How We Feel 4+

An emotional wellbeing journal

The How We Feel Project, Inc.

    • Free

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Description

How We Feel is a free app created by scientists, designers, engineers, and therapists to help people better understand their emotions and find strategies to help them navigate their emotions in the moment. Conceived in conjunction with Yale University's Center for Emotional Intelligence and based on the work of Dr Marc Brackett, How We Feel helps people find the right word to describe how they feel while tracking their sleep, exercise, and health trends using HealthKit in order to spot patterns over time.

Founded as a science-based nonprofit, How We Feel is made possible by donations from people who are passionate about bringing mental wellbeing to the widest possible audience. Our data privacy terms are clear and easy-to-understand: all of your data is kept on your device unless you opt-in to send an anonymized version of your check-ins to be used in research to help more people.

Whether you are downloading this app in order to build better relationships, make your emotions to work for you, not against you, improve how you handle stress and anxiety or simply to feel better, How We Feel will help you identify patterns through daily HealthKit tracking and find emotional regulation strategies that will work for you. The How We Feel friends feature allows you to share how you feel with the people you trust most in real time, strengthening your most important relationships.

Filled with step-by-step video strategies you can do in as little as one minute on themes like "Change Your Thinking" to help you address negative thought patterns with cognitive strategies; "Move Your Body" to express and release emotions through movement strategies;"Be Mindful" to gain perspective and minimize the negative impact of misunderstood emotions with mindfulness strategies; "Reach Out" to build intimacy and trust, two important tools for emotional wellbeing, with social strategies.

What’s New

Version 1.13.7

Introducing Reflect, an AI-powered tool for self-reflection


Reflect is an AI-powered feature designed to make journaling and self-reflection easier and more insightful. As an AI thought partner: it can ask why you feel a particular way, offer suggestions on how you could take a different perspective, and help you identify potential thinking traps. Reflect can be helpful whether you’re working through a tough situation, or just looking to boost your emotional intelligence.

We've added over 70 new emotion words to the app!

New!
Red: Ambivalent, Conflicted, Discombobulated, Displeased, Distracted, Dysregulated, Flabbergasted, Foolish, Frazzled, Frozen, Indecisive, Irritable, Rushed, Irked, Obsessed, Spiteful, Triggered, Unstable, Vengeful

Blue:Avoidant, Bleh, Blue, Brooding, Burdened, Dead Inside, Defeated, Deficient, Groggy, Hesitant, Hurting, Icky, Incompetent, Lazy, Lovesick, Painful, Pathetic, Poopy, Sick, Solemn, Stuck, Suffocated, Uncomfortable, Unmotivated, Welp, Worthless

Yellow:Adoring, Chatty, Encouraged, Goofy, In Love, Infatuated, Glad, Reinvigorated, Romantic, Silly, Talkative

Green:Clear, Contemplative, Copacetic, Grounded, Imperturbable, Ok, Present, Protective, Refreshed, Rejuvenated, Sensual, Stable, Unbothered, Whole, Zen

Fixes:
There is a known issue where going to the tools tab crashes the app for some users. If this happens, please go to Settings > Accessibility Settings > Disable Tools Tab Animations. We are working on a holistic fix soon.

Ratings and Reviews

5.0 out of 5
40 Ratings

40 Ratings

Editors’ Notes

Created in collaboration with the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence, How We Feel is a science-based mood journal designed to help you achieve a more balanced sense of well-being. Its daily check-ins help you fully explore nuanced emotions by guiding you through an elegant color-coded matrix complete with explanations.

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App Privacy

The developer, The How We Feel Project, Inc., indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy.

Data Linked to You

The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:

  • Contact Info
  • Identifiers
  • Other Data

Data Not Linked to You

The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:

  • Contact Info
  • Diagnostics

Privacy practices may vary based on, for example, the features you use or your age. Learn More

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