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Purple PsychologyElections, Captilisim, Socialism, Human Design Reflectors and Projectors - the Carters - How do they all go together?What have I been learning and researching in the pause? H.G. Wellshttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57515294-the-young-h-g-wellsRosalynn Carterhttps://www.audible.com/podcast/Rosalynn-Carter-Audio-Biography/B0CNP68Z8C?source_code=ASSGB149080119000H&share_location=pdphttps://www.audible.com/pd/Jimmy-and-Rosalynn-Carter-Power-and-Human-Rights-1975-2020-Audiobook/B0B21VR7BC?source_code=ASSGB149080119000H&share_location=pdpJimmy Carterhttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25330592-a-full-lifeNaom Chomsky:https://youtu.be/Ls6D055tjwo?si=P0Q4lcTLgr3V...2024-12-0319 minPurple PsychologyThe real tragedy of school refusal, school anxiety and self-harm cycleThe talented souls who are sent to the equivalent of daycare and who have so much to offer our humanity are the ones I can't forget. The system is happy because they are occupied and I know the solutions for our future have been lost. The course I have poured my soul into and all of the experiences I have learnt from over the last 15 years - all the success storieshttps://dr-naoise-oreilly.thinkific.com 2024-09-1504 minPurple PsychologyReturning to School with Learning DifferencesNo one needs to struggle either returning to school or beginning school ... We need to change our perceptions of teaching 'normal' Online Literacy Course - for Parents, Students and Resource teachers https://dr-naoise-oreilly.thinkific.com/courses/literacy_and_numeracy_programLabels are Limitshttps://drnaoiseoreilly.org/labels-are-limits/2024-08-2604 minPurple PsychologyWhen will we accept the difference of our children?We will never have inclusive education if we can't accept differences - we need to stop feeling there is something wrong with our children. We need to feel empowered to support the gifts our children have, not the failings we are told they do. It's what I've spent 15 years supporting families to do globally. Links to course site:http://dr-naoise-oreilly.thinkific.com2024-07-2903 min
Purple PsychologyDiscovering the sum of myself* Alll episodes available on Apple Channel - free trial currently https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/channel/purple-psychology/id6446495392My discovery of the sum of myself led to my alchemist's journey. These podcasts are shared with my Apple Subscribers for early access Alchamist's JourneyDr Naoisé O'ReillyWhen you realise the sum of your life is alchemy. All the dots of your journey add to an old innate knowledge. The language you have been searching for to express yourself. Why it makes perfect sense to have created a tabl...2024-06-1812 minPurple PsychologyAbdicating Responsibility in Supporting your ChildAbdicating responsibility in supportign your child - there is a whole industry queued up waiting to feed off your family. In creating these courses I'm asking you to take reusability as a family to create the trajectory of support - for the most difficult conversations; suicide, self-harm, eating disorders, isolation, anxiety, school refusal, literacy and learning challenges.I'm asking you to find the gifts here in the truth. I'm asking you to take ownership of your child's development. This is as big as when I closed my physical school to work more impactfully with...2024-05-2404 minPurple PsychologyChanging Literacy and Numeracy Learning ChallengesIntroducing - Changing Literacy and Numeracy Learning Challenges Program This course is why I have been called a wizard - and it contains magic. The very practical approach I take is designed to get even the most reluctant learner involved.I've developed the support my own parents couldn’t find for me. I always promised students that an hour with us was worth three in your bedroom. Now you get to recreate this for your child. Course Link: https://dr-naoise-oreilly.thinkific.com2024-05-0504 minPurple PsychologyOnline course to integrate Homeschooling into the HomeOnline course to integrate Homeschooling into the Home https://dr-naoise-oreilly.thinkific.comIf you are embarking on homeschooling for any age, any background any learning challenge - for a week, a month a year or life - this program is about creating holistic learning and life balance skills for life. By the end of the program, you should feel as excited as me about the possibilities that homeschooling offers. I read an extract of this book - not because I love it but I do agree with some statements! It's as if...2024-04-2903 minPurple PsychologyOnline Course for Trapped Teen - School Refusal - School AnxietyOnline Course for Trapped Teen - School Refusal - School Anxiety https://dr-naoise-oreilly.thinkific.comThe term Teen goes way beyond an age limit - these people are still dependent on us. They are the outliers of the world with much to offer us - the greatest tragedy is they have worked out the system is broken and doesn't meet modern needs for our world - we've yet to catch up! This program is about fostering their talents to engage with the world again and contribute all they have to offer us. 2024-04-2904 minPurple PsychologyNew Online Program to Support Families with Self-harm, Eating Disorders and Suicide PreventionNew Online Program to Support Families with Self-harm, Eating Disorders and Suicide Prevention https://dr-naoise-oreilly.thinkific.comI read an extract from this book not because I wove it - but because of the place the author gets to in realising that in order to get your best results working with people - you take a part of them through you and you are changed - and in that change is healing https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/347852.The_Road_Less_Traveled?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=WEv4wUUYQj&rank=1The Ro...2024-04-2906 minPurple Psychology4th Athentic Expresison podcast - belongingPublic for a short time to coincide with Patreon Authentic Expression Creators ClubWhat do we need for secureness?:Bounce pads, Belonging?, tribe?Most important books for the session:BelongingFrom Fear to Freedom on the Path to True Community By: Rev. angel Kyodo williamshttps://www.audible.com/pd/Belonging-Audiobook/1683648242? ref=a_library_t_c5_libItem_1683648242&pf_rd_p=80765e81- b10a-4f33-b1d3- ffb87793d047&pf_rd_r=VH835RAFYVFPPATTSEFS&pageLoadId=iissL gr1rCMpcNSa&creativeId=4ee810cf-ac8e-4eeb-8b79-40e176...2023-06-1218 minPurple PsychologyLaunching Authentic Expression Creators Club PatreonAuthentic Expression Creators Club PatreonRegistration Link: https://events.patreon.com/authenticexpressioncreatorsCreate a Patreon: https://support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/115002958403-Start-my-creator-page-on-Patreon My Original Text:An incubation zone to support birthing ideas into the world which are not palatable in your main Patreon zone - as you need your Patreons to stay present or you don’t feel like suffering the projections fallout, or criticism such ideas bring out in others. You hold back from expressing your ideas as others want to commercialise them.You stru...2023-04-2516 minPurple PsychologyThe Autism CycleWho is benefitting from the autism cycle that we are creating in education? Perhaps we are creating a society people can't live in - maybe there isn't anything wrong with them? The autism hour in the supermarkethttps://drnaoiseoreilly.org/purple-learning-project/Homework podcast:https://www.patreon.com/posts/video-3-79139786What parents say:https://drnaoiseoreilly.org/testimonials-for-dr-naoise-oreilly/2023-04-0822 minPurple PsychologyLaunching Apple Podcast Subscriptions - my starseed journeyI've finally done it ... with a good purpose in mind .. a select personal journey to support others... This feels right for now ... it only has to be right for now for me to follow the path! https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/purple-psychology/id981266976?i=1000605015800Thank you for your Support Naoisé2023-03-2003 minPurple PsychologyQuiet quitting - where humanity has reachedWhat is connection? Why is it so demanding in the wrong way?Contacts for me:https://drnaoiseoreilly.org/contact/https://www.instagram.com/drnaoise/https://www.facebook.com/naoise.oreilly.2009Books mentioned:https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/766216.Notes_on_Nursinghttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6114607-the-midwifeQuote:“The very first requirement in a hospital is that it should do the sick no harm.” ― Florence Nightingale, Notes on Nursing: What It Is, and What It Is Not2022-08-3116 minPurple Psychologythe privileged view of COVID sufferingEverything I didn't say in yesterday's podcast - the privileged view of COVID suffering. Why I'm struggling to work with people right now and here is a link to my COVID writing - I'm so glad I did this writing ... it's part diary, journal but also my wish list for humanity. What I hoped we'd learn... https://drnaoiseoreilly.org/11-year-journey-dr-naoise-oreilly/All my current writing is found on my Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=48642261&fan_landing=true2022-06-0709 minPurple PsychologyNavigating COVIDDisclaimer: This podcast is not to be taken as medical advice or in place of medical advice - it is just my personal opinions and experience. I am not a medical doctor and am not providing this advice as one. Do not take this advice in place of seeking medical treatment. Naoisé O' ReillyAll you need to get over COVID, what to be aware of to not catch it - how to not develop long COVID I forgot to mention that I have also seen huge benefits from green tea and Matcha. 2022-06-0627 minPurple PsychologyTrust and Speach for teens (episode 294 again)It's mercury retrograde so of course, there is a tiny little blip in the audio I can't edit out! And this episode has not been posted on Spotify?! So I have left all the links out and let's see if it will be included now? Thanks for your understandingNaoisé(the joys of these 3 weeks spins with a planet of communication ) 2022-01-2915 minPurple PsychologyWhy it’s more than picking pronouns?It's not a fad. It's an outing. It's a big deal to pick your pronouns. I want to journey as Naoisé in the world but recognise the difference in others journeys to mine and hold them in their truth. It's not about just being in the club. It's about being in your wholeness. Your Core. Books:Passing the Playbookand The art of being Normal.https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42969261https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23058402 Myths around Transgender journey:https://www.google.ie/amp...2022-01-0310 minPurple PsychologyAffects of forcing socialisation.What has COVID and lockdown brought to the surface? What is social? Can you force it? What happens when you do? Why have we made something that so many have fought for so complex? I wrote this quote a long time ago now - "Everyone has 3 fundemental needs;to be likedto have a purpose& to know where they belong."Naoisé, April 2010. 2021-09-1706 min
Purple PsychologyEpisode 179: Dejection approach to politics - American Presidential Election - How to vote in any electionYou 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.2020-09-0906 minPurple PsychologyEpisode 178: The biggest challenge in education is investment in ourselvesWhy 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 Balance2020-09-0807 minPurple PsychologyEpisode 177: Motivations matter so much navigating Black Lives Matter as a white personWhy 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/490990142020-09-0306 minPurple PsychologyEpisode 176: Transition/Sophomore year - What is possible?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 much is possible. It's the biggest equality we have had for some time.2020-09-0305 minPurple PsychologyEpisode 175: How to be a more effective teen speaker for Civil RightsThis 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)2020-09-0114 minPurple PsychologyEpisode 174: What do I do?Why do I find it so difficult to explain what I do? What has changed for me over the years? A follow on to what inspires me. Why I'm not a fan of learning assessments and educational development plans.2020-08-2708 minPurple PsychologyEpisode 173: Back to education - what could possibly go wrong?What concerns do I have with the back to school model? How do I feel we have lost value for education? What are some practical tips to look out for students? Why do I feel we have a system based on bullying - why is this not ok. 2020-08-2509 minPurple PsychologyEpisode 172: Generational patterns in education - how we see where we are losing valuesI don't have all the answers in this podcast but I'd like to talk out the patterns I have seen between 1st and 2nd generation to university in families. What are we losing? Why is a 2nd generation so lost? Unfulfilled?2020-08-2404 minPurple PsychologyEpisode 171: Gaslighting in election campaigns - American presidential electionWhat is gaslighting and narcissism? Why are they so effective currently during the American election? This can be used for all relationships but I thought a practical example of the election would be a good context. 2020-08-2407 minPurple PsychologyEpisode 170: Who and what inspires me? My own evolution of learningThe full list from my website - I have skipped some just because this is the longest podcats I have ever recorded and I wanted you to get the end! But I think maybe it's a good way to see the sheer diversity that goes into my thinking and writing. *Note - slight slip where I called it the 'Progressive' Democrats Convention this week - But that has been because it's been so Progressive to me! I think it is really important to credit others work – what has gone before you. And to allow your readers/li...2020-08-2039 minPurple PsychologyEpisode 169: Purple Learning Educational Manifesto -Total Education ReformA complete overhaul of the education system presented for every stage of learning. Why we are not developing balance, responsible well-adjusted people. What needs to change. What possibilities are available to us now because of the pandemic. Link to Manifesto on drnaoiseoreilly dot org. Just above the image, 'Personality is an inconvenience in school'2020-08-1921 minPurple PsychologyEpisode 168: Voting Code Calling - how to win support in the American ElectionHow to turn this around so you don't just hit a wall. How to have a political debate without it being a debate. What matters right now? What is a date beyond the 3rd November which everyone cares about? - Thanksgiving. I promised to still focus at least one episode on the American election in the run up to November. This has huge implications for the whole world as I have already recorded in previous episodes. NOTE: Of course, the origins of Thanksgiving are ironically not positive - but for everyone, this is a landmark day. As many of the...2020-08-1505 minPurple PsychologyEpisode 167: The balance of the individual and the big pictureHow do we create new majorities? Should it be our focus or should we focus on the individual? Why do some people continue the balance of working between the individual and the big message of why they started creating? Why I have had multiple projects since the start. Essays in Awareness on (drnaoiseoreilly dot org) Majorities don't change2020-08-1412 minPurple PsychologyEpisode 166: Why I’m not a fan of continuous assessmentWhy do I feel this is the greatest inequality in education? Why does it not build learning goals or character? Who is affected by our constant pressure system? Why does this feed inequality in education?2020-08-1008 minPurple PsychologyEpisode 165: Distance learning is difficult- why?Why are we viewing distance learning as difficult? Possibly because we have lost the purpose of education in the mix. Why can't we look at other models such as the Open University in the UK which have had a blended learning model since 1969? Will we finally decide to look at inequality in education?2020-08-1012 minPurple PsychologyEpisode 164: The differences between action and reactionary politicsIn a context to Ireland and America. Why I have never got involved in Irish politics despite starting out in student politics both national and within my own university. Why we are still banning tampon ads in Ireland and what route thinking needs to change. Why I focus my energy on the core of each individual.2020-08-0408 minPurple PsychologyEpisode 163: Charting your own growthHow do we chart our own growth? Why do we tend to count up the 'young' achievements of famous people so much more easily than their later achievements? Why is reflection so important in a world of external validation? “Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.”James BaldwinEssay in awareness - 'Journeys' on drnaoiseoreilly dot org2020-08-0105 minPurple PsychologyEpisode 162: The ways we hold traumaA journey into my thoughts from the legendary Rep. John Lewis, non-violent workshops of CORE and the legacy of Alvin Ailey. The dance shows from Alvin Ailey Dance Theatre, Green Wood and Lazarus. My own trauma and my challenges of not being able to dance. My final understanding of how much it takes for us to be physically secure in order to be vulnerable. We can only be vulnerable from the inside out, form having a strong core. And others can only connect with s through our vulnerability.2020-07-2708 minPurple PsychologyEpisode 161: Taking intelligence and literacy out of the same sentenceWhere it all began for me - my goal starting my own school. To take literacy and intelligence out of the same sentence. But what I have realised how we need to build others up in order to achieve this goal. Everyone needs to feel secure and whole in order to meet others as equals. I'm very worried about the legacy of our associations of literacy and intelligence in the mass media for the last few years which is growing daily.2020-07-2706 minPurple PsychologyEpisode 160: What is the purpose of education?How has this changed now that we look to go back to normal? Or has it? Should it? Have we really learnt the difference between education, school and learning? What are my wishes for a new tapestry of education? Can you still find yourself without college? Writing at drnaosieoreilly dot org Essays in Awareness2020-07-2308 minPurple PsychologyEpisode 159: Critical thinking versus overthinking - Expression DevlopistWhy do I can myself an Expression Developist? What is the difference between overthinking and critical thinking? Why I don't like the idea of overthinking. What are the concerns of not having a generation who can critically think and express their opinions? Essays In Awareness pieces 'developist' and 'writing up 11 years' can be found on drnaoiseoreilly dot org2020-07-2106 minPurple PsychologyEpisode 158: Special survival guide for INFJs during COVID19What do INFJs need to know during COVID19? What parts our personality make this a mire intense time? How to get through? How to find the positives? How to be the best version who are contributing to a better humanity. Companion writing can be found in essays in awareness at drnaoiseoreilly dot org2020-07-1909 minPurple PsychologyEpisode 157: To tell students that they have dyslexia or not? The personality differences present in the reaction.A journey through the personality traits that matter when telling a student if they have dyslexia or not? Why labels can be limiting. A how lack of expectation is the real enemy. A listen requested podcats email purple at purplelearning dot ie to send requests!2020-07-1407 minPurple PsychologyPodcast 156: Surviving the pandemic(covid19) in good mental health - what we can learn from Dr Jane GoodallToday marks the incredible feat of 60 years since Dr Jane Goodall (0ne of my heroes) first went to Gombe. What can we learn from her? What do mentally strong people really do to survive this pandemic (Covid19)? What can we learn as a society? Companion writing at drnaoiseoreilly dot org (essay in awareness - Developist)2020-07-1404 minPurple PsychologyEpisode 155: What boys need from their fathers? How does this matter in terms of radicalisation, domestic violence and idenityA follow on to the podcats around what girls need from their fathers which I recorded around fathers day. What boys need is slightly more complex as it is more role driven both in their own identity and how they treat women.2020-07-1207 minPurple PsychologyEpisode 154: Honesty of communication through social media - Freedom of SpeechWhy are we now seeing open letters asking for the right to speech? I always worried about the powerful legacy of insinuation that the '#MeToo' campaign highlighted. I've seen how teens struggle in this world - I know the complex layers to communication, especially those through a text-based world. It's taken me years to find the people to exchange communication with so openly on these platforms in a pure way. A little journey to the complexities I have experienced as a gay woman and why I wrote the piece called 'Insinuations legacy' (found on my drnaoiseoreilly dot org) #freespeach...2020-07-0807 minPurple PsychologyEpisode 153: Exiting the MatrixI wrote a companion piece on exiting the Matrix (drnaosieoreilly dot org)Is there only the option to stay or go? How does having a core help you to stay in the madness? Why is it a journey? Why do I have to live in the grit and not on top of a mountain? Why do I look for a healthy amount of insecurity on others? Why do I sometimes take a step away and what are the origins of my need to understand others? What is it like to have a different frame of reference? 2020-07-0607 minPurple PsychologyEpisode 152: Dancing and my coreHow dance theatre represents my core. Inspiration from Alvin Ailey, Judith Jamison, Pina Bausch. I wrote a companion piece called Individual Voice (drnaosieoreilly dot org) The origins of my own fears of dancing. Could you imagine if we were taught to swagger down the street with our unique voice? To not all learn to march to someone else’s shape?2020-07-0605 minPurple PsychologyEpisode 151: Generational patterns of colonialism and interracial relationshipsInspired by Lorraine Hansberry's play Les Blancs. What are the scars? What are the generational patterns you are trying to overcome in any mixed relationship? Regardless of backgrounds, cultures or religions? What are the scars all around us in our cities? You can be in an interracial relationship and still be racist. 2020-07-0606 minPurple PsychologyPodcast 150: The differences between American and European racism - the scale of hate originsThis is an idea I first saw/heard Music by Loah talk about - the hate scale. How small acts of racism add up to the maximum end of the scale where your life is in danger. I introduce the origins of European racism and American. The cultural experiences which allow us to absorb these; Alvin Ailey's Greenwood, Small Island by Andrea Levy, A Rasin in the sun by Lorrain Hansberry, Barracoon by Zora Neale Hurston, 12 years a slave. The writing of Alice Walker, Toni Morrison and James Baldwin. How it's not enough to just say you are...2020-06-3007 minPurple PsychologyEpisode 149: Personalities of workers facing front line work during COVID 19 - how to make employees feel safe over customer preceptionsNow that lockdown starts to lift I see many nervous unsafe and unhappy employees. We now have hard evidence of how the virus transmits and know how to create safety. But I fear many mangers are being driven by their personalities and the perception of customers over the reality of what needs to be done for everyone's happiness and safety. The reality is ceratin personalities make better decisions on safety and protocols that can be followed easily by others. Maybe we need to pick the people within companies to have these roles? Hint they are not the usual...2020-06-3008 minPurple PsychologyEpisode 148: The hidden energy of social media - the tragedy of another suicideWe 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...2020-06-2806 minPurple PsychologyEpisode 1: (again) New introduction to Purple Psychology Podcast by Dr Naoise O'ReillyI'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)2020-06-2506 minPurple PsychologyEpisode 147: Dating young and old - why single/separated parents should dateThe 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)2020-06-2407 minPurple PsychologyEpisode 146: What to tell children about Covid-19Start 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.2020-06-2404 minPurple PsychologyEpisode 145: Fathers, what children need - especially girlsWe 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?2020-06-2203 minPurple PsychologyEpisode 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 soNothing 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)2020-06-1913 minPurple PsychologyEpisode 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?2020-06-1605 minPurple PsychologyEpisode 142: The idea of balance instead of role driven relationshipsWhat 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 Nemiroff2020-06-1405 minPurple PsychologyEpisode 141: Being secure or successfulWhy 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.2020-06-1403 minPurple PsychologyEpisode 140: Fighting the idea of limiting people - the journey my work has takenWhy 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.2020-06-1005 minPurple PsychologyEpisode 139: Judgement and validation - our internal coreHow do we rise above judgement and validation? Why do we listen to people with little blue dots beside their names? What I resonate within the biography Gwendolyn Brooks and the words of James Baldwin from 1960 Fifth Avenue, Uptown: a letter from Harlem. This is not last weeks news - I'm not moving on until we have created real change.2020-06-1005 minPurple PsychologyEpisode 138: Justification and analytical mind space especially in relation to blacklivesmatterOne real and one imaginary conversation thining about how we have switched off our feeling way of processing the world - the implications of this especially when it comes to justifying behaviours. Are we using justify to understand or to excuse? The differences in the reasons we look for root causes of behaviours. As always companion writing (expression is the real intelligence) can be found on drnaoiseoreilly dot org "Everything must come from the heart, must be lived." Pina Bausch 2020-06-0806 minPurple PsychologyEpisode 137: Why is Alice Walker not on the reading list?I've seen so many lists of what I'm supposed to read to educate myself on Black lives. Why Is Alice Walker on so few? If I made my own list she would be top with Zora Neale Hurston, Lorraine Hansberry, and James Baldwin. And those are just my starting blocks. Why are we so afraid of authentic? What happens when we lose roles in society? The parameters and boxes we so love. Why are teens struggling so much in liberal societies? This is my next body of work and I'm just starting to talk out the ideas and...2020-06-0507 minPurple PsychologyEpisode 136: Why illiterate people make bullies - why expression is so importantExpression the ability to end all abuse. The chasm left inside by not being able to read and write. How we victimise people's literacy which allows others to hide behind their insecurities. How we are breeding narcissism and insecurity in the world. What it means and effects to not be able to read, write and express your feelings constructively. If you only ever listen to one podcast by me - this is the one which tells you why I've devoted my lifes work to expression.2020-06-0406 minPurple PsychologyEpisode 135: Breaking cycles of control for a non-abusive humanityHow to break controlling patterns in children. How to restore balance in the home. How to break the cycles that didn't break for their parents. What consistent behaviours do you need to have as a parent? What to expect fallout as a result. How is this relevant to what we are watching unfold across America currently? Why have we had generations of controlling people who are drawn to professions where they can abuse this need? why my books are starting to feel like manuals for a better humanity. Some parents are really struggling in...2020-06-0306 minPurple PsychologyEpisode 134: Why Black writers are so profound for meWhy do Black writers speak to me on a level like no others? Why is there a correlation for me in illiteracy and race? Why have I spent years using examples from Black history and culture to show difference in every way? Why we have to want difference to finally have history. What Zora Neale Hurston's writing means to me. I've written various companion pieces in the last few weeks on Essays in Awareness on drnaoiseoreilly dot org2020-05-2900 minPurple PsychologyEpisode 133: No children's camps gives space for developmentSo the summer camps have been cancelled. Here is why I'm excited about this too. And here are some suggestions of what you can do instead!2020-05-2908 minPurple PsychologyEpisode 132: Open book examsNailing open book exams. Why I am excited to get beyond regurgitating knowledge. Why this might be the change we need. Why are university exams so much better than school ones. The Experience Effect explained.2020-05-2707 minPurple PsychologyEpisode 131 - Children need friendsWhy do we need friends - are they the same for everyone? What is social interaction for different personalities? Why is zoom sessions good for some? Does school provide the depth of connection we need? I do companion writing for the topics on my dot org lookup drnaoiseoreilly2020-05-2509 minPurple PsychologyEpisode 130: Books for different personalitiesWhy do we read? We are not all the same - we have different motivations. Find yourself in the descriptions and what you might enjoy and why.2020-05-2314 minPurple PsychologyEpisode 129: The Teen gap formingThe gap for Teens to the world has never been so apparent. What is the purpose of education? Are we all just going to sit in our bedrooms waiting for online classes to start and life to begin?2020-05-2208 minPurple PsychologyEpisode 128: one letter makes a difference again INFJs/ENFJsAnother podcast on the differences and similarities with just one letter. The two personalities hat most add voice to the under-represented in the world.2020-05-1809 minPurple PsychologyEpisode 127: Passive aggressive types as parentsWhat personalities make passive aggressive types? Why is it such a damaging trait - how to change their cycle? Understanding the behaviour. The differences between INFJs and INFPs2020-05-1415 minPurple PsychologyEpisode 126: What happens when we lose roles?This is the follow on to the last podcast on domestic violence - the loss of roles - the effects. Why this is so important generationally. Why I struggled to record practical tips to help right now? What I have tried to create in the last episode and why it's not perfect. It feels outdated to have to go back to such defined roles to help. But I know it's the starting place for better communication and respect. Then we can move forward to more balanced relationships.2020-05-1304 minPurple PsychologyEpisode 125: How to stop the spiral of domestic violence in isolationWhy 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 forward. Then the real conversations can start. 2020-05-1114 minPurple PsychologyEpisode 124: Visual stress and how to make online learning presentation betterWhat 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.2020-05-1115 minPurple PsychologyEpisode 123: Personalities theory for homeschooling in insolationThe 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!2020-05-0525 minPurple PsychologyEpisode 122: Changing times for influenceHow 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? 2020-04-3010 minPurple PsychologyEpisode 121: We are not going back to normalTo 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)2020-04-2706 minPurple PsychologyEpisode 120: Lesson ideas/plans for isolationSo 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 resources2020-04-2411 minPurple PsychologyEpisode 119: Online culture and creativity valueAll 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 (homeschooling dot ie)2020-04-2011 minPurple PsychologyEpisode 118: My Pandemic WishlistThe 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!2020-04-1703 minPurple PsychologyEpisode 117: Different roles of parents and teachers in times of isolationWhat 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?2020-04-1406 minPurple PsychologyEpisode 116: Let go of perfectionismWhy 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! will sort out for next episode ...2020-04-1007 minPurple PsychologyEpisode 115: Un-homeschooling (Week 3 of the pandemic lockdown)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 2020-04-0605 minPurple PsychologyEpisode 112: Dummies guide to Homeschooling in Self-IsolationI 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/homeschoolingYou'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? Look up (homeschooling dot ie) for 'open resources for all' links 2020-03-1614 min
Purple PsychologyEpisode 60: Are there judgments in therapy?How do judgments seep into therapy? How are they damaging? Why are assumptions so negative? What's different about how Dr Naoisé O'Reilly works.2017-05-0814 minPurple PsychologyEpisode 47 Timescales and Developmental ScalesTime Scales, Developmental Scales created by Dr Naoisé O'Reilly, Development of teachers within schools, effects of the Micromanagement of people, Comparing students to an average, Use of Labels, The Glass Ceiling effect within schools, Concerns with Junior Certificate Cycle.2017-02-0713 minPurple PsychologyEpisode 46 New Introduction to Purple Psychology PodcastNew Introduction to the Podcast, New interviewer Mel Hoskins, the thinking behind the Podcast, Dr Naoisé O'Reilly's 8-year Journey, What Have I learnt? Grind schools, Mocks evaluations, Doing radio Interviews, Using Bullet Journals.2017-02-0722 min
Purple PsychologyEpisode 38: Stress of Homework Spellings, 10% of Children can’t learn through Phonics, Some Dyslexics are Maths geniuses & Research reveals Homework is bad for Mental HealthEpisode 38 Features: Advice for INFJ’s to learn more about other INFJ’s! Why you can’t compare Education Country by Country, Stress of Homework Spellings for Children ‘wrecks Dr. Naoisé O’Reilly’s head,’ 10% of Children can’t learn through Phonics, Children with Auditory Processing Disorders have issues with Phonics, DuoLingo free App is brilliant for languages! Some Dyslexics are Maths geniuses, Why asking Essay Writers to ‘expand’ is torture & Research reveals Homework is bad for Mental Health.2015-12-0717 min
Purple PsychologyEpisode 37: Boycotting homework & the importance associated with fountain pens & stationeryEpisode 37 Features: Dr. Naoisé O’Reilly was interviewed in studio by Newstalk National Radio in Ireland recently about stepping up her calls for Parents & Children to boycott homework. What’s significant about writing with a Fountain Pen? The importance of choosing unique stationery.2015-11-1112 minPurple PsychologyEpisode 35: LEGO’s importance in Creativity & Dr. Naoisé O’Reilly contacted LEGO Headquarters in Denmark as different Personality Types make LEGO in different ways! Dress codes at work, Dr. Naoisé O’Reilly calls for tracksuits to be banned in non-sportingEpisode 35 Features: LEGO’s importance in Creativity & Dr. Naoisé O’Reilly contacted LEGO Headquarters in Denmark as different Personality Types make LEGO in different ways! Dress codes in the workplace. Dr. Naoisé O’Reilly calls for tracksuits to be banned in non-sporting environments in Universities, the importance of becoming involved in Enterprises at School such as a School Store/Shop & the Japanese book store displaying just one book per week.2015-10-2014 minPurple PsychologyEpisode 34: ‘Crowd Control’ in Schools to diminish Bullying. Merits of The Convention Centre Dublin for crowd flow. Announcement: Dr. Naoisé O’Reilly proves new Asperger’s Syndrome breakthroughs with pre 7-year-old & 10-year-old Children & is referred byEpisode 34 Features: ‘Crowd Control’ in Schools to diminish Bullying. The merits of The Convention Centre Dublin for crowd flow. Announcement: Dr. Naoisé O’Reilly proves new Asperger’s Syndrome breakthroughs with pre 7-year-old & 10-year-old Children & is referred by National Government Health Services.2015-10-2013 min
Purple PsychologyEpisode 33: ‘The Label Vortex’. ‘Resource Hours’ in Schools don’t work. Governments & Education Departments Dr. Naoisé O’Reilly has worked with abroad, no scope in School for ‘Big Picture Thinking’ & scrap homework in School to focus on projectsEpisode 33 Features: ‘The Label Vortex’ & the obsession with Schools going behind Parents backs & having Schoolchildren labeled with Asperger’s Syndrome, Dyslexia & ADHD etc. ‘Resource Hours’ in Schools don’t work, Governments & Education Departments Dr. Naoisé O’Reilly has worked with abroad are more focused on the success of Students, there’s no scope in School for ‘Big Picture Thinking’ & scrap homework in School to focus on projects instead.2015-10-2011 minPurple PsychologyEpisode 31: Visual Stress, lighting, the ‘Pocket’ & ‘Rules’ Apps plus the debate against 9 to 5 working hoursEpisode 31 Features: Visual Stress in families living with Dyslexia, the importance of non-fluorescent lighting & low wattage light bulbs in the workplace, why people shouldn’t be looking at any type of screen 30 minutes before bedtime, choosing more readable fonts for spreadsheets, the best desk colour to work on, Dr. Naoisé O’Reilly recommends the 'Pocket' App for organizing news articles, Dr. Naoisé O’Reilly also recommends the 'Rules' App for Sequencing & some of the most creative people in the history of the World never worked 9 to 5!2015-09-1013 minPurple PsychologyEpisode 26: Introverted boys dropping out of School, Susan Cain’s ‘Quiet’, what stresses Extrovert students out, Top personal wellbeing Tips & Dr. Naoisé O’Reilly recommends ‘Momentum Valley’ for DyspraxiaEpisode 26 Features: Introverted teenage boys dropping out of the School system, discussing Susan Cain’s book on Introverts ‘Quiet’, what stresses Extrovert students out during exams, the benefits of Origami, Noise Canceling Headphones, LEGO, Jigsaws, colouring books for grown-ups, exercise, cooking & puzzles for personal wellbeing & Dr. Naoisé O’Reilly recommends ‘Momentum Valley’ App for Dyspraxia & Directional Difficulties.2015-08-0712 minPurple PsychologyEpisode 20: Why Dyslexic Children find escalators & playing music difficult. 3 new Methods from Dr. Naoisé O’Reilly. Tips on how to deal with a perfectionist Child & explaining the 2 types of Practical peopleEpisode 20 Features: Reasons why Dyslexic Children find escalators & playing music difficult. Seeing colour in music and Dyslexics finding patterns in music. 3 new Methods from Dr. Naoisé O’Reilly - Purple Speech Paths®, Purple Empathy Creation® & Purple Integration Programmes®. Tips on how to deal with a perfectionist Child & Dr. Naoisé O’Reilly discovers there are two types of Practical people.2015-07-2210 minPurple PsychologyEpisode 17: Educational blueprints, Charles Dickens’ impact on Global literacy, Interviewing International celebrities about literacy, why Hogwarts in Harry Potter got School wrong & Dr. Naoisé O’Reilly unveils Her education wish listEpisode 17 Features: Educational blueprints, Charles Dickens’ limited education & impact on Global literacy, Interviewing International celebrities about literacy & not being permitted to make the content public, why Hogwarts in Harry Potter got School wrong & Dr. Naoisé O’Reilly unveils Her education wish list.2015-06-0116 min
Purple PsychologyEpisode 2: Introverts & Extroverts sharing the same World & Social Media!Episode 2 Features: Introverts & Extroverts explained. How Introverts & Extroverts share the same World & how they differ on Social Media!This is the old intro - I record a new episode one in June 2020 Naoisé2015-04-0410 min