Ever feel like your heart’s racing before a pitch, your voice cracks during a tough convo, or you just want to scream when your kid won’t put on their shoes? Yeah, same.

This episode is your new emotional reset button.

We’re talking vagus nerve hacks — the real MVP of your nervous system. It’s your biological shortcut to calm, clarity, confidence, and connection whether you're:
1. Pitching in the boardroom
2. Breaking up in a Starbucks parking lot
3. Getting your kids out the door for school
4. Or heading into a first date hoping he doesn’t say, “I live with my emotional support snake, Carl”

From gargling mouthwash in your car to humming Eminem under your breath like a Fortune 500 exec, I’m giving you a cheat code to shift from panic to power — in 60 seconds or less.

You’ll learn:
💡 What the vagus nerve actually does (and why CEOs, FBI agents, and hostage negotiators use it daily)
🧠 How 4-7-8 breathing, cold water, and belly laughs reset your brain and body
🎤 Why Matthew McConaughey’s chest thump in The Wolf of Wall Street is more than a bro-ritual
🚗 How I use a mini bottle of mouthwash before dates to step into feminine flow (yes, really)
👩‍👦‍👦 How humming with my sons secretly regulates their nervous system (and mine too)
💼 How one sales leader used my tip to save a multi-million-dollar account… in the bathroom. With Eminem.

Whether you’re leading a team, raising kids, making million-dollar deals — or just trying not to lose it in traffic — this episode gives you tools to be your own calm.

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Ever left a meeting thinking it went great… only to get ghosted?

What if I told you your client’s crossed legs were the first red flag — and you missed it?

In this episode of In the Driver’s Seat, Janine Driver (yep, that’s me — body language expert and corporate trainer to the Fortune 100) breaks down the subtle but powerful body cue that determines if a deal will close… or collapse.

Here’s the game-changing truth:
🦵 When legs cross, deals pause.
🪑 When legs open, decisions happen.

You’ll hear:

• 🧠 The neuroscience behind leg crossing — and why it shuts down logic and dopamine (your deal-making BFFs).
• 🚨 The 4 brain responses triggered by a crossed leg during high-stakes conversations.
• 💰 The $1.8M boardroom moment I nearly blew — and how I turned it around with one brain-based move.
• 🎬 Hollywood scenes that (accidentally) show this in action — from The Pursuit of Happyness to Damages.
• 🔥 5 body-based strategies to reset a stalled conversation and get things flowing again (no manipulation, just science).

Whether you’re leading a sales team, pitching to investors, hiring a new exec, or navigating a tough parenting talk — this episode gives you the keys to decode crossed legs and turn tension into traction.

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You’re About to Learn the Real Science Behind Influence
What if your client thinks you're amazing… but never tells a soul about you?
What if your date says you’re “incredible”… but never texts again?

Here’s the truth no one’s teaching: opinions don’t change your business. Beliefs do.
And the science behind that shift? It’s wild.

In this episode, Janine Driver unpacks the neuroscience of how regular people — friends, clients, strangers — go from passive admirers to loud, loyal, ride-or-die fans.

Inside This Brain-Wired Episode:
1. The exact moment an opinion becomes a belief (and what lights up in your brain)
2. Why your brain can’t tell the difference between compliments and cash
3. What made Janine ignore her ex-husband’s restaurant suggestion… but immediately listen to her kids
4. How Woody from Toy Story, Dumbo, and Dumbledore create unshakable belief systems
5. The science of mirror neurons, social prediction errors, and the neural fireworks of insight
6. Three brain-based business boosters

#NeuroscienceOfBelief #RavingFans #SocialProof #BusinessPsychology #EmotionalIntelligence #ClientAttraction #EntrepreneurMindset #SalesStrategy #LeadershipTools #BuildTrust #MarketingThatWorks #MirrorNeurons #CustomerLoyalty #InfluenceScience #JanineDriver #InTheDriversSeat #OpinionToBelief #IdentityMarketing #BrainBasedBusiness #CredibilityMatters #InTheDriversSeat #JanineDriver

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Want to Catch a Liar? Listen for This One Sentence

In this episode of In the Driver’s Seat with Janine Driver, former federal law enforcement officer and body language expert Janine reveals the tiny linguistic leak that exposes deception faster than a lie detector: the dropped pronoun.

From the courtroom to the boardroom, high-stakes leaders and high-profile liars often do the same thing when guilt, shame, or fear creeps in — they ditch the word “I” and slide into what Janine calls Ghost Sentences.

👻 “Mistakes were made.”
👻 “There was a breakdown in communication.”
👻 “A series of decisions led to this outcome.”

These aren’t just bad statements. They’re verbal red flags.

You’ll learn:

• 🧠 Why the brain drops the “I” under emotional stress
• 🎯 How to listen for ghost grammar in interviews, negotiations, and apologies
• 🕵️‍♀️ A 9-minute hack used by the FBI, CIA, and top hostage negotiators
• 🧩 A fun “Did They Say It?” game to sharpen your listening radar
• 💼 Why leaders who can’t own their words should never own your future

This episode is a must-listen for executives, sales professionals, HR leaders, lawyers, and truth-seekers who want to read between the lines — literally.

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Have you ever overreacted… then obsessed about it for two straight days? Or shut down and thought, Why am I letting this bother me so much?

You’re not alone. And more importantly, you’re not broken.

In this episode of In the Driver’s Seat, Janine Driver—body language expert, retired federal law enforcement officer, and corporate keynote speaker—dives into the neuroscience of emotional regulation and reveals one life-changing skill: Cognitive Reappraisal.

This isn’t just self-help fluff. This is the exact strategy used by Navy SEALs, hostage negotiators, emotionally intelligent leaders, Serena Williams, Fred Rogers, and yes—even Mike Tyson. (You’re gonna want to hear that story.)

You’ll learn:

• Why emotional spirals hijack your brain—and how to stop them
• What your prefrontal cortex and amygdala have to do with better decisions at work and home
• How a $32 car wash became a meditation tool that saved Janine’s parenting
• What “catching the blink” means and how to apply emotional CPR in real-time
• Why a 17-second pause might be the most powerful habit you build this year
• How Mike Tyson went from biting ears to becoming emotionally centered (yes, really)
• The difference between reappraisal vs. denial—and how to reframe without faking it

Whether you’re leading a team, navigating pressure at home, or trying not to send that reactive email, this episode is for anyone who’s tired of letting emotions run the show—and ready to step into strategic emotional power.

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Ever had someone ask you a “question” that didn’t feel like a real question?

Like...
➡️ “You thought that was a good idea today?”
➡️ “Did you mean to copy your boss on that email?”
➡️ “Are you feeling okay? You seem a little... spirally.”

Yeah. Those aren’t curious questions.
They’re controlling comments dressed up in question mark costumes — and they’re everywhere: boardrooms, break rooms, dinner tables, and group texts.

In today’s episode of In the Driver’s Seat, Janine Driver pulls back the curtain on manipulative curiosity — and shows you how to spot it, stop it, and stay in your power.

You’ll learn:
🔍 The neuroscience behind why loaded questions mess with your memory
🚩 How passive-aggressive people use “concern” as a control tactic
🧠 Why your brain spirals after a verbal jab (and how to snap out of it)
🧯 The ONE phrase that instantly disarms manipulators at work or at home
💬 Why “That’s interesting… why do you want to know that?” is your new secret weapon
🪞What a mole comment taught Janine about emotional CPR and reclaiming your voice
🧠 How to train your team to spot these sneaky “shame grenades” before they go off

Support the show

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💡 Want to take your people-reading skills to the next level?
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Wanna win more arguments—without ever arguing?
This episode is your cheat code.

In today’s episode of In the Driver’s Seat with Janine Driver, we're diving into a brain hack so powerful, it's been used by Grant Cardone, Taylor Swift, and even fictional billionaires like Logan Roy from Succession.

Spoiler alert: it’s not yelling. It’s not passive-aggressive sighing. It’s not typing three dots in a text and ghosting.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• Why a single question can derail someone’s confidence in seconds
• How Grant Cardone used 21 savage questions to flip the script on Gary Brecka
• The genius move Taylor Swift made that took the heat OFF her and aimed it squarely at Ticketmaster
• What you can steal from FBI-level statement analysis to own the room
• Janine’s favorite power questions you can use TODAY in business, relationships, and negotiations

Plus:
🎤 The wild sales psychology trick Janine saw live on stage
🎯 How to say everything… without saying it directly

Challenge:
Janine dares you to pick just ONE of the questions from this episode and try it out in your next meeting, convo, or negotiation. DM her and share what happened—she wants the tea 🍵

If someone ever asked you a question that made you second-guess yourself—even though they never accused you of anything—you’ve already experienced this strategy. Now it’s your turn to use it.

Support the show

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Spot the Lies, Read the Signs & Never Get Played Again

This week on In the Driver’s Seat with Janine Driver, we break down the Gary Brecka vs. Grant Cardone business feud—one of the messiest breakups in the entrepreneurship world. Lawsuits. Callouts. Cease-and-desist letters.
It’s giving Jobs vs. Wozniak.
Drake vs. Kendrick.
50 Cent petty mode.

But here’s the twist:
I’m not here for the gossip.
I’m here to show you how to spot the red flags before the deal goes bad.

You’ll learn:

• 🧠 How body language reveals the truth—including Gary’s left vs. right hand gestures (you’ll never unsee this)
• 🧾 The “Casualty Gap” — a sneaky communication trick CEOs, salespeople, and politicians use to mislead you without technically lying
• 💥 How to dissect business BS like a lie-detecting FBI agent at a poker table

🎯 What You’ll Walk Away With:

• ✅ How to decode hidden deception in business conversations
• ✅ The secret behind hand gestures—and what they say about someone’s brain and belief
• ✅ The truth about “casualty gaps” (and how to never fall for one again)
• ✅ Real-world analysis of the Brecka/Cardone beef (plus insights from Grant’s 21 savage questions 👀)
• ✅ The body language & statement analysis tools that every entrepreneur, hiring manager, and dealmaker should master
  
  

Check out the full PBD Podcast: “Bought Our Company, Not Our Soul” — Gary Brecka unloads on Grant Cardone.
🎥 Then head over to my YouTube, where I’ll be breaking down the hand gestures and movement patterns frame by frame.

If this episode made you go “WHOA—I’ve seen this before,”
Then do me a favor: Share it with a friend who's running a business, climbing the corporate ladder, or just got burned by a bad hire or shady deal.

The more people who learn how to spot the signs, speak the truth, and stand unshakable—the stronger we all get.

🎥 Watch me break down these microexpressions on YouTube: Janine Driver YouTube Channel
📱 Follow for more: @newbodylanguage on Instagram, @bodylanguageinstiture on TikTok & Janine Driver on Facebook
💡 Want to take your people-reading skills to the next level?
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Support the show

🎥 Watch me break down these microexpressions on YouTube: Janine Driver YouTube Channel
📱 Follow for more: @newbodylanguage on Instagram, @bodylanguageinstiture on TikTok & Janine Driver on Facebook
💡 Want to take your people-reading skills to the next level?
Join my live group class or book a 1-on-1 masterclass at www.janinedriver.com!