Control or Be Controlled

In this episode of Control or Be Controlled , we sit down with Jim Marshall , polymath and creator of the groundbreaking Septimics system , to explore a radically different way of understanding human behavior, motivation, and development. We talk about: · Why most self-help frameworks fail to explain human behavior in a structured way · The Septimics system and how it maps human development across...

Today’s conversation brings together voices from Kingdom Purpose Media , a Christian media network dedicated to faith, leadership, family, entrepreneurship, and personal transformation. Representing the Kingdom Impact roster , Vernon Matthews connects podcasts with experienced voices such as Apostle Charles Matthews, Dr. Shekita Jackson, Michael Wright, and Lashonda Hartdige , whose expertise span...

In this episode of Control or Be Controlled , we sit down with Ken Kunken , retired prosecutor and author of I Dream of Things That Never Were , to explore what it truly means to take control in the face of life-altering adversity. We talk about: · The life-changing football injury that left him nearly paralyzed — and the mindset shift that followed · Becoming the first quadriplegic to graduate fr...

What happens when you’re excellent at earning money—but haven’t given the same attention to what happens to it next? In this episode of CONTROL OR BE CONTROLLED , Darlington sits down with Paul Carroll , CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ and founder and CEO of Avion Wealth , to explore the financial decisions that can determine whether a successful career ultimately translates into lasting financial se...

What happens when you’re excellent at earning money—but haven’t given the same attention to what happens to it next? In this episode of CONTROL OR BE CONTROLLED , Darlington sits down with Paul Carroll , CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ and founder and CEO of Avion Wealth , to explore the financial decisions that can determine whether a successful career ultimately translates into lasting financial se...

What if the part of you that you thought you lost isn’t actually gone? For many women, singing was once a huge part of their lives—choir, school musicals, college performances, or simply singing for the joy of it. Then life got busy. Careers, children, relationships, and responsibilities took over, and somewhere along the way, the singing stopped. Twenty or thirty years later, they want it back—bu...

What if changing the way you think could change the way you experience your life? In this episode of Control or Be Controlled , Darlington sits down with Sophia Torrini , a certified Clinical EFT practitioner, transformation catalyst, and specialist in what she calls Hacking Reality . Sophia’s work is deeply personal. After facing a life-threatening chronic illness, she embarked on a transformatio...

What does it really mean to live with courage? In this episode, Darlington sits down with Simon Lee, a veteran coach with more than three decades of experience helping men and teenage boys develop courage, resilience, purpose, and mental strength. Simon shares his own difficult journey and explains why courage—not achievement, status, or physical strength—should become the foundation of a meaningf...

What happens when life takes everything you thought you could control—and forces you to rebuild from the ground up? Today’s guest is Buddy Clay, a father, entrepreneur, author, and founder of New Hope Healthcare Institute in Knoxville, Tennessee. At just 36 years old, Buddy was married, raising two young daughters, expecting a third child, and building his life when he received a devastating stage...

What if some of the answers you’ve been searching for aren’t outside of you at all—but have been waiting to be discovered within? In this episode of Control or Be Controlled , Darlington sits down with Brandt Morgan , a writer, teacher, mentor, and certified firewalking instructor who has spent decades helping people reconnect with their deeper sense of purpose, authenticity, and possibility. Bran...

What if some of the answers you've been searching for aren't outside of you at all—but have been waiting to be discovered within? In this episode of Control or Be Controlled, Darlington sits down with Brandt Morgan, a writer, teacher, mentor, and certified firewalking instructor who has spent decades helping people reconnect with their deeper sense of purpose, authenticity, and possibility. Brandt...

In this powerful episode of CONTROL OR BE CONTROLLED, Darlington sits down with psychotherapist Ward Lassoe to explore the extraordinary life of Diane—a woman whose childhood was marked by abandonment, abuse, homelessness, and unimaginable hardship, yet who refused to let her past determine the person she would become. What began as a simple fifteen-minute classroom assignment during Ward’s gradua...

What if some of the answers you've been searching for aren't outside of you at all—but have been waiting to be discovered within? In this episode of Control or Be Controlled, Darlington sits down with Brandt Morgan, a writer, teacher, mentor, and certified firewalking instructor who has spent decades helping people reconnect with their deeper sense of purpose, authenticity, and possibility. Brandt...

What happens when you’re excellent at earning money—but haven’t given the same attention to what happens to it next? In this episode of CONTROL OR BE CONTROLLED , Darlington sits down with Paul Carroll , CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ and founder and CEO of Avion Wealth , to explore the financial decisions that can determine whether a successful career ultimately translates into lasting financial se...

What happens when you’re excellent at earning money—but haven’t given the same attention to what happens to it next? In this episode of CONTROL OR BE CONTROLLED , Darlington sits down with Paul Carroll , CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ and founder and CEO of Avion Wealth , to explore the financial decisions that can determine whether a successful career ultimately translates into lasting financial se...

What if the part of you that you thought you lost isn’t actually gone? For many women, singing was once a huge part of their lives—choir, school musicals, college performances, or simply singing for the joy of it. Then life got busy. Careers, children, relationships, and responsibilities took over, and somewhere along the way, the singing stopped. Twenty or thirty years later, they want it back—bu...

What if changing the way you think could change the way you experience your life? In this episode of Control or Be Controlled , Darlington sits down with Sophia Torrini , a certified Clinical EFT practitioner, transformation catalyst, and specialist in what she calls Hacking Reality . Sophia’s work is deeply personal. After facing a life-threatening chronic illness, she embarked on a transformatio...

What if changing the way you think could change the way you experience your life? In this episode of Control or Be Controlled , Darlington sits down with Sophia Torrini , a certified Clinical EFT practitioner, transformation catalyst, and specialist in what she calls Hacking Reality . Sophia’s work is deeply personal. After facing a life-threatening chronic illness, she embarked on a transformatio...

What happens when life takes everything you thought you could control—and forces you to rebuild from the ground up? Today’s guest is Buddy Clay, a father, entrepreneur, author, and founder of New Hope Healthcare Institute in Knoxville, Tennessee. At just 36 years old, Buddy was married, raising two young daughters, expecting a third child, and building his life when he received a devastating stage...

What happens when a doctor chooses to stand with patients the healthcare system has failed? Today’s guest is Dr. Helen Webberley , a physician, transgender healthcare advocate, and founder of GenderGP. After spending decades in medicine, Helen began caring for transgender patients who were facing years-long waiting lists and limited access to care. Her decision to provide evidence-based treatment...

What happens when you’re excellent at earning money—but haven’t given the same attention to what happens to it next? In this episode of CONTROL OR BE CONTROLLED , Darlington sits down with Paul Carroll , CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ and founder and CEO of Avion Wealth , to explore the financial decisions that can determine whether a successful career ultimately translates into lasting financial se...

In this powerful episode of CONTROL OR BE CONTROLLED, Darlington sits down with psychotherapist Ward Lassoe to explore the extraordinary life of Diane—a woman whose childhood was marked by abandonment, abuse, homelessness, and unimaginable hardship, yet who refused to let her past determine the person she would become. What began as a simple fifteen-minute classroom assignment during Ward’s gradua...

In this powerful episode of CONTROL OR BE CONTROLLED, Darlington sits down with psychotherapist Ward Lassoe to explore the extraordinary life of Diane—a woman whose childhood was marked by abandonment, abuse, homelessness, and unimaginable hardship, yet who refused to let her past determine the person she would become. What began as a simple fifteen-minute classroom assignment during Ward’s gradua...

What happens when you’re excellent at earning money—but haven’t given the same attention to what happens to it next? In this episode of CONTROL OR BE CONTROLLED , Darlington sits down with Paul Carroll , CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ and founder and CEO of Avion Wealth , to explore the financial decisions that can determine whether a successful career ultimately translates into lasting financial se...

What if some of the answers you've been searching for aren't outside of you at all—but have been waiting to be discovered within? In this episode of Control or Be Controlled, Darlington sits down with Brandt Morgan, a writer, teacher, mentor, and certified firewalking instructor who has spent decades helping people reconnect with their deeper sense of purpose, authenticity, and possibility. Brandt...