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Body Sensations & Emotions — AEDP Clinical Reference

Body Sensations
& Emotional Experience

An AEDP-informed clinical reference for tracking affective states through somatic experience. Select a region or emotion below to explore in depth.

AEDP Clinical Reference

Select a body region

Anxiety Fear / Grief Sadness · Love · Joy Shame / Dread Safety / Disgust Collapse Ground Anger Anger
Anxiety
Fear/Grief
Heart emotions
Shame/Dread
Stress
Anger
Safety/Disgust
Collapse/Ground

Select a body region or emotion

Click any colored zone on the body map, or choose an emotion above, to explore its somatic signature, AEDP clinical lens, and therapeutic prompts.

AEDP Body Sensations & Emotions Clinical Reference  ·  Based on the work of Diana Fosha & the AEDP Institute  ·  Nummenmaa et al. bodily emotion maps