The Emotion Compass
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  • What do I need?
  • About emotions
    • What are emotions?
    • Primary and secondary emotions
    • What types of emotions are there?
      • Joy
      • Sadness/Grief
      • Fear/Anxiety
      • Anger
      • Shame
      • Guilt
      • Disgust
      • Other emotions
    • Emotions and health
      • Emotions and mental health
      • Emotions and the body
      • Anxiety
      • Depression
      • Rumination and Worry
      • Self-criticism
      • Sleep
    • Dealing with emotions
      • Contact with your emotions
      • Self-compassion
      • Empathizing with emotions in others
      • Dealing with children’s emotions
      • Boundary setting
      • Emotion-friendly communication
      • How to apologize
    • Emotion-Focused therapy (EFT)
      • Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT)
      • When we are troubled by emotional memories
      • Changing emotions with emotion
  • My emotions
    • What am I feeling right now?
    • Why do I react like this?
    • Exploring emotional memories
    • My emotional style
    • My parenting style
    • Our couple’s emotional pattern
  • Exercise Library
  • About the Emotion Compass

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Alfred & Shadow – A Short Story About Loneliness

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Why are emotions important? Dr Dan Siegel gives the answer!

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EMOTION REVOLUTION 2025

Emotion Revolution is an international psychotherapy congress, initiated by the Institutt for Psykologisk Rådgivning in Bergen, Norway. The conference will be held on april 23-25, 2025. Go to www.emotionrevolution.no for more information and booking.

RECOMMENDED BOOKS ABOUT EMOTIONS

Emotion Focused Skills Training for Parent – A  Guide for Clinicians. By Joanne Dolhanty, Vanja Hjelmseth, Bente Austbø and Anne Hilde Vassbø Hagen.

Angry Kids, Angry Parents – Understanding and Working With Anger in Your Family. By Anne Hilde Vassbø Hagen and Joanne Dolhanty.

All illustrations on the website are made by Ingrid Marie Bøhler Høvik. The interactive sections of the site have been developed using technology from Explorable, and we owe a big thank you to Oskar Blakstad.

The translation of the website emotioncompass.org into local languages has been done by the local Emotion-Focused Therapy Institutes.

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