Control or Be Controlled

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 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 episode of Control or Be Controlled , we sit down with Nadége Saysana to explore the deeper emotional and psychological patterns behind binge eating — and what it actually takes to create lasting change in your relationship with food. We talk about: · What led to her binge eating and what it looked like in real life · The difference between physical hunger and emotional urges · Why craving...

What if the biggest threat to your business isn’t a lack of revenue—but the costs quietly eating away at your growth? Today’s guest is Duane Deason , founder and president of The Efficacy Group, a Certified Public Accountant, and author of Operationally Svelte: Manage Costs to Increase Profit and Enhance Performance . For more than 25 years, Duane has helped companies reduce costs, improve efficie...

What if the life you want isn’t something you find—but something you intentionally design? In this episode, Darlington sits down with Kundan Kumar, founder of Dramantram and Unbinarylife, to explore self-mastery, human consciousness, and the journey from simply surviving to living with purpose. Kundan introduces his powerful 4S framework—Survival, Superiority, Self-Attainment, and Spirituality—and...

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 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 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 if joy isn’t the reward for success—but the strategy that helps create it? Today’s guest is Rachel Bents , a Joy-Led Leadership Architect, speaker, founder of The Joy Collective, host of Joy Unfiltered , and author of Joy Is the Strategy . With advanced degrees in Education and Kinesiology, Rachel combines science, storytelling, and practical tools to challenge the traditional approach to lea...

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...

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 biggest thing standing between you and the life you want isn’t your circumstances—but the way you think about them? Today’s guest is David Taylor-Klaus , a serial entrepreneur, master coach, and bestselling author who has spent more than three decades helping entrepreneurs, executives, and leaders perform at a higher level without losing sight of what matters most. David is the author...

What if the biggest thing standing between you and the life you want isn’t your circumstances—but the way you think about them? Today’s guest is David Taylor-Klaus , a serial entrepreneur, master coach, and bestselling author who has spent more than three decades helping entrepreneurs, executives, and leaders perform at a higher level without losing sight of what matters most. David is the author...

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 getting older isn’t about slowing down, but about becoming more intentional about what you’re capable of? Today’s guest is Jeff Seckendorf , a coach, educator, cyclist, former filmmaker, flight instructor, competition aerobatic pilot, and scuba instructor trainer who has spent decades helping people become better versions of themselves. At 70, Jeff continues to push his own limits on the b...

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...

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 Ashley Gaffney, a mindset speaker who transformed her experiences with toxic environments, survival mode, and unhealthy patterns into a powerful message about personal growth and intentional living. Ashley speaks openly about how unhealed patterns, emotional triggers, habits, and survival-based thinking can influence our relationships, decisions, and everyday lives. After recogniz...

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...

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 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...