently? Stop micromanaging Homeschooling - allow space for the magic to unfold. If we focus on perfectionism we lose personality and creativity. Personality has always been an inconvenience in school - don't allow it to feel the same at home! Open resources lookup (homeschooling dot ie) ps sorry, my chair needs maintenance as it's developed an annoying click! wi...

Week 3 of the pandemic lockdown I’ve grown to really hate the term homeschooling - but then I don’t like unschooling either so let's go for un-homeschooling! How to take control during this time. What amazing benefits are there to this time in terms of personality development? look up homeschooling dot ie for open resources

The new great taboo - to do anything meaningful during this time! The is not about letting everything go. Productivity happens in the slowness. The balance. Not the rat race - what example are you setting your children? Pure escapism from your life? Great piece featured on Motherwell "The class of 2020" By Christina Nifong. Get inventive about how to create these milestones ...

This is not about cramming your whole course. This is not an extended study break! It's an end of the world type of experience. This is a time to completely re-evaluate all you want from life! Do all the things you don't normally do. Learn a self-care routine. Learning as an experience instead of knowledge. Stretch yourselves. Look me up (homeschooling dot ie) for link to open resources for all.

I have now poured all this experience into an online course - work your way through to enjoying homeschooling... the endless possibilities offered to families  ...  https://dr-naoise-oreilly.thinkific.com/courses/homeschooling You've become a home educator overnight - not something that was ever on your bucket list - How do you cope? what is available? How do you enjoy this? What are the benefits?...

The Teen episode of how to cope with suddenly being stuck at home! How to navigate all the people in the house - what role you can play! How to not get sucked into a vortex of staying in bed too late and everyone being in a nark with you! I accidentally suggested burying your books under your bedroom instead of bed! But it's natural and real recording.

How to not only survive self-isolation but be productive, happy, balanced, have a family life - how to live for life and not just work. How to create different environments in your home to reflect the different elements of living in confinement.

Why is the framework of learning styles good? How do I use these? It's not simplistic. It's not about showing, it's about learning.

Why has the podcast been so quiet in the last year? What are the tips and tricks I've learnt for writing? What are the best tools for someone with dyslexia to use to write? What are the important factors to get right?

All you need to know about the different types of mediation and all the ways you can use mediation. Still a bit voiceless after the flu sorry!

Using all the phone and app statistics to help you stick to new routine, goals and new years resolutions so they don't all die by February!

Ambiverts, what are they? why the confusion? what are all the other factors as it is not as simple as introversion and extroversion? Are you really an INFJ?

How does believing in something bigger than you help you in a pressured world? Jung's 5 keys to happiness. The harbour within, The story of sister Consilio and the development of her addiction clinics in Ireland.

Vulnerability is your greatest strength. How? What is it so important to accept your own vulnerabilities and insecurities? Why do good teachers have a healthy amount of insecurity? Divergent - selfless sounds like selfish when I say it! A word I get stuck on pronouncing right!

How we don't develop experiences in education. We don't allow people to use their natural coping strategies. Why do people use their fingers to count? What can we learn about the perfect learning environment from Dumbledore, Harry Potter, and the Deathly Hallows?

A new format of the podcast. No presenter - just me! Ironic to record an episode on what does growth feel like? The 4 stages of growth according to Jung. Reading the Seat for the Soul by Gary Zukav. What do different personalities need to jump over the stages? Why do we need to incubate sometimes? and Maslow's hierarchy of needs.