Free Emotion Wheels

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Emotion & Feeling Wheel

Explore the full spectrum of human emotions — from anger to joy, fear to love. Identify and name exactly what you're experiencing.

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Emotion & Feeling Wheel

Explore the full spectrum of human emotions — from anger to joy, fear to love. Identify and name exactly what you're experiencing.

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Mood Check-in Wheel

Check in with your current mood state. Perfect for daily standups and team meetings to quickly share where you're at.

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Energy Level Wheel

Map your energy across physical, mental, emotional, and social dimensions. Understand what fuels you and what drains you.

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Work Satisfaction Wheel

Reflect on your professional experience — from engagement to burnout, growth to stagnation. Share where you stand with your team.

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Relationship Dynamics Wheel

Explore how you relate to the people around you — in teams, partnerships, and communities. Name the dynamics that shape your connections.

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Life Values Grid

Explore your core life values through an interactive grid. Discover what drives your decisions, shapes your identity, and guides your path forward.

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Human Needs Grid

Identify your unmet needs using Nonviolent Communication principles. Understanding your needs is the first step to expressing them clearly and getting them met.

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Character Strengths Wheel

Explore your character strengths through the VIA framework. Discover the qualities that energise you, define your best self, and help you thrive.

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Nervous System States Wheel

Explore your autonomic nervous system states through the lens of Polyvagal Theory. Identify whether you're in a regulated, connected state or a protective stress response — and find precise language for what your body and mind are experiencing.

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Team Pulse Wheel

A fast, honest mood check-in designed for team meetings. In 30 seconds, identify exactly where you are today — energized, steady, stretched, stressed, struggling, or checked out. Built for all-hands, standups, retros, and 1-on-1s.

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Mood & Food Wheel

Explore the connection between your mood and your food cravings. Every emotional state has a food language — from comfort to celebration, stress-eating to nourishment. Find what your body and feelings are asking for today.

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Self-Care Wheel

Explore the six dimensions of self-care to identify where you're thriving and where you need more attention. True wellbeing requires balance across physical, emotional, psychological, spiritual, personal, and professional domains.

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Awareness Wheel

Explore the dimensions of conscious awareness — from external senses to internal states, from mental activity to relational connection. Developing awareness is the foundation of mindfulness and the key to living with presence and intention.

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Money Mindset Wheel

Explore your emotional relationship with money. Identify the feelings that drive your financial decisions — from anxiety to abundance, scarcity to empowerment.

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Boundaries Wheel

Explore and strengthen your personal boundaries. Identify where you need more protection and where you can open up — across physical, emotional, digital, and social domains.

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ADHD Emotion Wheel

A focused emotion wheel for ADHD adults and teens. Identify fast, intense emotional states and name them with precision.

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ADHD Feelings Wheel

A practical feelings wheel for ADHD check-ins. Move from vague intensity to precise feeling words you can use in real life.

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Emotional Dysregulation ADHD

An ADHD dysregulation wheel focused on high-intensity states, triggers, and regulation-oriented naming.

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Stress Response Wheel

Identify your stress response patterns and understand how your body and mind react to pressure. From acute activation to chronic shutdown, this wheel helps you name your stress state with precision.

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Burnout Wheel

Identify the specific dimensions of burnout you're experiencing. Burnout isn't just exhaustion—it's a complex syndrome affecting energy, connection, meaning, and efficacy. Use this wheel to pinpoint where you need support.

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Decision-Making Clarity Wheel

Understand your internal state when making decisions. From crystal clarity to paralyzing confusion, this wheel helps you identify what's blocking or supporting your decision-making process.

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Grief & Loss Wheel

Grief is not linear and it has no deadline. Whether you've lost a person, a relationship, a role, a dream, or a version of yourself — this wheel gives language to where you are right now. Use it to understand, not to rush.

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Connection & Loneliness Wheel

Loneliness is a global public health crisis — but not everyone's loneliness is the same. This wheel helps you identify what kind of connection is missing or present in your life right now, so you can address the right need.

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Shame & Guilt Wheel

Shame says "I am bad." Guilt says "I did something bad." Both are powerful forces — one drives growth, the other drives hiding. This wheel helps you name what's actually happening so it can stop running the show from the shadows.

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Team Morale Check

Check your team's morale beyond today's mood. Understand whether people feel valued, aligned, and committed — or if something deeper is eroding engagement. Best for monthly or quarterly check-ins.

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Meeting Energy Check

A 15-second check-in for the start of any meeting. Share how you're arriving — energized, focused, neutral, distracted, drained, or overwhelmed — so the team can adjust pace and expectations.

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Specialized Tools

Tools for every context

For Kids & Families

Age-appropriate emotion wheel for children

For Therapists

Professional therapy worksheet tool

For Couples

Improve relationship communication

For Teams

Daily mood tracker for meetings

DBT Therapy

Emotion regulation for DBT practice

ADHD Support

Manage emotional dysregulation

ADHD Feelings Wheel

Name ADHD feelings faster

ADHD Dysregulation

Regulate intense emotional spikes

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Self-AwarenessApr 1, 2026

Emotional Granularity: Why Naming Your Feelings Precisely Changes Everything

Research shows people who can distinguish between 'irritated,' 'resentful,' and 'overwhelmed' handle stress better, make sharper decisions, and build stronger relationships. Here's how to develop emotional granularity.

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Self-AwarenessMar 27, 2026

What Does It Mean to Feel Guarded? Understanding the Guard Feeling

Feeling guarded is more than just being cautious — it's an emotional protection response with real psychological roots. Here's what it means, why it happens, and how to work with it.

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Self-AwarenessMar 20, 2026

How to Use the Character Strengths Wheel to Identify Your Superpowers

Discover your signature strengths using the VIA framework. A practical guide to identifying what energizes you and applying it to work, relationships, and personal growth.

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What Is a Feeling Wheel?

A feeling wheel (also known as an emotion wheel or feelings chart) is a visual tool that maps the full spectrum of human emotions — from broad categories like joy, sadness, anger, and fear to highly specific feelings like euphoria, grief, or dread.

Research shows that people with higher emotional granularity are better at regulating their emotions, communicating their needs, and maintaining mental wellbeing.

How to use the wheels

  1. Start at the center — choose the core emotion that fits
  2. Explore outward — move to increasingly specific feelings
  3. Read the description — understand and validate the experience
  4. Share or journal — use precise language in reflection
Who Uses These

Therapists & counselors

Help clients articulate their inner experience

Teams & managers

Run standups, retros, and emotional check-ins

Individuals

Journaling, self-reflection, and emotional growth

Educators & parents

Teach children about the language of feelings

Couples

Improve emotional communication and understanding

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