Emotion Cards for Naming What You're Feeling

Naming what you feel is a skill most of us were never taught. We reach for "fine" or "stressed" because the more accurate word never comes. This free deck of 12 cards gives words to feelings you might recognize but rarely name, from overwhelm to tenderness, because naming a feeling accurately tends to loosen its grip.

What Makes These Emotion Cards Different

They don't just define a feeling. They help you sit with it. 

Here's what's inside:

• 12 cards covering emotions we rarely have language for, like dread, numbness, longing, resentment, and contentment
• A plain, warm description of each one, so you can tell it apart from its neighbors
• A reflection prompt on every card that turns recognition into a small check-in
• A closing note on building your own emotional vocabulary over time
• Printable and fillable PDF versions, so you can read on-screen or hold the cards in your hand. 

How to Use Them so They Fit Into Your Life

Use the cards to check in at the end of a day, to make sense of a reaction that surprised you, or simply to expand what you can name. Read the one that fits closest, sit with its prompt, and answer honestly, even if only to yourself.

You don't have to understand every emotion you feel. But the more accurately you can name them, the less they run the show from behind the scenes. Come back whenever a feeling shows up that you can't quite place.

If certain emotions keep showing up without an obvious reason, map out the patterns behind what you're feeling and try a few small practices. You can start with a quick Liven test.