Worksheet
Emotions Out Loud: Naming Feelings for Emotional Clarity and Self-Trust
This worksheet helps you name and voice your emotions without judgment, creating space for clarity, compassion, and emotional resilience. By acknowledging your feelings out loud, you reduce their intensity, understand what they are communicating, and strengthen your ability to respond with honesty and self-trust.
How to Use This Worksheet
Follow each step to name your current emotion, speak it aloud, and explore what this feeling needs from you. Use the guided sentence prompts to identify your needs, respond to yourself compassionately, and visualize how your life might feel if you consistently honored your emotions.
Who It’s For
This worksheet is designed for individuals who struggle to identify or express emotions, those who suppress their needs, or anyone wanting to build emotional literacy and self-compassion. It is also helpful for clients working on self-esteem, self-awareness, or healing emotional avoidance.
Expected Outcomes
• Increased ability to identify and name emotions
• Reduced emotional overwhelm through out-loud expression
• Stronger understanding of underlying emotional needs
• Greater self-trust and self-compassion
• Improved emotional clarity and decision-making
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References
Kumar, Vasavi (2023). Say It Out Loud: Using the Power of Your Voice to Listen to Your Deepest Thoughts and Courageously Pursue Your Dreams. New World Library.
Greenberg, L. S. (2011). Emotion-Focused Therapy: Coaching Clients to Work Through Their Feelings. American Psychological Association.
Gross, J. J. (2015). Handbook of Emotion Regulation (2nd ed.). Guilford Press.
Pennebaker, J. W., & Chung, C. K. (2011). “Expressive Writing: Connections to Physical and Mental Health.” In Oxford Handbook of Health Psychology. Oxford University Press.
Siegel, D. J. (2012). The Developing Mind: How Relationships and the Brain Interact to Shape Who We Are (2nd ed.). Guilford Press.
Neff, K. D. (2011). Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself. William Morrow.
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