A DIGITAL DICTONARY OF EMOTIONS

“So many commentators cite the limitations of text as a medium when it comes to expressing emotions. Few recognise the problem is not the keyboard, it is our vocabulary of emotions”, says creator Sarah Hatherley.

Funny Feelings® apps are designed to give young people the tools and skills to express themselves well in the digital era.

Having a dictionary of emotions in the palm of your hand allows users to drill down in the moment, to find the most appropriate word.

By funneling through 5 primary emotions to find the right category of feeling they’re experiencing, the app subtly educates users on the nature of emotions.

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EMOTIONARY APP AND EQ GAME APP PRIVACY

La Vérité Australia Pty Ltd creators of the Funny Feelings ® apps assures users that we DO NOT collect any personal data.

There are no third party data disclosures. And Funny Feelings ® apps DO NOT contain advertising.

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What started as a harmless diversion — tinkering with little rhyming stories from a wise beyond her years child — while I was in the thick of writing a screenplay that was literally an epic, an historical ‘fantasy’ spanning 900 years, turned into Funny Feelings®. An outrageously ambitious labour of love.

THE STORY BOOKS

A series of four quite personal illustrated hardcover storybooks tackling sensitive issues like family breakdown and bullying. Rich in metaphor, and layered with meaning, Funny Feelings are lively rhyming stories that provide an accessible way to discuss sensitive issues.

“I found them individually powerful as they dealt with ‘hot’ topics like family turbulence, family break-up, individuation and isolation respectively: and how one child experienced and coped with these issues.”

Cate Anderson, Psychologist

A GUIDE TO JOURNAL WRITING

Having opened up the conversation about feelings through characters in the Funny Feelings storybooks, journal writing gives young people the opportunity to start expressing themselves better in text. The Guide to Journal explores dealing with intense emotions, self-expression, command of language, the daily highs and lows, and appropriate venting. Helping young people learn to identify emotions, express and manage emotions, discover empathy, develop resilience and learn how to communicate effectively.

PLUS APPS, POSTERS, GAMES, and more

Unable to cope with the bullying he receives at school and at home, a little boy retreats into cyberspace. But when his computer gets a virus and starts spitting out incorrect answers, it mirrors the virus of negativity that is affecting his own decision making. Finally he is forced to listen to his heart and use that to guide him back into positivity.

This timely story reveals a thoughtful little boy facing the challenge of contagious negativity. Rich in metaphor, and layered with meaning, Funny Feelings storybooks provide an accessible way to explore complex issues.

The main message of The Virus That Crashed His Computer is, negativity can corrupt our minds, just like a virus corrupts a computer, making our reasoning unreliable.

When the seemingly harmless gift of a new pair of ballet shoes causes a little girl untold grief, it’s apparent that she fears her future has been decided. Turning to her imagination to make sense of the challenging ‘game’ of her life, she plucks up the courage to reveal her true dreams.

This intriguing story reveals an insightful little girl facing the challenge of following her own dreams despite the fear of parental disapproval.

The main message of The Game Of My Life is that difficulties and hardships are a natural part of life and if we can view them as challenges from which to learn, we are more likely to find joy on the rollercoaster of life

When a little girl discovers her father has gone missing while moving house, it seems like a game. But she soon realises that their change of address isn’t the only change in her life. Finding herself constantly tripping over unseen tensions, she learns that it’s more than just the family bric-a-brac that has been packed away. So she enlists the help of both her parents to help unpack her fears.

This moving story reveals a tenacious little girl facing the challenge of helping her parents unpack more than the family’s bric-a-brac. Rich in metaphor, and layered with meaning, Funny Feelings storybooks provide an accessible way to explore complex issues.

The main message of The Day That We Moved House is that not dealing with things that upset us and packing them away restricts our life and doesn’t solve our problems. We have to find a safe space to get them out in the open and talk them through.

“I hope many parents do take the opportunity to read and use the books to connect to their child within, in the hope of connecting with the own children at difficult times.”

Vincent Papaleo, Psychologist

This poignant story reveals a brave little girl facing the challenge of being tossed around in a sea of emotions.

The main message of The Turtle Who Lost Her Shell is that emotions can be scary but hiding yourself away from them creates more problems than it solves, we just have to learn to go with the flow and ride the waves of emotion.

“Sarah Hatherley’s Funny Feelings books are cleverly written in delightful rhymes and with a wonderful sense of humour.
Simple illustrations add volumes to the text. Reading them to my Year 5 students generated a great deal of discussion about topics such as the importance of being resilient, maintaining a positive attitude in life and expressing feelings to find constructive solutions to problems.”

Joan Graham, Assistant Director of Students:
Junior School, Melbourne Girls Grammar

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