Escaping The Control Trap: Why Controlling Your Life Backfires With Kati Morton

Trying to control every outcome in life can feel like the safest strategy, but it often leads to more stress, anxiety, and frustration. In this episode, Penny Zenker sits down with Kati Morton , bestselling author and mental health expert, to explore the control trap —the tendency to overmanage our emotions, circumstances, and even other people in an attempt to feel secure. Kati explains why our brains crave control during uncertainty, why anger often masks deeper emotions like hurt or fear, and how tools like the feelings wheel can help us better identify what we’re actually experiencing. She also shares practical strategies for setting boundaries, managing workplace emotions, and reducing anxiety in a world full of digital distractions—revealing why letting go of unnecessary control can actually create more clarity, resilience, and focus.

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Escaping The Control Trap: Why Controlling Your Life Backfires With Kati Morton is an episode from Take Back Time: Time Management | Stress Management | Tug of War With Time by Penny Zenker.

This episode is 31:52 long.

This episode was published on Mar 13, 2026.

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