Understand a feeling
Explore what may be underneath it and what it could be asking for.
TheLantern Project
Find a way forward
from where you are.
The Lantern Project helps you understand what you're feeling, strengthen qualities that support you and helps guide you to the next practical step.
Private Free No account requiredA place to begin
Who are you here for today?
Choose the closest fit. You can change your mind at any time.
MyselfFind something that fits what you’re feeling, facing, or working through.Begin here 
My FamilySupport for parenting, communication, family stress, and growing together.Begin here 
I’m a TeenSchool, friends, family, pressure, feelings, and everything in between.Begin here 
I’m a CaregiverSupport for the person who spends so much time supporting someone else.Begin here 
Someone I Care AboutFind ways to understand, support, or share something helpful with another person.Begin here 
Need something quick?
Light for right now
A short five-senses reset for when you do not want to choose a Pathway.
What can The Lantern Project help with?+
Find a next step
Walk a guided Pathway when you are not sure what to do.
Practice a quality
Build focus, patience, courage, confidence and resilience.
Reset for a few minutes
Try a quick activity or Arcade game.
Find more support
Explore community resources when self-guided tools are not enough.
The Lantern ProjectGuided Pathways
Move from what you are dealing with toward a quality that may help.
Each Pathway combines reflection, a supportive quality and one manageable next step.
Explore all Pathways →Overwhelm↓Focused
When everything feels like too much
Overwhelm can make every demand feel equally urgent, which makes it harder to begin anywhere. This pathway helps you reduce the field of attention and identify one priority that is realistic for today.
Try this PathwayExplore your emotions
Choose a feeling.
If you already have a word for what you are experiencing, begin with one of 97 feeling guides.
Browse FeelingsPractice something supportive
Choose a quality.
Explore 40 qualities that can help you respond with more intention.
Browse QualitiesThe Lantern Project
Lantern Arcade
Practice what you found.
Short activities turn feelings, qualities and everyday choices into practice you can complete in a few minutes.
Visit Lantern Arcade →Keep the Lantern Lit
Practice noticing what deserves your attention.
2–3 minutesPlayCommunity support
Sometimes the next step is another person.
Explore community programs, local resources and support when you need something beyond a self-guided tool.
Find supportWhere The Lantern Project comes fromExplore the books behind the project+
Foundation impactSee how The Lantern Project supports the wider mission+
Help carry the light farther.
The Foundation works to place practical emotional intelligence tools into communities, schools and the hands of families who need them.
1 in 5 childrenages 3–17 have a mental disorder.
4 in 10 studentsreported persistent sadness or hopelessness.
1 in 5 adolescentsreported recent symptoms of anxiety.
U.S. data: CDC children's mental health research and CDC youth mental health data.
Help us reach more childrenInterested in sponsoring a Lantern magnet? Talk with us first →