How We Feel
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Sensations Are Signals (opens the original)
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Sometimes we recognize an emotion first. Other times, our body seems to get there before we do.You might notice that you’re holding your breath, clenching your jaw, or feeling a burst of energy before you’ve really thought about how you’re feeling. Paying attention to those physical sensations can add another piece of information to an emotional check-in.That’s the idea behind Body Sensation Mapping in How We Feel.Adding the body to your check-inWhen you check in with How We Feel, you first choo
How We Feel, in Practice (opens the original)
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Later this week, How We Feel is heading to Washington, D.C., for APA 2026.From August 6–8, psychologists, counselors, researchers, students, and others working across the field will come together for the American Psychological Association’s annual convention. We’ll be there as an exhibitor, sharing How We Feel and learning from the people helping others better understand and care for their emotional wellbeing.Care practitioners can bring How We Feel into conversations with the people they suppor
What Comes Next (opens the original)
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What happens after you check in?Naming a feeling can create a little space. Sometimes that’s enough. Other times, you may want to reflect on what came up, look back at how your week has been going, or try something that helps you move forward.That question is guiding a new direction for the first tab in How We Feel, currently marked with a +. We’ve been calling it Today: a place to check in, see how your week is taking shape, and find a useful next step.At the top, a weekly calendar will show yo
Finding the Patterns (opens the original)
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A first look at the new Calendar tab Later this month, we’re planning to introduce a new experience in How We Feel. Before it rolls out more broadly, we wanted to give you an early look and invite a small group of iOS users to help us test it.The current Analyze tab will become Calendar and move from the fourth tab to the second. This will make it easier to find and make reflecting on your check-ins a more central part of the app.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substac
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