Parents, connect with your sensitive kids in a creative, tenderhearted way to help them find the words to share their emotions.
When we never learn how to share vulnerability, our hearts grow a hard shell.
Visual emotional metaphors from Nature provide a soft way to start.
Emotional literacy turns homes into havens.
1. Scroll down to see how Nature suggests emotions
2. Connect your emotions to the images in this free journal
Curiosity
When you look for the meaning behind what you’re feeling.
Presence
When the feeling of right here, right now glows, inside out.
Peace in the Storm
When life is sleeting needles but peace remains inside.
Whimsy
When imagination finds proof of elfin life on a fence post.
Ecstasy
When a loving connection explodes vibrance into life.
Patterns
When patterns behind painful emotions can be defined.
(green barn, tree, two yellow bushes as seen on a horse trailer)
Serenity
When reflections in Nature calm frayed nerves.
Ready
When desire, courage and confidence prepare you to fly.
Courage
When going your own way is a leap of faith.
Perspective
When something is seen and understood from different angles.
Patience
When what you need is only found beneath the surface.
Unity
When shared values create community and connection.
Splitting Hairs
When the differences add mystery, beauty and nuance in relationship.
Comfort
When another’s quiet presence soothes difficult feelings.
Compassion
When the lonely, forgotten or trapped are seen and supported.
Resilient
When home remains a haven despite winds of friction.
Mixed Emotions
When gray areas are allowed to create a poles-apart stance.
Liberated
When you have the freedom to run with confidence and joy.
Persistence
When you stick to what you value and need.
No Worries
When your inside climate feels as clear and calm as outside.
Idyllic
When life feels simple, easy and bountiful.
Revealing 1
When it feels safe enough to share your layers.
Revealing 2
When your layers reveal patterns, true colors and rough edges.
Whirlaway
When it’s time to talk about the urge to run and hide.
Connected
When your differences don’t prevent wanting to connect.
Calm Awareness 1
When all the senses calmly soak everything in.
This is a popular triptych you can create out of the Calm Awareness series in whatever print option you like best.
Calm Awareness 2
When a calm mind simply notices someone else’s circus.
Calm Awareness 3
When a calm mind can swish away the unhelpful thoughts.