--- title: "Feelings and Needs Inventory - Center for Nonviolent Communication" description: "Discover CNVC's Feelings and Needs List to enhance emotional literacy using Nonviolent Communication by Marshall Rosenberg. This tool helps identify emotions linked to met and unmet needs, fostering personal and relational growth. Ideal for developing empathy skills. Authored by CNVC" url: "https://www.cnvc.org/store/feelings-and-needs-inventory" date: "2026-09-18T06:23:32+00:00" language: "en-US" --- ![Feelings and Needs Inventory cover page](https://www.cnvc.org/media/yootheme/cache/e3/Feelings_needs_inventory_image-e3d77cd5.jpg) # Feelings and Needs Inventory # CNVC's gift to you CNVC There are no positive or negative emotions, just emotions we feel when our needs are met and emotions we feel when our needs are not met. — Marshall Rosenberg This 4-page feelings and needs inventory is CNVC's gift to you. 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