"Empathy is demonstrating an understanding of another's feelings and needs." Marshall Rosenberg, Nonviolent Communication

What it is

The Definitions Edition is the original deck with more to lean on. Like the original, it's 56 feelings cards and 56 needs cards that help you find what you're actually feeling, name what you need underneath it, and find the words to say both in a way the other person can hear. The difference is on the cards themselves: each one now carries a clear definition and four synonyms.

That matters more than it sounds. The hardest part of naming a feeling is finding the word that actually fits. "Frustrated" is close, but the truer word might be discouraged, or resentful. and the right word is the one that does the work. The definitions and synonyms help you find it, so you're not settling for the nearest word but reaching the exact one.

This is the edition for going a little deeper, and it's the one most people choose.

Who it's for

Anyone who wants precision, not just a starting point. If the original deck is for getting the practice into your hands, this one is for refining it: landing on the exact feeling, telling one need from another, and saying what's true with real accuracy. It's a favorite of mediators, therapists, trainers, and facilitators for that reason, and just as useful at home or at work when the conversation matters and the wrong word would cost you.

What you get

112 cards, 56 feelings and 56 needs, each with a definition and four synonyms, plus instructions for using them on your own, with another person, and with a team. The cards come in tuck boxes inside a red burlap bag for easy carrying.

They're made in the USA by the United States Playing Card Company, the makers of Bicycle cards, on extra-thick linen stock with an air-cushion finish, so they're built to be handled and shuffled for years.

SHIPPING: A $7.00 shipping fee applies. Orders ship via UPS Ground or USPS, with a tracking number provided.