Join Niomi Hurley as she recounts her solo journey through India, an experience that tested her courage, intuition, and mindset, and ultimately deepened her spiritual connection.

From airport chaos to sacred chanting in Rishikesh, from money panic to pure gratitude overlooking the Himalayas, Niomi shares how presence and energy awareness transformed fear into growth.

This episode explores:

• Following intuition when things go wrong.

• Energy & emotion regulation in stressful moments.

• Gratitude as a frequency shift.

• Learning to meditate "through the noise."

• Lessons from Rishikesh, Varanasi & the Taj Mahal.

Timestamps (approx.)
00:00 – Welcome & context
03:00 – Arrival chaos & trusting intuition
09:00 – The Sikh temple & service through community
14:00 – Money panic → gratitude realignment
20:00 – Ashram chanting & vibrational healing
29:00 – Holi Festival and local connection
37:00 – Meditating at Bodh Gaya – a lesson in presence
44:00 – Takeaways on trust, energy & self-belief

• Intuition + energy awareness guide safety & growth.

• Gratitude instantly shifts vibration from fear to flow.

• True belonging is energetic — not linguistic or cultural.

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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Welcome to Season 2 of Catching the Octopus Podcast with Niomi Hurley, psychology-trained, energy-focused wellbeing guide helping you reconnect to your inner wisdom and lead yourself through healing and growth.

In this opening episode, Niomi reflects on Season 1's leadership themes and introduces the deeper focus for Season 2, self-leadership through healing, energy, and mindset transformation. She shares personal stories of challenge, reflection, and how pain can become power when reframed with gratitude and awareness.

This episode explores:

• What changes in Season 2 and why.

• The connection between thoughts, feelings & behaviour.

• Using life's challenges as catalysts for growth.

• The role of energy and mindset in self-leadership.

Timestamps (approx.)
00:00 – Welcome to Season 2
03:00 – Why pause & relaunch
05:00 – Finding "gold" in life's challenges
09:30 – Mindset, emotion & energy loops
13:00 – Purpose of Season 2 – healing & growth stories

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.

Niomi Hurley (Host) Contact Details:

Niomi Hurley Email

Niomi Hurley LinkedIn Profile

Get Up and Grow Consulting Website

Get Up and Grow Consulting LinkedIn Profile

Get Up and Grow Consulting Facebook Profile

Get Up and Grow Consulting Instagram Profile

E88 – Women, Leadership, and the Power of Self-Awareness with Rosalind Cardinal

A life-changing cancer diagnosis gave Rosalind Cardinal the opportunity to reassess everything—her career, her purpose, and the impact she wanted to have. Through six months of brutal treatment, she built a bucket list, and at the top of it was starting her own business. Now, she helps women navigate leadership, career transitions, and breaking through the invisible barriers that hold them back.

With insights from a focus group of over 500 women worldwide, she has explored why many female leaders feel stuck at the glass ceiling—sometimes questioning if they even want to break through it. She sheds light on the unconscious biases in recruitment, the hidden gaps in research that overlook female perspectives, and the cultural norms that shape how women are perceived in leadership compared to men.

In this episode, we delve into bias, culture, and the power of curiosity-driven self-awareness. We discuss how leaders can create thinking space, shift their internal monologue, and harness practical strategies like mindfulness, scents, and music to manage stress and overwhelm. Plus, we explore how the words we tell ourselves can shape our reality and why gratitude and emotional curiosity are key to effective leadership.

Rosalind Cardinal Contact Details/Links:

Ros Cardinal Website

Ros Cardinal Facebook

Ros Cardinal LinkedIn

Rosalind Cardinal Bio:

After more than 20 years in corporate human resources and organisational development roles, a successful battle with cancer gave Ros the nudge to take her passion for transforming leaders and improving how individuals and organisations cope with change, in a new direction.

Leaving her senior corporate role in 2012, Ros established her consulting business, Shaping Change, to achieve her goals. Her inspirational business story was featured in the 2014 book "Australian Entrepreneur".

Ros' expertise spans strategic planning, leadership development, organisational culture, change management, emotional intelligence, and employee engagement. She is a multi-award winning leadership mentor and coach.

E86: Becoming better tomorrow than you are today (Recap of Interview with Juliet Lever and Paul Eliseo)

In this recap episode we review our interview with Juliet Lever and Paul Eliseo Episode 85.

We review:

· We have the power to change the way we think, feel and behave

· The power of self enquiry in accessing the subconscious mind

· Identifying and processing our limiting beliefs to create positive outcomes

· Taking advantage of the brain's neuroplasticity

· When someone is triggering you, that sets up the perfect environment for growth

· We will always find what we are looking for – be aware of what you are looking for

· Everything we do is a choice – how are your choices impacting your life

· Wiring your neuro pathways to believe everything is possible

Niomi Hurley (Host) Contact Details:

Niomi Hurley Email

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Get Up and Grow Consulting Website

Get Up and Grow Consulting LinkedIn Profile

Get Up and Grow Consulting TikTok Profile

Get Up and Grow Consulting Facebook Profile

Get Up and Grow Consulting Instagram Profile

Niomi Hurley (Host) Bio:

Throughout her distinguished career in HR and HSE management, Niomi Hurley has consistently recognised the pivotal role of people in organisational success. Her profound understanding of individual behaviours, attitudes, and motivations is a testament to her deep insight and empathy. Niomi's dedication to bolstering her intuitive and experiential knowledge is evident through her impressive array of qualifications.

Niomi's journey has taken her through diverse industries and roles, where she has observed a consistent truth: aligning personal energy and fostering confidence in individuals catalyses transformative improvements in workplace dynamics and business outcomes. Under her mentorship, environments become vibrant with creativity and collaboration, propelling businesses to exceed their objectives and individuals to rediscover their passion and purpose, both professionally and personally.

Her commitment to continuous learning and self-improvement extends well beyond her formal credentials. What truly distinguishes Niomi is her empathetic, personable nature, and her capacity to tap into her spiritual and energetic insight to deeply connect with and positively impact those she works with. Niomi's holistic approach, blending rigorous academic training with her intuitive understanding of spiritual and energetic dynamics, ensures profound and lasting benefits for all who engage with her services.

E85 – Creating Your Own Change with Juliet Lever & Paul Eliseo

Juliet and Paul are co-founders of Evolve & Relaunch Education and also co-authors of Evolve Your Mind. In this episode Juliet and Paul share insights on NLP, Hypnosis and the Subconscious Mind. We talk about the power of limiting beliefs, not on just holding us back but also how they can push us forward.

We also cover their POOP theory and how the perceptions of other people can either be used as fertiliser to fuel your growth or as a weigh that can bring you down. And that fact that the choice of which form it takes on is down to our own personal belief systems. We also touch on the power of the subconscious mind and how we can work with it to create meaningful change in leadership and life. The key quote of this interview would have to be: "The world literally changes the second you do!".

Contact Details/Links:

Evolve and Relaunch Website

Evolve and Relaunch Email

Evolve Your Mind (Book)

Evolve and Relaunch Facebook

Evolve and Relaunch Instagram

Special Gift: $100 gift card to study with us, A signed copy of our book and A complimentary 30 min coaching session with a Master Coach and Hypnotherapist

Juliet Lever & Paul Eliseo Bio:

Juliet Lever and Paul Eliseo are the co-founders of Evolve & Relaunch Education.

With decades of combined experience in the personal development industry, Paul and Juliet have trained a community of students worldwide in NLP and Hypnotherapy. As a couple they are deeply passionate about bringing transformational skills and empowering knowledge to coaches and individuals to deepen their healing, confidence, skills and personal transformations.

They have been interviewed by experts in the areas of mindset, belief change and transformation and in 2023 they co-authored their best selling NLP book 'Evolve Your Mind'.

E84: Opening your Mind and Perspective (Recap of Interview with Jem Fuller)

In this recap episode we review our interview with Jem Fuller from Episode 83.

We review:

· Balancing masculine and feminine energies

· How connecting with others well is foundation for inspiring and motivating them

· To make it about everyone else, we need to make it about us first

· Creating safe workplaces is the 'secret' to establishing flourishing environments

· Self acceptance is the foundation to true authentic confidence

· Self enquiry and curiosity about self is the foundation to our personal and professional growth

· Moving past the meaning we give different words

· Helping people to move to where they fit best

· Bringing a spiritual aspect into your leadership

Niomi Hurley (Host) Contact Details:

Niomi Hurley Email

Niomi Hurley LinkedIn Profile

Get Up and Grow Consulting Website

Get Up and Grow Consulting LinkedIn Profile

Get Up and Grow Consulting TikTok Profile

Get Up and Grow Consulting Facebook Profile

Get Up and Grow Consulting Instagram Profile

Niomi Hurley (Host) Bio:

Throughout her distinguished career in HR and HSE management, Niomi Hurley has consistently recognised the pivotal role of people in organisational success. Her profound understanding of individual behaviours, attitudes, and motivations is a testament to her deep insight and empathy. Niomi's dedication to bolstering her intuitive and experiential knowledge is evident through her impressive array of qualifications.

Niomi's journey has taken her through diverse industries and roles, where she has observed a consistent truth: aligning personal energy and fostering confidence in individuals catalyses transformative improvements in workplace dynamics and business outcomes. Under her mentorship, environments become vibrant with creativity and collaboration, propelling businesses to exceed their objectives and individuals to rediscover their passion and purpose, both professionally and personally.

Her commitment to continuous learning and self-improvement extends well beyond her formal credentials. What truly distinguishes Niomi is her empathetic, personable nature, and her capacity to tap into her spiritual and energetic insight to deeply connect with and positively impact those she works with. Niomi's holistic approach, blending rigorous academic training with her intuitive understanding of spiritual and energetic dynamics, ensures profound and lasting benefits for all who engage with her services.