OVER DEZE AFLEVERING
What if the hardest parts of your story were not meant to define you, but to become the foundation for something greater?
In this episode, Darlington sits down with Lin Green, an award-winning community advocate, columnist, author, speaker, and business and nonprofit consultant, for a powerful conversation about breaking generational cycles, healing from difficult experiences, and turning adversity into purposeful action.
Lin brings together personal experience, faith, leadership, and practical strategy to explore what happens when we stop allowing our past to dictate our future. Drawing from her memoir Enough with the Secrets, Mama!, she shares the messy, heartbreaking, humorous, and ultimately redemptive journey of navigating a complicated mother-daughter relationship while confronting patterns passed down through generations.
You’ll discover:
How generational patterns can shape the way we think, lead, and relate to others
Why healing often begins with telling the truth about your story
How to move from adversity and pain toward purpose and growth
The role of faith, forgiveness, and self-awareness in breaking unhealthy cycles
Why values-driven leadership matters in business, nonprofits, and communities
How to turn personal experiences into meaningful impact
Why sustainable change requires more than inspiration—it requires intentional action
How leaders can build organizations and communities with greater purpose and integrity
Lin also shares why she believes our stories can become tools for transformation rather than sources of shame. Her approach combines vulnerability with practical strategy, encouraging listeners to reflect on what they've inherited, decide what they want to change, and intentionally build what comes next.
Whether you're navigating family patterns, building a business, leading a nonprofit, or simply trying to create a life that reflects your deepest values, this conversation offers an honest reminder: you can acknowledge where you came from without allowing it to determine where you're going.
Connect with Lin Green and explore her work in purpose-driven leadership, consulting, and community impact:
https://greenconsultingofficial.com/about
