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S2E25 – Are You Absorbing Other People's Energy? How to Protect Yourself
Ever leave a conversation feeling exhausted, heavy, or emotionally drained? In this episode, I share practical and spiritual techniques to protect your energy, cut unhealthy energetic connections, and reclaim your personal power.
In this episode of Catching the Octopus, I explore energetic protection, emotional boundaries, and practical techniques you can use to stop absorbing negativity from the people around you. We discuss why reacting to negative energy can strengthen energetic connections, how to create healthy boundaries, and simple visualisation techniques such as protection bubbles, cord cutting, grounding, and energetic cleansing.
You'll learn:
✔️ Why "not accepting the gift" of negativity is your first line of defence
✔️ How energetic connections can form through conflict, gossip, and rumination
✔️ Simple energetic protection techniques you can use daily
✔️ Cord-cutting visualisation exercises for emotional release
✔️ Grounding and nature-based practices for restoring balance
✔️ The difference between external energy influences and self-sabotage
✔️ How intuition and body awareness can guide your decision-makingWhether you're highly sensitive, interested in spirituality, energy healing, personal growth, or simply looking for ways to feel more grounded and empowered, this episode offers practical insights to help you protect your wellbeing.
🎙️ Catching the Octopus explores psychology, subconscious beliefs, personal growth, leadership, healing, and the hidden influences shaping our lives.
#EnergyProtection #SpiritualGrowth #PersonalDevelopment #EnergyHealing #CordCutting #Intuition #Mindset #SelfAwareness #EmotionalBoundaries #Grounding #Spirituality #HealingJourney #CatchingTheOctopus
Hosted by Niomi Hurley, a human behaviour researcher and clinical hypnotherapist who integrates psychology with energy-informed healing approaches. With experience in corporate environments and individual practice, and through her work at Get Up and Grow Consulting, Niomi works with organisations and individuals to build capacity by addressing the behavioural, emotional, and subconscious factors that influence wellbeing and performance.
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S2E24 – The Truth About Witchcraft Nobody Talks About: Modern Magic Explained with Maritza Schafer
What if everything you've been taught about witchcraft is wrong?
In this fascinating conversation, I sit down with transformation coach and lifelong witch Maritza Schafer to explore the real meaning of witchcraft, energy work, magic, tarot, intention setting, and spiritual practice in the modern world.
Far from the stereotypes portrayed in popular culture, we discuss how ancient wisdom traditions, mindfulness, energy awareness, and personal empowerment can help people navigate stress, uncertainty, burnout, and major life transitions.
We also explore:
✅ The historical origins of witch persecution
✅ Why powerful healers were feared
✅ The connection between spirituality and personal freedom
✅ How energy work actually works
✅ Tarot, divination and intuition explained
✅ Practical grounding and protection techniques
✅ Why many people hide their spiritual beliefs at work
✅ The ethics of magic and intention setting
✅ How to stay grounded during times of uncertainty and changeWhether you're deeply spiritual, curious about witchcraft, interested in energy healing, or simply looking for practical ways to create positive change in your life, this episode offers thought-provoking insights and practical tools you can begin using immediately.
#Witchcraft #Spirituality #EnergyHealing #Tarot #PersonalGrowth #Mindset #Transformation #Consciousness #SelfDevelopment #Podcast
Connect with Maritza Schafer
Website - https://brujaschool.com
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/maritza.a.schafer
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TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@maritza.a.schafer
Maritza is a lifelong witch, transformation coach, and the founder of Bruja School. She created the Liberation Magic Method, which is a practical system for spiritual and personal transformation, where you can learn to work real magic and make your life the most powerful spell you'll ever cast.
Born and raised in Chile in a family of witches, Maritza learned to work with power, energy, and truth as elements of an integrated system from very early on.
Magic wasn't something she discovered later in life, it was the air that she grew up in. She was raised a bruja, the kind for whom magic is simply part of how life works.
Hosted by Niomi Hurley, a human behaviour researcher and clinical hypnotherapist who integrates psychology with energy-informed healing approaches. With experience in corporate environments and individual practice, and through her work at Get Up and Grow Consulting, Niomi works with organisations and individuals to build capacity by addressing the behavioural, emotional, and subconscious factors that influence wellbeing and performance.
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S2E23 – The Red Flags Were Always There: Why We Ignore What People Show Us
Have you ever looked back on a relationship and realised the red flags were there all along?
In this episode of Catching the Octopus, Niomi explores the psychology of projection, why we often see people through the lens of our own values, and how bonding can blind us to the reality of who someone is.
Whether it's a romantic relationship, friendship, family connection, or workplace relationship, many of us create stories about people that don't match their actual behaviour. We see potential instead of reality, make excuses for behaviour that hurts us, and ignore signs that something isn't aligned.
Niomi shares personal insights from her own healing journey, including overcoming abandonment wounds, people-pleasing patterns, and the need for external validation. She discusses:
✅ Why we project our values onto others
✅ How manipulation and unhealthy dynamics develop gradually
✅ The difference between seeing potential and seeing reality
✅ Why self-love and self-worth are essential for healthy relationships
✅ How abandonment and rejection wounds affect our choices
✅ The psychology behind people-pleasing and over-giving
✅ Why boundaries feel difficult when you're deeply bonded to someone
✅ How to recognise relationships that are no longer aligned
✅ The role of self-inquiry in personal growth and healing
✅ Moving from external blame to personal empowermentThis episode is for anyone who has ever wondered:
"Why didn't I see the signs?"
"Why do I keep attracting the same type of person?"
"How do I stop abandoning myself to keep others happy?"If you're interested in psychology, relationships, self-awareness, personal development, emotional healing, subconscious patterns, spirituality, or authentic living, this conversation will give you plenty to reflect on.
🎧 Listen now and start seeing people, and yourself, more clearly.
#Psychology #Relationships #SelfWorth #PersonalGrowth #Boundaries #PeoplePleasing #EmotionalHealing #SelfAwareness #CatchingTheOctopus #NiomiHurley
Hosted by Niomi Hurley, a human behaviour researcher and clinical hypnotherapist who integrates psychology with energy-informed healing approaches. With experience in corporate environments and individual practice, and through her work at Get Up and Grow Consulting, Niomi works with organisations and individuals to build capacity by addressing the behavioural, emotional, and subconscious factors that influence wellbeing and performance.
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S2E21 – Consciousness, Energy Healing & Spiritual Awakening Explained with Michael Monk
What if consciousness is far more than the physical body? What if spiritual experiences are not imagination, but a deeper connection to reality?
In this thought-provoking episode of Catching the Octopus, Niomi Hurley sits down with renowned spiritual teacher and energy mastery educator Michael Monk to explore the nature of consciousness, spirituality, energy healing, and the relationship between mind, body and spirit. Based on the interview transcript provided in the uploaded file, the discussion covers personal spiritual experiences, healing, meditation, clairvoyance, out-of-body experiences, past life regression, and the search for deeper meaning.
Michael shares his extraordinary journey from traditional prayer to direct spiritual experiences, including what he describes as encounters with God, miraculous healing, expanded states of consciousness, and years of exploring spiritual energy and perception. Niomi also reflects on her own experiences with energy healing, intuition, past life regression, and balancing a scientific mindset with spiritual exploration.
Whether you're deeply spiritual, naturally sceptical, curious about consciousness, or exploring your own intuitive gifts, this conversation invites you to consider new perspectives on what it means to be human.
In this episode we discuss:
✅ Direct spiritual experiences and personal awakening
✅ The relationship between mind, body and spirit
✅ Energy healing and intuition
✅ Clairvoyance and expanded consciousness
✅ Out-of-body experiences and altered states
✅ Why many people question their spiritual experiences
✅ The role of meditation and presence
✅ The connection between science, spirituality and consciousness
✅ Past life regression and interlife experiences
✅ Finding meaning, purpose and connection
If you've ever wondered whether there is more to reality than what we can see, hear and touch, this episode is for you.
#SpiritualAwakening #Consciousness #EnergyHealing #MindBodySpirit #SpiritualGrowth #Meditation #Clairvoyance #Intuition #PersonalTransformation #HigherConsciousness #SpiritualPodcast #EnergyWork #SelfAwareness #PastLifeRegression #CatchingTheOctopus
Connect with Michael Monk
Website - https://michaelmonk.bio/
YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@MichaelMonkAvatar
Michael is a world renowned healer and teacher of spirituality, metaphysics and energy mastery with a focused devotion to God.
His journey began in 1999 when he spontaneously received a powerful communication from the voice of God followed by many experiences of reality bending miracles through prayer.
Seeking to understand the mechanisms behind the miracles he experienced led him to the arts of spiritual energy mastery. Guided by the Holy Spirit Michael quickly obtained a very high level of conscious understanding and demonstrable abilities including a telekinetic influence over the elements.
He created the Avatar Energy Mastery Institute in 2011, an online school where thousands of people from all over the world have been able to successfully study and train in the arts of healing, clairvoyance, out-of-body travel, telekinesis and mastery of mind and body.
Hosted by Niomi Hurley, a human behaviour researcher and clinical hypnotherapist who integrates psychology with energy-informed healing approaches. With experience in corporate environments and individual practice, and through her work at Get Up and Grow Consulting, Niomi works with organisations and individuals to build capacity by addressing the behavioural, emotional, and subconscious factors that influence wellbeing and performance.
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S2E21 – The Hidden Ego Trap Behind Always Needing to Be Right
Why do some people always need to be right, even when it damages relationships, leadership, trust, or connection?
In this episode of Catching the Octopus Podcast, Niomi Hurley explores the psychology of ego, emotional regulation, confidence, validation, and the deep subconscious need many people have to prove themselves right. From relationships and workplaces to leadership, social media culture, and spirituality, this conversation unpacks how ego quietly shapes the way we think, feel, behave, and communicate.
Niomi shares personal reflections, leadership experiences, psychological insights, and practical tools to help listeners recognise when they are operating from ego versus grounded self-confidence. The episode also explores why emotionally secure people can stay curious, admit mistakes, regulate emotions, and prioritise outcomes over winning arguments.
This episode covers:
The psychology behind needing to be right Ego vs authentic confidence Emotional triggers, rejection wounds & validation seeking How ego impacts relationships and workplace culture Leadership, psychological safety & emotional intelligence Why secure people don't need constant external validation Social media outrage culture & moral superiority Spiritual awareness, humility & self-observation How to stop reacting defensively Practical ways to move from ego into confidenceIf you've ever struggled with defensiveness, overexplaining, needing the last word, or feeling emotionally triggered when challenged — this episode will help you better understand yourself and others.
#Ego #Confidence #Psychology #EmotionalIntelligence #SelfAwareness #Leadership #Mindset #PersonalGrowth #Healing #Relationships #HumanBehaviour #SpiritualGrowth #SelfWorth #Communication #MentalHealth #OrganisationalPsychology #EmotionalRegulation #Podcast #CatchingTheOctopus #NiomiHurley
Hosted by Niomi Hurley, a human behaviour researcher and clinical hypnotherapist who integrates psychology with energy-informed healing approaches. With experience in corporate environments and individual practice, and through her work at Get Up and Grow Consulting, Niomi works with organisations and individuals to build capacity by addressing the behavioural, emotional, and subconscious factors that influence wellbeing and performance.
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S2E20 – What Healing Actually Looks Like (And Why It Feels So Hard)
Healing isn't always peaceful, sometimes it feels like emotional chaos before transformation.
In this episode of Catching the Octopus, Niomi Hurley breaks down the real stages of the healing journey, including emotional dysregulation, overthinking, trauma responses, rest, trust, acceptance, and personal transformation.If you've ever experienced heartbreak, grief, emotional overwhelm, anxiety, relationship pain, burnout, or a major life trigger, this episode explains why healing can feel exhausting, and why that discomfort may actually be part of your growth.
Niomi explores:
Emotional dysregulation and trauma responses Why you shouldn't make major decisions while triggered The dangers of suppressing emotions Moving from emotional chaos into logical processing How rumination affects your energy and nervous system The importance of rest and nervous system recovery Trusting the healing process Forgiveness, subconscious healing, hypnosis and energy work Why healing isn't linear How painful experiences can lead to transformation and resilienceThis episode blends psychology, emotional intelligence, healing practices, spirituality, subconscious work and personal growth to help listeners better understand what happens during deep emotional healing.
If you've been feeling emotionally overwhelmed, stuck in repetitive patterns, struggling to let go, or questioning your healing journey, this conversation may help you feel seen and understood.
#healingjourney #emotionalhealing #traumahealing #selfgrowth #personaldevelopment #mindset #healing #spiritualgrowth #emotionalregulation #podcast
Hosted by Niomi Hurley, a human behaviour researcher and clinical hypnotherapist who integrates psychology with energy-informed healing approaches. With experience in corporate environments and individual practice, and through her work at Get Up and Grow Consulting, Niomi works with organisations and individuals to build capacity by addressing the behavioural, emotional, and subconscious factors that influence wellbeing and performance.
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S2E19 – The Truth About Forgiveness: Releasing Pain, Karma and Emotional Attachment
Forgiveness does not mean forgetting, excusing bad behaviour, or letting someone back into your life.
Niomi explores the deeper meaning of forgiveness, not as an excuse for poor behaviour, but as a pathway to freedom, healing and energetic release.
Forgiveness is often misunderstood. Many people believe that forgiving someone means letting them off the hook, pretending the pain did not happen, or removing consequences. But true forgiveness is not about the other person. It is about releasing the emotional attachment, energetic cords and mental replay that can keep us tied to past pain.
Niomi shares her own reflections on retaliation, karma, spiritual growth and learning to choose peace over being right. She also explores the importance of self-forgiveness, especially when we look back at past decisions, behaviours, relationships or versions of ourselves with disappointment, shame or guilt.
This episode blends psychology, spirituality, energy awareness and personal growth to unpack how forgiveness can help us move forward without abandoning boundaries, accountability or self-respect.
#Forgiveness #SelfForgiveness #HealingJourney #EmotionalHealing #SpiritualGrowth #LettingGo #EnergyHealing #PersonalGrowth #Boundaries #SelfCompassion #CatchingTheOctopus #NiomiHurley #GetUpAndGrowConsulting
Hosted by Niomi Hurley, a human behaviour researcher and clinical hypnotherapist who integrates psychology with energy-informed healing approaches. With experience in corporate environments and individual practice, and through her work at Get Up and Grow Consulting, Niomi works with organisations and individuals to build capacity by addressing the behavioural, emotional, and subconscious factors that influence wellbeing and performance.
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S2E18 – Inner Child Healing: The Hidden Programming Running Your Life
What if the way you think, feel, and react today… was programmed years ago?
This episode breaks down how your inner child is still shaping your reality and how to heal it.In this powerful episode of Catching the Octopus, Niomi Hurley dives into inner child healing, subconscious programming, and emotional triggers and how your past experiences continue to influence your present reality.
Through a guided visualisation and deep reflection, Niomi explores how unresolved emotions, childhood wounds, and past versions of yourself can impact your relationships, self-worth, and behaviours today. More importantly, she shows you how to reconnect, reframe, and release what no longer serves you.
This episode isn't about adding more, it's about removing the beliefs and patterns that are holding you back.
In this episode, you'll learn:
How childhood experiences shape your subconscious beliefs Why emotional triggers are actually powerful teachers The link between shame, guilt, and self-sabotage How to reconnect with your inner child safely A guided visualisation to support healing and self-worth Why "you are enough" is more than just a phraseIf you've ever felt stuck, triggered, or like you're not enough then this episode is for you.
#InnerChildHealing #SubconsciousMind #EmotionalHealing #SelfWorth #ShadowWork #HealingJourney #MindsetShift #PersonalGrowth #SpiritualAwakening #TraumaHealing
Hosted by Niomi Hurley, a human behaviour researcher and clinical hypnotherapist who integrates psychology with energy-informed healing approaches. With experience in corporate environments and individual practice, and through her work at Get Up and Grow Consulting, Niomi works with organisations and individuals to build capacity by addressing the behavioural, emotional, and subconscious factors that influence wellbeing and performance.
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S2E17 – Flow and Alignment: Why You're Forcing Life (and How to Finally Let It Work for You)
Are you forcing life instead of flowing with it?
This episode breaks down why alignment might be the missing piece and how to shift instantly.In this episode of Catching the Octopus, we explore the powerful connection between flow state and alignment and why so many people feel stuck, frustrated, or like they're constantly pushing uphill.
Niomi shares how subconscious programming, self-worth blocks, and societal expectations keep us operating out of force rather than flow and what it actually takes to shift into a state where life starts working with you instead of against you.
You'll learn how to recognise when you're out of alignment, how to raise your internal "frequency thermostat," and how small mindset shifts can completely change what you attract into your life.
This episode blends psychology, mindset, and energetic awareness to help you move from chasing outcomes to naturally attracting them.
What You'll Learn:
The difference between flow vs alignment (and why it matters) How low self-worth blocks your ability to receive The role of subconscious beliefs and societal conditioning How to identify what's truly in alignment for you Practical ways to shift your emotional and energetic state Why "forcing" creates suffering—and what to do instead The concept of your internal "frequency thermostat" How to turn everyday tasks into high-vibration experiencesKey Takeaway: When you stop forcing outcomes and start aligning with what genuinely lights you up, life begins to unfold with more ease, clarity, and opportunity.
#FlowState #Alignment #MindsetShift #PersonalGrowth #SpiritualGrowth #SelfWorth #LawOfAttraction #EnergyWork #SubconsciousMind #EmotionalWellbeing
Hosted by Niomi Hurley, a human behaviour researcher and clinical hypnotherapist who integrates psychology with energy-informed healing approaches. With experience in corporate environments and individual practice, and through her work at Get Up and Grow Consulting, Niomi works with organisations and individuals to build capacity by addressing the behavioural, emotional, and subconscious factors that influence wellbeing and performance.
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S2E16 – Breaking the System: Small Shifts That Create Big Change
In this powerful and thought-provoking episode of Catching the Octopus, Niomi Hurley explores how deeply embedded societal systems, particularly patriarchal and capitalist structures, shape the way we think, behave, and relate to one another.
Drawing from personal experiences, psychology, and everyday observations, Niomi unpacks the concept of micro-feminisms, small, intentional actions that challenge unconscious bias and begin to rebalance power dynamics in subtle but meaningful ways.
This episode dives into:
How unconscious gender bias shows up in daily life Why systems impact both women and men The hidden emotional and cognitive load carried in relationships The role of upbringing and conditioning in shaping behaviour Real-life examples of micro-feminist actions you can start today How self-awareness is the first step to systemic changeNiomi also shares reflections from her own life, including dating experiences, relationship dynamics, and the internal shifts required to step out of conditioned roles.
This isn't about blame, it's about awareness, responsibility, and creating change from the inside out.
If you've ever felt frustrated by the way the world operates or questioned the roles we've been taught to play, this episode will give you a new lens to see it through and practical ways to start shifting it.
#MicroFeminism #GenderBias #ImplicitBias #PersonalGrowth #SelfAwareness #Feminism #MindsetShift #EmotionalLabour #CognitiveLoad #BreakingTheSystem #ModernRelationships #HumanBehaviour #PsychologyPodcast #Empowerment #CatchingTheOctopus
Hosted by Niomi Hurley, a human behaviour researcher and clinical hypnotherapist who integrates psychology with energy-informed healing approaches. With experience in corporate environments and individual practice, and through her work at Get Up and Grow Consulting, Niomi works with organisations and individuals to build capacity by addressing the behavioural, emotional, and subconscious factors that influence wellbeing and performance.
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S2E15 - Witchcraft, Rituals & the Mind: The Psychology Behind Everyday Magic
In this episode of Catching the Octopus, I explore a topic that might feel a little controversial at first… witchcraft.
But before you switch off, this isn't about spells, darkness, or anything to fear. It's about understanding how many of the things we do every single day. Our rituals, prayers, habits, and intention setting are actually rooted in the same principles.
Through a blend of psychology, personal experience, and spiritual insight, I break down how practices once labelled as "witchcraft" have been reframed into religion, routine, and modern wellbeing practices.
We explore:
Why humans fear what they don't understand (and how this shaped history) How rituals were rebranded into religion and institutional practices The psychology behind intention setting, repetition, and emotional engagement Everyday "witchcraft" examples like birthday wishes, prayer, weddings, and meditation The role of priming, conditioning, neuroplasticity, and identity reinforcement How energy, intention, and belief shape your internal and external reality Why not all intention is neutral—and how negative intention can backfireThis episode invites you to shift from fear to curiosity, and to recognise that what we often label as "magic" may simply be the intentional use of mind, emotion, and meaning.
If you've ever been curious about spirituality but want a logical lens to understand it—this episode is for you.
#witchcraft #everydaymagic #spirituality #psychology #mindset #selfdevelopment #energyhealing #manifestation #intention #rituals #beliefsystems #subconsciousmind #neuroplasticity #mentalwellbeing #healingjourney #spiritualgrowth #personaldevelopment #emotionalintelligence #innerwork #selfawareness #energywork #lawofattraction #mindbodyconnection #podcastlife #australianpodcast #catchingtheoctopus #growthmindset #curiosityoverfear #rewireyourbrain #modernspirituality
Hosted by Niomi Hurley, a human behaviour researcher and clinical hypnotherapist who integrates psychology with energy-informed healing approaches. With experience in corporate environments and individual practice, and through her work at Get Up and Grow Consulting, Niomi works with organisations and individuals to build capacity by addressing the behavioural, emotional, and subconscious factors that influence wellbeing and performance.
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S2E14 - The Truth About Twin Flames: Healing, Triggers and the 5D Connection
Have you ever experienced a connection so intense it felt spiritual, magnetic and impossible to explain?
In this episode of Catching the Octopus, I talk about twin flame connections, what they really are, and why they are so often romanticised. I share my personal experience of a twin flame encounter, the emotional healing it triggered, the runner/chaser dynamic, the 5D energetic connection, and why twin flames are very different from karmic relationships.
This episode explores:
· twin flame signs · karmic vs twin flame differences · anxious and avoidant attachment in spiritual relationships · feeling your twin's energy during no contact · 5D healing and energetic connection · why twin flames are not always meant for physical union · how these relationships reveal what still needs healing within usIf you are on a healing journey, navigating heartbreak, or trying to make sense of a spiritually intense connection, this episode may help you feel less alone.
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Please note: This episode includes discussion of heartbreak, emotional pain, childhood wounds and a period of feeling deeply disconnected from life. Please listen with care and seek personal support if needed.
#TwinFlame #KarmicRelationship #SpiritualAwakening #HealingJourney #AttachmentStyles #SelfLove #PersonalGrowth #5DConnection #RunnerChaser #CatchingTheOctopus
Hosted by Niomi Hurley, a human behaviour researcher and clinical hypnotherapist who integrates psychology with energy-informed healing approaches. With experience in corporate environments and individual practice, and through her work at Get Up and Grow Consulting, Niomi works with organisations and individuals to build capacity by addressing the behavioural, emotional, and subconscious factors that influence wellbeing and performance.
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S2E13 - Spiritual Discernment, Esoteric Teachings & a Bigger View of Life
This episode is a little different, and in many ways, it's a foundational conversation for where this podcast is evolving.
In this episode of Catching the Octopus, I share a broader overview of the spiritual and esoteric lens that sits behind much of my work, my worldview, and many of the healing conversations I'll likely unpack more deeply in future episodes.
What starts as a conversation about not believing everything you hear evolves into a much wider discussion around:
discernment and spiritual truth why not all teachings, even spiritual ones, should be taken at face value chakras and energy centres intuition and "knowingness" anxiety, expression, authenticity, and energetic imbalance emotional triggers and self-inquiry soul perspective, life purpose, and human experience afterlife, reincarnation, and soul contracts collective consciousness and what may be happening in the world right nowThis isn't a complete deep dive into each of these topics, it's more of an umbrella episode that introduces the broader framework behind how I think about healing, growth, spirituality, and life.
If this episode resonates, there's a good chance many of these themes will be explored in more detail in future episodes.
You do not need to agree with everything shared here.
In fact, I'd rather you didn't blindly.Take what resonates.
Question what doesn't.
And allow yourself to explore.#spirituality #esotericteachings #discernment #chakras #intuition #consciousness #soulcontracts #energyhealing #spiritualawakening #personalgrowth
Hosted by Niomi Hurley, a human behaviour researcher and clinical hypnotherapist who integrates psychology with energy-informed healing approaches. With experience in corporate environments and individual practice, and through her work at Get Up and Grow Consulting, Niomi works with organisations and individuals to build capacity by addressing the behavioural, emotional, and subconscious factors that influence wellbeing and performance.
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S2E11 – Understanding Anxiety: How Your Brain Creates Fear (And How to Break the Loop)
Anxiety can feel overwhelming, but what if it's actually your brain trying to protect you?
In this episode of the Catching the Octopus Podcast, Niomi Hurley explores how anxiety works from a psychological, physiological, and subconscious perspective. Rather than seeing anxiety as a flaw or weakness, Niomi explains how it originates from the brain's evolutionary safety mechanisms designed to protect us from danger.
The challenge is that the same survival systems that once protected humans in tribal environments can create unnecessary stress and worry in modern life.
Niomi introduces the Looping Thoughts Ladder, a practical framework used in her work with clients to demonstrate how thoughts, emotions, and behaviours reinforce each other in a cycle that can either increase anxiety or create confidence and resilience.
This episode also explores how subconscious beliefs formed in childhood can influence anxiety patterns in adulthood and how Rapid Transformational Therapy (RTT) and hypnosis can help rewire those patterns.
You'll learn simple tools you can apply immediately to interrupt anxious thinking, shift emotional states, and change behaviours that reinforce stress.
If you've ever struggled with anxiety, self-doubt, or negative thought loops, this episode provides a powerful perspective and practical strategies to help you regain control.
In This Episode, You'll Learn
• Why anxiety is actually a natural survival response
• How the brain's fight, flight, freeze and fawn responses influence behaviour
• The physiology of anxiety and why your body reacts the way it does
• How thoughts, emotions and behaviours form reinforcing loops
• The Looping Thoughts Ladder tool to identify and break anxiety patterns
• Why subconscious beliefs formed in childhood still affect adult behaviour
• How Rapid Transformational Therapy (RTT) works to shift subconscious beliefs
• Practical tools like mindfulness, music, journaling and behavioural shifts to regulate anxiety
Hosted by Niomi Hurley, a human behaviour researcher and clinical hypnotherapist who integrates psychology with energy-informed healing approaches. With experience in corporate environments and individual practice, and through her work at Get Up and Grow Consulting, Niomi works with organisations and individuals to build capacity by addressing the behavioural, emotional, and subconscious factors that influence wellbeing and performance.
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S2E10 – The Thousands of Versions of You: Perception, Authenticity & Self-Reflection
In this episode of Catching the Octopus Podcast, Niomi Hurley explores a powerful concept that many of us overlook… there are thousands of versions of you existing in other people's minds.
Every person you meet forms their own perception of you based on their experiences, beliefs, biases, and emotional filters. That means the way someone sees you is often less about who you truly are and more about the lens they are viewing you through.
Niomi shares personal stories from her journey in corporate leadership, psychology, and hypnotherapy, revealing how fear of judgement once shaped how she introduced herself professionally. For years she avoided calling herself a hypnotherapist, leaning instead on more "logical" titles like human behaviour specialist or business psychologist because she worried about how others might perceive her work.
Over time, through personal growth, self-reflection, and healing, she realised something profound:
You cannot control how other people perceive you, but you can control how authentically you show up.
This episode dives into:
The psychology of perception and identity Why self-criticism can distort how we see ourselves How childhood conditioning and people-pleasing affect authenticity The role of self-reflection in personal growth Why some people will see your strengths while others may see your flaws How to develop self-love without ego or narcissism Why authentic self-expression matters more than external approvalNiomi also discusses how negative self-talk can create real physiological responses in the body, highlighting the deep connection between mind, emotion, and physical wellbeing.
Through honest storytelling and practical insight, this episode encourages listeners to release the pressure of trying to control how others see them and instead focus on one simple question:
Am I proud of how I showed up today?
Hosted by Niomi Hurley, a human behaviour researcher and clinical hypnotherapist who integrates psychology with energy-informed healing approaches. With experience in corporate environments and individual practice, and through her work at Get Up and Grow Consulting, Niomi works with organisations and individuals to build capacity by addressing the behavioural, emotional, and subconscious factors that influence wellbeing and performance.
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S2E9 - Judgment, Boundaries & Emotional Intelligence: Stop Gossiping, Stop Self-Criticism & Reclaim Your Power
In this powerful episode of Catching the Octopus Podcast, Niomi Hurley explores the hidden cost of judgment within both the judgment we direct at others and the harsh self-judgment we turn inward.
What's the difference between judging someone… and simply recognising they're no longer aligned with you?
How do we hold high standards without becoming self-critical?
And how do we stop gossip, assumptions and emotional reactivity from lowering our vibration and damaging relationships?
Drawing on psychology, emotional intelligence, spiritual growth principles, and the wisdom of The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz, Niomi unpacks:
Why understanding human behaviour reduces judgment The difference between discernment and superiority How gossip energetically damages relationships The dangers of assumptions Why not everything is personal How to hold boundaries without becoming unkind The power of self-reflection without self-attack How "always doing your best" creates inner peaceIf you've ever:
Judged someone and later regretted it Been judged unfairly Struggled with harsh self-talk Felt misunderstood Outgrown friendships or relationships Wanted stronger emotional intelligence Or felt triggered by others' opinions…This episode will give you practical tools to elevate your emotional awareness and show up with strength, kindness and boundaries.
Hosted by Niomi Hurley, a human behaviour researcher and clinical hypnotherapist who integrates psychology with energy-informed healing approaches. With experience in corporate environments and individual practice, and through her work at Get Up and Grow Consulting, Niomi works with organisations and individuals to build capacity by addressing the behavioural, emotional, and subconscious factors that influence wellbeing and performance.
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S2E8 - From Bullying to Awakening: Karma, Accountability & Becoming the Person You're Meant to Be
In this powerful and vulnerable episode of Catching the Octopus Podcast, Niomi Hurley opens up about a side of her past she hasn't fully shared before, the self-serving behaviours, bullying tendencies, and control patterns that shaped her teenage years and early twenties.
Instead of hiding from it, she explores it.
This episode dives into:
· Why we try to control others when we feel powerless
· How childhood instability can manifest as aggression or dominance
· The ego's need to feel "strong" and feared
· The concept of karmic debt and karmic credits
· How negative patterns echo back into our lives
· Taking radical responsibility without shame
· Raising your vibration to attract better relationships
· Breaking cycles in romantic relationships
· Why "they'll get their karma" might be the wrong mindset
· How service, volunteering and generosity create energetic shifts
· Removing yourself from drama instead of escalating it
· Transforming abandonment wounds and rejection triggers
· Becoming the master of your thoughts, emotions and behaviour
Niomi reflects on how she once believed strength meant intimidation and control and how true strength now means emotional regulation, integrity, service, and conscious choice.
If you've ever looked back at your past and felt embarrassed…
If you've ever asked, "Why do I keep attracting the same relationship patterns?"
If you've wondered whether people really can change…This episode is for you.
Hosted by Niomi Hurley, a human behaviour researcher and clinical hypnotherapist who integrates psychology with energy-informed healing approaches. With experience in corporate environments and individual practice, and through her work at Get Up and Grow Consulting, Niomi works with organisations and individuals to build capacity by addressing the behavioural, emotional, and subconscious factors that influence wellbeing and performance.
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S2E7 - Epstein Files, Child Sexual Abuse & Systemic Corruption
Trigger Warning: This episode contains discussion of child sexual abuse (CSA), sexual assault, domestic violence and systemic abuse. Please prioritise your wellbeing before listening.
In this deeply personal and confronting episode of Catching the Octopus Podcast, host Niomi Hurley speaks openly about the Epstein files, systemic child abuse, institutional complicity, and the psychological desensitisation happening in society.
As a survivor of child sexual abuse, Niomi shares her lived experience navigating the court system, the failures of accountability, and the long-term impact of trauma, including what happens when systems appear to protect abusers instead of victims.
This episode explores:
What the Epstein files are exposing globally
How powerful networks protect perpetrators
Psychological desensitisation and "normalisation" of abuse
Failures within legal and court systems
Grooming, welfare systems, and policy vulnerabilities
Domestic violence and systemic loopholes
Patriarchy, power, and gendered silence
The emotional toll on survivors when abusers rise to power
Why speaking up matters, even when it feels powerless
This is not a conspiracy episode. It is a human behaviour, trauma, and systemic accountability conversation.
If this episode resonates, please share it. Conversations create awareness. Awareness creates pressure. Pressure creates change.
If this episode has brought up difficult emotions or memories, please reach out for support. Here are some helpful contacts within Australia:
1800RESPECT
National sexual assault, domestic and family violence counselling service (24/7)
📞 1800 737 732
🌐 www.1800respect.org.au
(Online chat available)Lifeline
24/7 crisis support & suicide prevention
📞 13 11 14
🌐 www.lifeline.org.au
(Text 0477 13 11 14)Blue Knot Foundation
National Centre of Excellence for Complex Trauma
📞 1300 657 380 (9am–5pm AEST)
🌐 www.blueknot.org.auBravehearts (Child Sexual Abuse Support & Prevention)
📞 1800 272 831
🌐 www.bravehearts.org.auKids Helpline (Ages 5–25)
📞 1800 55 1800 (24/7)
🌐 www.kidshelpline.com.auHosted by Niomi Hurley, a human behaviour researcher and clinical hypnotherapist who integrates psychology with energy-informed healing approaches. With experience in corporate environments and individual practice, and through her work at Get Up and Grow Consulting, Niomi works with organisations and individuals to build capacity by addressing the behavioural, emotional, and subconscious factors that influence wellbeing and performance.
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S2E6 - Boundaries, People Pleasing & the Loneliness of Growth (Why Healing Changes Your Relationships)
In this deeply personal solo episode of Catching the Octopus Podcast, Niomi Hurley shares the raw reality of boundaries, people pleasing, and personal healing — and why growth often feels lonely before it feels peaceful.
If you've ever struggled to say no, felt responsible for other people's emotions, or noticed relationships changing as you heal, this episode will speak straight to your nervous system.
Niomi reflects on her journey as a recovering people pleaser, shaped by childhood conditioning, corporate expectations, family dynamics, and romantic relationships — and how meditation, self-worth, and conscious boundaries completely changed how she shows up in life.
This episode explores:
Why saying no can feel confronting (for you and others) How healing disrupts old relationship dynamics The grief and loneliness that can come with growth Boundaries vs control — and why intention matters Why people may fall away as you raise your standards How meditation builds inner authority and self-trust Navigating guilt after setting boundaries Boundaries in family, work, dating, and friendships Perimenopause, hormones, and changing tolerance levels Choosing peace without losing compassionThis is an honest conversation about self-respect, emotional responsibility, consent, and reclaiming your inner authority — especially for women who have spent decades putting everyone else first.
If you're on a spiritual or personal growth journey, this episode is both a mirror and a reminder:
✨ You're not broken — you're evolving.Hosted by Niomi Hurley, a human behaviour researcher and clinical hypnotherapist who integrates psychology with energy-informed healing approaches. With experience in corporate environments and individual practice, and through her work at Get Up and Grow Consulting, Niomi works with organisations and individuals to build capacity by addressing the behavioural, emotional, and subconscious factors that influence wellbeing and performance.
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