EMOTIONAL LITERACY
SUPPORT CARD DECK
Created by Jackie Flynn
The Emotional Literacy Support Card Deck is a playful tool for exploring feelings through expressive monkey images and body awareness. Use the cards to build emotional recognition, empathy, and connection with children, teens, or adults.
WHAT’S INSIDE:
These cards offer a gentle, playful way to notice and name feelings as they show up on faces, in bodies, and inside you, supporting awareness, connection, and emotional safety without any pressure to explain, analyze, or fix what’s being felt.
HOW TO USE IT
If a card supports staying with the work, use it.
If it doesn’t, set it aside.
The deck will be here when you need it.
Use it in therapy sessions
EMDR resourcing
Play therapy
Family work
Groups
Classrooms
Emotional check-ins
Body-based awareness
If you want a tool that supports emotional recognition without pressure to explain or fix…
the Emotional Literacy Support Card Deck was made for you.
When Feelings Are Hard to Name
The Emotional Literacy Support Card Deck supports clients to:
recognize emotions through facial and body cues
build emotional awareness without pressure to explain
explore feelings with curiosity rather than judgment
increase body awareness and emotional tolerance
notice patterns of protection and connection
support empathy, connection, and reflection
slow the pace when emotions feel big or confusing
Sometimes one image is enough to open awareness, to stay engaged, or to begin a conversation gently.
EMOTIONAL LITERACY
SUPPORT CARD DECK
Created by Jackie Flynn
The Emotional Literacy Support Card Deck is a playful tool for exploring feelings through expressive monkey images and body awareness. Use the cards to build emotional recognition, empathy, and connection with children, teens, or adults.
WHAT’S INSIDE:
These cards offer a gentle, playful way to notice and name feelings as they show up on faces, in bodies, and inside you, supporting awareness, connection, and emotional safety without any pressure to explain, analyze, or fix what’s being felt.
HOW TO USE IT
If a card supports staying with the work, use it.
If it doesn’t, set it aside.
The deck will be here when you need it.
Use it in therapy sessions
EMDR resourcing
Play therapy
Family work
Groups
Classrooms
Emotional check-ins
Body-based awareness
If you want a tool that supports emotional recognition without pressure to explain or fix…
the Emotional Literacy Support Card Deck was made for you.
When Feelings Are Hard to Name
The Emotional Literacy Support Card Deck supports clients to:
recognize emotions through facial and body cues
build emotional awareness without pressure to explain
explore feelings with curiosity rather than judgment
increase body awareness and emotional tolerance
notice patterns of protection and connection
support empathy, connection, and reflection
slow the pace when emotions feel big or confusing
Sometimes one image is enough to open awareness, to stay engaged, or to begin a conversation gently.
