Sort Your Emotions

For When You Don't Know What You're Feeling

Sometimes you know something's wrong before you know what it is. These cards give you a structured way to narrow it down on your own.

For Parents & Caregivers

When your kid says "I don't know" or "nothing," they might genuinely not have the words yet. These cards give both of you a starting point that doesn't require anyone to already have the answer.

Before a Difficult Conversation

Knowing what you're actually feeling before you bring it up makes a real difference. Less "I feel bad" and more "I think I'm feeling overlooked, and here's what that means for me."

Alexithymia Support

Alexithymia can make it hard to identify feelings from the inside. The cards work around that by giving you something external to react to. Sometimes "this one, not that one" is easier than generating the answer from scratch.

For Spotting Patterns

Flip through them when you have a quiet moment, and over time the recognition starts happening faster. You'll identify feelings in real time that used to slide past unnamed.

Activity Guide

The Sort Your Emotions card set includes a 20-page guide with activities and resources on:

• Quickly sorting through emotions
• Piecing together what happened after an outburst
• Investigating what hides underneath some emotions
• Validating difficult emotions
• Identifying where the emotion may have come from
• Making follow up plans
• Describing how strong and persistent that emotion is
• Sharing your emotion in clearer terms

Why Cards?

• Cards can be sorted, stacked, or shared.
• Cards can be easily stored in your bag or car.
• Cards let you compare and review more than one at a time.
• Cards give you something concrete to hold onto.

Human Illustrated Emotions

Individuals and situations vary, but having an expressive illustration of what that emotion looks like can provide a way to quickly identify (or discard) and emotion you're looking for.

Art by the talented @qomikin