Tree of Feels

Serene woodland landscape painting

Your Emotional Compass

Welcome to the heart of the forest. This is the Tree of Feels—a visual map of the human experience. Take a moment to look at the highway trunk, the foundation of your journey. From here, every feeling you encounter branches out into something more. Use your mouse or touch screen to zoom into the branches, click on the hotspots, and discover the path from your core emotions to the most nuanced leaves in the canopy.

Reading the Landscape

Weathered tree stump with exposed roots

The Trunk

Represents the Highway of Life—your steady, grounded path.

Looking up at towering tree trunk and canopy

The 7 Branches

These are your core emotions. Click a branch to see how it grows.

Close-up of tree trunk growth rings

The Rings

The inner ring contains primary feelings; the outer rings hold the evolving and tertiary emotions.

Snow-capped mountain peaks above forested foothills

The Details

Look for the symbolic elements—the butterflies, the mountains, and the water—as they represent the environments where our emotions often bloom.

Want to Go Deeper?

If a specific branch resonates with you today, click through to visit its dedicated page in the Emotion Library. There, you can learn about the triggers that lead to these feelings and find strategies to navigate the road ahead.