Core Emotion Wheel
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What this is

Other emotion wheels give you a thousand words. This one takes you to the core.

It is free, and it takes four minutes. Sit down with someone you love, and you each find where you are on the wheel.

Naming what fired is what settles your nervous system. It is also how the other person finally knows where you actually are.

There are eight core emotions — not a thousand. They fire chemically in the brain whether or not you have words for them, and every one carries a message and asks for something. That is why this wheel is small. It is built to take you to the core.

Your free wheel

Take it with you.

Add your name and email. We'll send you the wheel as a page you can print, the instructions for using it, and an exclusive video of Glenn and Phyllis showing how it works.

Yours to keep, and yours to print. It takes about four minutes to do with someone you love.

Real couples

Small daily language. Big relational repair.

The Core Emotion Wheel exercise secured the foundation of our relationship.

Judy Egleti

Tuning into my emotions instead of just reacting has been a huge shift.

Jeannie Hinds

These practical and profound tools have changed our lives.

Luke & Claire Farman
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