What are you feeling right now?
Five free interactive wheels to help you name what's inside — with precision, depth, and language that finally fits.
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, contempt, or dread. Originally inspired by psychologist Robert Plutchik's wheel of emotions, feeling wheels have become essential tools in therapy, coaching, education, and workplace wellness.
At Feeling HQ, we offer five free interactive wheels that go beyond the traditional emotion wheel. Each wheel helps you develop emotional granularity — the ability to make fine-grained distinctions between similar emotional states. Research shows that people with higher emotional granularity are better at regulating their emotions, communicating their needs, and maintaining mental wellbeing.
How to Use Our Feeling Wheels
- Start at the center — choose the core emotion that fits right now
- Explore outward — move through layers to find more specific words
- Read the description — understand and validate your experience
- Share or journal — use precise language in conversation or reflection
Who Uses Feeling Wheels?
- Therapists & counselors — to help clients articulate their inner experience
- Teams & managers — for standups, retros, and emotional check-ins
- Individuals — for journaling, self-reflection, and emotional growth
- Educators & parents — to teach children about emotions
- Couples — to improve emotional communication and understanding