Control or Be Controlled

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 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 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 cash your business needs isn’t missing—it’s simply sitting in your customers’ accounts? In this episode of CONTROL OR BE CONTROLLED , Bill Ferrier , founder of Ready Set Collect and a veteran of nearly 40 years in the credit and collections industry, joins us to reveal how companies can take greater control of their cash flow by getting their own money paid on time. For many businesses...

What if the cash your business needs isn’t missing—it’s simply sitting in your customers’ accounts? In this episode of CONTROL OR BE CONTROLLED , Bill Ferrier , founder of Ready Set Collect and a veteran of nearly 40 years in the credit and collections industry, joins us to reveal how companies can take greater control of their cash flow by getting their own money paid on time. For many businesses...

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...

In this episode of Control or Be Controlled , we sit down with Karen Uslin , cultural historian and adoptee, to explore how fragmented family histories shape identity — and what it takes to make sense of the parts we can’t fully recover. We talk about: · How missing or incomplete family records shape personal identity · Karen’s journey of discovering her biological sister and Ruthenian heritage ·...

Today’s guest is Kelsey L. Green , a strategist, speaker, digital minimalist, and community builder helping people reclaim their focus, creativity, and meaningful connections. Kelsey is the creator of Summit in Six , a high-accountability mastermind helping women entrepreneurs and creators turn one bold idea into reality, and How to Build Your Circle , a course focused on cultivating deeper, more...

Today’s guest is Tabatha Thorell, a real estate investor, entrepreneur, speaker, coach, bestselling co-author, and mother of five who has spent nearly two decades building businesses, investing in real estate, and pursuing financial independence. Tabatha brings a unique perspective on money mindset, wealth building, entrepreneurship, personal development, communication, emotional intelligence, and...

Today’s guest is Andrew Gillsmith , a Catholic science fiction author exploring the fascinating intersection of artificial intelligence, consciousness, faith, philosophy, and the future of humanity . Andrew is the author of Our Lady of the Artilects , a metaphysical science fiction novel described as “The Exorcist meets Westworld, with a light dusting of Snow Crash.” Drawing from his background in...

Today’s guest is Dr. Rahul R. Prasad , an applied physicist, global philanthropist, adventurer, and USA national bestselling author featured in Success DNA: Mastering Persistence in Leadership and Life . With a PhD in Applied Physics from Yale University, Dr. Prasad has spent decades working at the forefront of scientific innovation, including serving as a Senior Physicist and Manager at Lawrence...

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...

What if some of the patterns controlling your life today were formed long before you were old enough to understand them? In this powerful conversation, Dr. Christopher Barker , clinical psychologist, speaker, author, and host of the Holding Space podcast, joins CONTROL OR BE CONTROLLED to explore how childhood experiences, complex trauma, and attachment wounds can continue influencing the way we t...

What if some of the patterns controlling your life today were formed long before you were old enough to understand them? In this powerful conversation, Dr. Christopher Barker , clinical psychologist, speaker, author, and host of the Holding Space podcast, joins CONTROL OR BE CONTROLLED to explore how childhood experiences, complex trauma, and attachment wounds can continue influencing the way we t...

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 a 30-year Hollywood veteran looks at the entertainment industry and decides it doesn’t need to be saved—it needs to be reinvented? Today, I’m joined by Scott Hadley Morgan , an award-winning writer, producer, and director who has spent decades working across Hollywood, technology, finance, and emerging media. Mentored by industry legends and having written for and worked with maj...

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...

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 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...