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EPISODE · Apr 14, 2026 · 42 MIN

The Energy Audit: Why You’re Emotionally Bankrupt by Noon (with Dr. Daryl Appleton)

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What if the thing keeping you stuck isn’t a lack of motivation — it’s that you’re too comfortable? This week, Tera sits downwith Dr. Daryl Appleton — award-winning executive coach, high-performance psychologist, and host of the Vogue Top 10 podcast Feelings & Other F Words — for a conversation that will challenge how you think about comfort, fear, success, and the emotional energy you spend before lunch. They unpack why“good enough” might be the most dangerous place to live, how to run an energy audit on your week, and what happens when you finally name the fear that’s been running the show. Plus, Dr. Daryl does the Core Emotion Wheel live — and what she discovers surprises even her.Topics CoveredWhy focusing on what’s RIGHT with you outperformsfixing what’s wrongThe CliftonStrengths assessment and how couples can useit to divide roles and reduce resentmentWhat “success” actually means — and why you need towrite it down across three dimensions of your lifeComfort as a trap: why “good enough” keeps people stuckin marriages, careers, and lifeThe Energy Audit: a weekly practice to manage emotionalbandwidth instead of just managing timeWhy it gets worse before it gets better — and whythat’s the sign it’s workingFear disguised as resistance: how unprocessed emotiondrains your capacityThe Core Emotion Wheel in action: both Tera and Dr.Daryl process live on-air Why naming your emotions gives you control back — andwhy skipping this step keeps you prickly and depletedSEO Keywordsemotional health, mental health, getting unstuck, marriage advice, self-awareness, energy management, fear of failure, leadership, high performance, couples communication, burnout, strengths-based coaching, emotional intelligence, core emotion wheel, relationship toolsResources & LinksGet the Core Emotion Wheel:www.connectioncodes.co/podcastBook a Connection Codes Coach:https://connectioncodes.co/coachesDr. Daryl Appleton’s Website: www.drdarylappleton.com Dr. Daryl on Instagram: @drdarylappletonFeelings & Other F Words Podcast: Available onApple Podcasts, SpotifyCliftonStrengths Assessment:www.gallup.com/cliftonstrengths

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