What if lasting change didn’t require willpower — but a rewiring of your brain? In Part 3 of The Neuroscience of Connection, let’s dives deep into the neuroscience of real, lasting transformation. Rei shares how brain network switching and self-mastery practices can dissolve stress, quiet inner criticism, and unlock calmer, more connected communication in every area of life.

What You’ll Hear:

1. How three key brain networks shape focus, intuition, and connection
2. Why real, lasting change happens in 90-day neurological cycles
3. Rei’s powerful personal breakthrough from trauma, depression, and self-judgment
4. How brain hygiene practices can end stress in seconds (not years)
5. The neuroscience behind confident communication, rapport, and creative flow
6. Why embodied calm makes you a “tuning fork” for others in conversation

Featured Guest: Rei McColley

Rei McColley is a Certified NeuroCoach, Art and Movement Therapist, Master Certified in Ericksonian Hypnotherapy, and Certified in Neuro-Linguistic Programming. With 35 years studying human communication and seven years in neuroscience, Rei blends brain-based strategies, mindfulness, and creative expression to help people build clarity, confidence, and authentic connection in life and work.

Learn more about the Neuroscience of Connection Self Mastery Program and receive recording of our masterclass for free: https://community.grandconnection.ca/self-mastery-info

Meet the Host: Susan Jarema

Susan has been an entrepreneur all her life. Since her first lemonade stand, she has completed two marketing degrees, built from scratch several businesses and helped in the launch of hundreds of new ventures. She has been training entrepreneurs and selling online since 1995, much before google! … and has seen it all. As president of New Earth Marketing, she has built hundreds of websites. Susan, an expert in marketing strategy, branding, SEO & conversions, calls herself an internetologist and now helps entrepreneurs and companies succeed online through her Brand Alignment Framework and running collaborative marketing campaigns for the Grand Connection. Susan is passionate about the power of collaboration to leverage success.

Connect with Susan and the Grand Connection Community:

Website: https://grandconnection.ca/

Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/grand.connection

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GrandConnectionCommunity

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/grandconnection.ca/

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/66749100

Youtube:

Your brain already knows how to access calm, clarity, and insight—you just need to switch networks. In this episode, Rei breaks down the science behind brain network switching and introduces the powerful Mindful Minute—a simple practice that can lower stress, boost immunity, and shift you into a state of flow in just sixty seconds. Joined by Jeff Ostroff, this conversation bridges neuroscience, mindfulness, and everyday practicality to help you create more connection, creativity, and ease in your life.

What You’ll Hear:

1. Three brain networks—focused attention, strategy-making, and salience—shape how you think, feel, and act.
2. The salience network supports intuition, values, connection, and present-moment awareness.
3. Switching between networks boosts creativity, decision-making, and emotional control.
4. The Mindful Minute reduces stress, moves cerebrospinal fluid, and supports immunity.
5. Meta-awareness calms the nervous system and helps rewire habits.

Featured Guest: Rei McColley

Rei McColley is a Certified NeuroCoach, Art and Movement Therapist, Master Certified in Ericksonian Hypnotherapy, and Certified in Neuro-Linguistic Programming. With 35 years studying human communication and seven years in neuroscience, Rei blends brain-based strategies, mindfulness, and creative expression to help people build clarity, confidence, and authentic connection in life and work.

Learn more about the Neuroscience of Connection Self Mastery Program and receive recording of our masterclass for free

https://community.grandconnection.ca/self-mastery-info

About the Host:

Jeff Ostroff started interviewing and recording people when he was barely seven years old! It started when his father bought a 7” reel-to-reel Webcor tape recorder that had a microphone. Jeff constantly used that microphone or a bottle of hair tonic (to represent the mic) to announce baseball games and rock-and-roll songs.

These days, Jeff has reconnected more strongly than ever with his interviewing and voiceover passions. While handling his clients’ voiceover projects, he’s interviewed different leaders on nearly 180 programs since June 2020. His two audio/video promotional interviewing platforms are Voices in the Spotlight and Looking Forward®: It’s All About Opportunities. He also interviews business owners to help them sell their businesses or create client/customer video testimonials for them, and mid-to-senior-level job seekers to help them land jobs or Board positions.

Jeff’s helped create and hosted (or co-hosted) podcasts for others including BBX World’s “Business X” (Australia) podcast, episodes of the “My MacDLife” and “The Local Business Show” podcasts, and, most recently, the Jewish Family Services of Delaware and Grand Connections podcasts. He’s created and hosted podcasts of his own, too, including “Health Care on the Horizon.”

Jeff’s also a job/media interviewing coach and the author of the books, Successful Marketing to the 50+ Consumer (Prentice-Hall) and 6 Great Global Opportunities for This Decade (self-published). Previously, he was an executive in marketing and communications for two large health care organizations. He also founded and led a bicycle-touring business, and a marketing consulting and speaking/training firm which helped business targeting the seniors’ (age 50+) market.

Jeff Ostroff can be reach at...

Connection isn’t about personality—it’s about how your brain works. In this episode, Rei McColley joins Jeff Ostroff to explore the brain science behind trust, rapport, and presence. Rei breaks down the three key brain networks that shape focus, imagination, and social connection, explains why simple actions like yawning and shared values build trust, and reveals what’s really happening in the brain during social anxiety. This episode lays the foundation for understanding connection as a learnable, brain-based skill.

Highlights:

1. How neuroscience became the missing puzzle piece in Rei’s self-growth journey
2. The three key brain networks that shape focus, imagination, and connection
3. Why yawning and shared values build trust faster than words
4. What really happens in your brain during social anxiety or overwhelm
5. How switching brain networks creates flow, agency, and deeper presence

Featured Guest:

Rei McColley is a Certified NeuroCoach, Art and Movement Therapist, Master Certified in Ericksonian Hypnotherapy, and Certified in Neuro-Linguistic Programming. With 35 years studying human communication and seven years in neuroscience, Rei blends brain-based strategies, mindfulness, and creative expression to help people build clarity, confidence, and authentic connection in life and work.

Learn more about the Neuroscience of Connection Self Mastery Program and receive recording of our masterclass for free

https://community.grandconnection.ca/self-mastery-info

About the Host:

Jeff Ostroff’s love for interviewing began at age seven, using a reel-to-reel recorder (or even a bottle of hair tonic) to announce baseball games and music. Today, he’s deeply reconnected with that passion—interviewing leaders across nearly 180 programs since 2020 through his platforms Voices in the Spotlight and Looking Forward®: It’s All About Opportunities. Jeff Ostroff also creates and hosts podcasts, produces video testimonials, coaches job and media interviews, and is the author of Successful Marketing to the 50+ Consumer and 6 Great Global Opportunities for This Decade. His background includes senior marketing roles in healthcare and founding multiple successful businesses.

Jeff Ostroff can be reach at www.jeff-ostroff.com or on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-ostroff/

Connect with the Grand Connection Community:

Website: https://grandconnection.ca/

Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/grand.connection

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GrandConnectionCommunity

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/grandconnection.ca/

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/66749100

Youtube:

If you’ve ever watched someone’s eyes glaze over during an introduction, this episode gives you a simple fix you can use today. Susan breaks down the Grand Intro, a clear, warm, memorable way to explain who you help, the transformation you create, and what makes you different, without over-explaining. You’ll also learn why brevity works from a brain-based attention standpoint, how to add a “grand ask” so people can actually refer you to others, and how to get past the nerves that make networking feel awkward. With some inspirational examples, by the end, you’ll have an intro you can repeat in 20 to 30 seconds, plus a quick version for those “tell me what you do” moments.

Highlights:

1. The 3-part intro that makes you instantly easier to remember - Learn a simple structure that helps people get what you do fast and recall it later.
2. How to name the transformation you create without getting wordy - Get a practical way to describe results so your message lands clearly.
3. The “superpower” line that builds trust in one short phrase- Figure out what to say that feels credible, human, and easy to repeat.
4. The grand ask that turns small talk into real referrals - Learn how to ask for the right connections so others can actually help.
5. The confidence reset for anyone who feels awkward on Zoom - Pick up a few simple ways to practice, track wins, and get support so you improve quickly.

Meet the Host: Susan Jarema

Susan has been an entrepreneur all her life. Since her first lemonade stand, she has completed two marketing degrees, built from scratch several businesses and helped in the launch of hundreds of new ventures. She has been training entrepreneurs and selling online since 1995, much before google! … and has seen it all. As president of New Earth Marketing, she has built hundreds of websites. Susan, an expert in marketing strategy, branding, SEO & conversions, calls herself an internetologist and now helps entrepreneurs and companies succeed online through her Brand Alignment Framework and running collaborative marketing campaigns for the Grand Connection. Susan is passionate about the power of collaboration to leverage success.

Connect with Susan and the Grand Connection Community:

Website: https://grandconnection.ca/

Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/grand.connection

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GrandConnectionCommunity

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/grandconnection.ca/

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/66749100

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxq03yde7nb57HKV1hhztYA

Access your Grand Growth Bundle and Free Guest Pass:

What if the next big shift in your business starts with one tiny conversation? Susan and best selling author Kimberley Day explore how the Connect, Create, Collaborate framework transforms simple interactions into retreats, books and long term partnerships by replacing isolation with trust, clarity and community. You see how small moments of connection spark creativity, how collaboration helps authors finish faster and launch stronger, and how structure supports confidence so ideas move from “someday” to done.

Highlights:

1. Why Small Connections Create Big Momentum - See how simple acts like sharing a resource or speaking up in a breakout room can spark retreats, books and joint programs.
2. How Connect, Create, Collaborate Works In Real Life - Follow Kim’s client stories to understand how connection builds safety, clarity and then confident collaboration that finishes big projects.
3. Finishing Your Book Faster Through Community - Learn why authors who stop working alone write full manuscripts in days, land sponsors and turn launches into real revenue.
4. The Cost Of Creating In Isolation - Explore what happens when you try to build your business or write your book by yourself, and why confidence and progress stall.
5. First Steps To Share Your Story And Find Collaborators - Get simple ways to start small, share your message, test ideas and invite collaboration without needing everything figured out.

Book-2-Buyers Toolkit

*Perfect for authors, creators, and community-minded entrepreneurs. The Book-2-Buyers Toolkit includes the following 3 resources:

1. ChatGPT Book Launch Blueprint: Go from idea to book launch faster than you can say “ABRACADABRA" with the EXACT prompts to write a book that turns readers into high ticket clients.

2. Client Enrollment LAUNCH MAPS: 5 Done-For-You client enrollment LAUNCH MAPS designed for visual learners. These are PLUG & PLAY launch maps and execution guides that give you the simple steps to skyrocket (and systematize) your client enrollment.

3. Unlimited Leads Training: Strategies to fill your pipeline with leads, get butts in seats for your events, so you can create consistent and predictable income for your business.

Immediate access when you Join The Influential Entrepreneur Community

Get 30 days FREE access to all the tools and resources and participate in our monthly 30-Day Challenge to build momentum, clarity, and visibility—one small daily step at a time.

Ongoing support only $47/month, cancel anytime.

About the Guest:

Kim Day is a 3X bestselling author, publisher, and book-to-business strategist who helps entrepreneurs turn their expertise into powerful books and profitable business ecosystems. She leads the Grand Authors Group inside the Grand Connection and is known for her high-impact VIP 3-Day Intensives, where clients build complete offers, funnels, messaging, and systems in just 72 hours. Kim is also the co-host of the Write Your Book Retreat in Mexico with fellow GC member Blaney Teal, where authors have completed manuscripts in as little as four days. She believes connection is currency, creation thrives in community, and...

If you feel like you’re running hard in your business but not getting anywhere, you’ll relate to Susan’s story of late nights with her daughter’s hamster Nibbles and how that moment sparked a shift toward connection instead of overwhelm. She shares the unexpected Grand Canyon moment in March 2020 that inspired the creation of Grand Connection and explains what collaboration truly is in a way that feels simple and doable. You learn how collaboration shows up in nature, why it helps you go farther with less effort, and how it grows from small acts of support to full partnerships. Susan closes by encouraging you to reach out to just one person this week, reminding you that big momentum starts with small, genuine conversations.

Highlights:

1. Why Collaboration Beats the Hamster Wheel – See how working alone creates unnecessary pressure and why shared support leads to steadier progress.
2. The Moment That Sparked Grand Connection – Explore how a single conversation at the Grand Canyon became the turning point for a new kind of business community.
3. What Collaboration Really Looks Like – Get a simple, relatable picture of collaboration through examples from nature, music and everyday life.
4. The Different Sizes of Collaboration – Understand how partnerships can grow from small acts of generosity to larger creative alliances that expand impact.
5. How to Find Aligned Collaborators – Learn what qualities matter most in a great partner and how one small action can start a meaningful connection.

Meet the Host: Susan Jarema

Susan has been an entrepreneur all her life. Since her first lemonade stand, she has completed two marketing degrees, built from scratch several businesses and helped in the launch of hundreds of new ventures. She has been training entrepreneurs and selling online since 1995, much before google! … and has seen it all. As president of New Earth Marketing, she has built hundreds of websites. Susan, an expert in marketing strategy, branding, SEO & conversions, calls herself an internetologist and now helps entrepreneurs and companies succeed online through her Brand Alignment Framework and running collaborative marketing campaigns for the Grand Connection. Susan is passionate about the power of collaboration to leverage success.

Connect with Susan and the Grand Connection Community:

Website: https://grandconnection.ca/

Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/grand.connection

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GrandConnectionCommunity

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/grandconnection.ca/

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/66749100

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxq03yde7nb57HKV1hhztYA

Access your Grand Growth Bundle and Free Guest Pass: https://grandconnection.ca/gifts

We are proud to have Grand Connection Podcast on the High Vibe Podcast Network. Grab your free gift from Susan in our Our High Vibe Gift Vault.

Love this show? Check out the other shows on the High Vibe...

Welcome to the Grand Connection Podcast and a community built on connection, collaboration, and meaningful growth. Join Susan Jarema as she shares the core frameworks that guide the community, highlights the value of relationships in business, and invites listeners to join a supportive space where learning, inspiration, and partnership come together.