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TFEs: Thoughts. Feelings. Emotions. (sports)
TFEs is a podcast hosted by a married couple Kelsey and Dalen Cuff — both former college athletes and now on-air sports personalities — who dive into life’s rawest moments with humor, heart, and honesty. TFEs stands for Thoughts, Feelings, Emotions, an abbreviation that became the foundational phrase their relationship was built on.This isn’t just a podcast about relationships or sports. It’s about real life. From parenting and marriage, to mental health, personal growth, and sports moments…
Episodes
- TFEs: Thoughts. Feelings. Emotions. (sports)
The Grief Race
In this episode Kelsey and Dalen discuss the tragic loss of Chris Spatola. He was an amazing man, husband, father and veteran. He was one of Dalen’s best…
- TFEs: Thoughts. Feelings. Emotions. (sports)
Hello, Baby!
In this episode, Dalen and Kelsey share that they’re welcoming in another baby next year. They talk about all the TFE’s about having another baby after…
- TFEs: Thoughts. Feelings. Emotions. (sports)
First Day Feelings
On this episode, Dalen and Kelsey reflect on all the TFEs surrounding their son starting preschool. Is it good or bad when your 2 year old sprints into class…
- TFEs: Thoughts. Feelings. Emotions. (sports)
Back to Reality
In this week’s episode, summer is coming to an end and the school year is on the horizon. Dalen and Kelsey reflect on what it means to be present with the…
- TFEs: Thoughts. Feelings. Emotions. (sports)
People Always Change
On this week’s episode, when a text message seemingly threatened to derail Kelsey and Dalen’s marriage. The pair talked through it and laughed about the…
- TFEs: Thoughts. Feelings. Emotions. (sports)
But I REALLY love you
Dalen and Kelsey are back, but with chaotic schedules not for long as another trip is on the horizon. They dive through the emotions of a fun family filled…
- TFEs: Thoughts. Feelings. Emotions. (sports)
An Amazing Game, The Wrong Song and Unproductive Hobbies
On this episode, Kelsey and Dalen dive into a question nearly every wife can relate to: what to do with my husband’s golf obsession? Is it healthy for a hobby…
- TFEs: Thoughts. Feelings. Emotions. (sports)
An Untimely Glimpse of Death
On this episode, Kelsey and Dalen tackle the hard conversation surrounding what life would look like in a world without the other after a scare rocked the…
- TFEs: Thoughts. Feelings. Emotions. (sports)
Change Of Plans
On this week’s episode, Kelsey and Dalen’s expected topics for the podcast were derailed by sharing their thoughts, feelings and emotions. They take an…
- TFEs: Thoughts. Feelings. Emotions. (sports)
Another Year Older
In this episode, Dalen and Kelsey semi-productively argue through party planning for a two year old. Their TFEs with a child getting a year older. Also, How…
- TFEs: Thoughts. Feelings. Emotions. (sports)
Church and Mental State
With Mental health awareness month here, Kelsey and Dalen discuss what kelsey describes as the worst day of her life and the toll that took on her mental…
- TFEs: Thoughts. Feelings. Emotions. (sports)
Masculine Morals
On this week’s episode, Kelsey and Dalen look back on a weekend rooted in male friendships made over two decades ago. How those changed, what kept them…
- TFEs: Thoughts. Feelings. Emotions. (sports)
Take me back to Spring Break
Kelsey and Dalen reflect on the last week of support and community, and discuss what they felt after sharing last week that they recently had another…
- TFEs: Thoughts. Feelings. Emotions. (sports)
It happened again
Pregnancy Loss On this episode. Dalen and Kelsey open up about the last few weeks away from the podcast. While their March Madness schedules were busy, it was…
- TFEs: Thoughts. Feelings. Emotions. (sports)
Where are you irreplaceable?
On this episode, Dalen and Kelsey's true plan for the podcast get derailed when talking TFEs take them down a different path. What's life like when you realize…
- TFEs: Thoughts. Feelings. Emotions. (sports)
Feb sadness, March madness
On this episode, Dalen and Kelsey play a game of catch up. The chaos of this season, coupled with family loss has made the slow time before the busy, busier…
- TFEs: Thoughts. Feelings. Emotions. (sports)
Loving Love
On this week’s episode of TFEs, Kelsey loves Love…does Dalen? Why they think setting the tone with their kids matters so much and doing the little things in…
- TFEs: Thoughts. Feelings. Emotions. (sports)
The impact of empathy
On this episode, Dalen clears the way for Kelsey to have her own therapy session after a great morning was derailed in a matter minutes. And, the E in TFEs…
- TFEs: Thoughts. Feelings. Emotions. (sports)
Talk TFEs to me
On this episode, Dalen and Kelsey come back from separate work trips in different mental places… Kelsey’s excited- Dalen’s in a funk. So they unpack it all…
- TFEs: Thoughts. Feelings. Emotions. (sports)
The Spoken Word & Raw Dogging Rides
It's not what you think... or maybe it is. On this episode, Dalen and Kelsey deep dive into how powerful it can be to lose the screens and just listen to a…
- TFEs: Thoughts. Feelings. Emotions. (sports)
New Year’s Hopes, Last Year’s Learnings
Kelsey and Dalen discuss choosing to celebrate the highs of a hard 2025 and look ahead to hopes for 2026. Plus New Year’s resolutions and New Year’s Eve…
- TFEs: Thoughts. Feelings. Emotions. (sports)
Holiday Highs and Lows
Dalen and Kelsey take a deep dive on the holidays. Their discussion of family traditions and the Magic of Christmas evolves into an emotional conversation of…
- TFEs: Thoughts. Feelings. Emotions. (sports)
Title: Making Space For What?
Kelsey and Dalen try to answer the age old question: why are men so bad at being sick? That somehow evolves into a discussion about Notre Dame being left out…
- TFEs: Thoughts. Feelings. Emotions. (sports)
Holiday Priorities
Kelsey and Dalen discuss their family trip to Atlanta over Thanksgiving and some lessons learned. Most importantly, how to prioritize each other as we move…
- TFEs: Thoughts. Feelings. Emotions. (sports)
all I want for my birthday
Kelsey and Dalen discuss their birthday week, perspective on aging, how their birthday desires have evolved and why chaos isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Plus…
- TFEs: Thoughts. Feelings. Emotions. (sports)
From HAVE to, to GET to.
On this episode of TFEs, Dalen and Kelsey dive into the mental shift of you HAVE to, versus you GET to. The couple also opens a letter they wrote themselves…
- TFEs: Thoughts. Feelings. Emotions. (sports)
Goals & Nightmares
After sickness, Halloween, and a grandparents visit, Dalen & Kelsey are back with goals set for the future and a hope of honing in on how to make them…
- TFEs: Thoughts. Feelings. Emotions. (sports)
Goals and Distractions
Kelsey and Dalen discuss the importance of setting and writing down their goals. Ironically, they do this while consistently getting sidetracked with random…
- TFEs: Thoughts. Feelings. Emotions. (sports)
Main character energy: Anxiety
Dalen and Kelsey dive into a complex emotion that took center stage during a children’s movie: anxiety. How do you navigate the anxieties of adulthood, learn…
- TFEs: Thoughts. Feelings. Emotions. (sports)
Perspective and Monogrammed Sweaters
Another week, another episode of Kelsey dragging Dalen into some Taylor Swift dialogue- but this one is a little different. Exit signs and kaleidoscopes lead…
- TFEs: Thoughts. Feelings. Emotions. (sports)
Therapy For Everyone
Dalen and Kelsey talk about something Dalen is doing and just assumed Kelsey had done in the past…therapy. The couple gives their TFEs on therapy, stigma, the…
- TFEs: Thoughts. Feelings. Emotions. (sports)
What’s your greatest fear?
Kelsey and Dalen and dive headfirst into fear. From irrational fears (Kelsey is spiraling after a weekend car trip gone wrong) to fears that are inevitable…
- TFEs: Thoughts. Feelings. Emotions. (sports)
Couples Who Sleep Together
Kelsey and Dalen recap a 6AM flight with a wannabe standup comedian for a flight attendant, talk TFEs on this season of parenting, and dive into one of the…
- TFEs: Thoughts. Feelings. Emotions. (sports)
Being busy: a blessing and a curse
In episode four, Dalen’s TFEs off the top take them through a vulnerable conversation about job changes, self worth, and navigating times when you aren’t in…
- TFEs: Thoughts. Feelings. Emotions. (sports)
Community, College Football and a Red Wagon
Kelsey & Dalen reflect on the support & impact of sharing personal grief & challenges with an online community, as well as the realities of walking into a room…
- TFEs: Thoughts. Feelings. Emotions. (sports)
Quiet grief, loss & wellness
Kelsey and Dalen discuss a getaway to a Wellness Retreat that was purposely scheduled around August 23, a date when they were due to have their second child…
- TFEs: Thoughts. Feelings. Emotions. (sports)
So what’s a TFE?
In the debut episode, Dalen and Kelsey explain: what are TFEs. The couple describes the origin story of this concept, the role TFEs now play in their every day…
- TFEs: Thoughts. Feelings. Emotions. (sports)
TFEs: Thoughts. Feelings. Emotions. (sports)
TFEs is a podcast hosted by a married couple Kelsey and Dalen Cuff — both former college athletes and now on-air sports personalities — who dive into life’s…