The A to Z of Feelings
Making Your Emotions Work for You, Not Against You!
Andrew Fuller with Sam Fuller
A to Z of Feelings by Andrew Fuller and Sam Fuller is the kind of book you didn’t know you needed until you start flipping through its pages. Each chapter tackles a single emotion, from Acceptance right through to Zest, in a format that feels practical, approachable and remarkably useful in everyday school life.
The clarity of the book is its biggest strength. For every feeling, the authors outline what it might look like, what’s happening in the body and mind, and what you can do in response. The language is plain without being simplistic, and the strategies are grounded in clinical insight without veering into jargon. Whether you're supporting students, colleagues or reflecting on your own reactions, there's something grounding in seeing emotions unpacked so directly.
Andrew Fuller brings decades of psychological expertise, and Sam Fuller brings an authentic tone that softens and humanises the text. It’s not preachy. It’s not theoretical. It reads like two people handing you a set of tools for when things get messy, which they inevitably do in schools.
This isn’t a book to read once. It’s one to keep nearby. It invites returning to when a particular emotion shows up in the classroom, in a meeting, or in ourselves. The physical cues index at the back is especially handy, offering a quick shortcut when you're not sure what you (or someone else) might be feeling.
There’s a quiet power in naming what’s going on. This book helps you do that. And in schools, where emotional literacy often underpins our best work, that’s worth having on hand.
