What if your emotions weren't problems to fix, but data to decode? When a teen says "I need autonomy" and a parent hears defiance-or when a parent says "This is for your safety" and a teen hears control-big words become battlegrounds. This book offers a better way. Feelings Are Data teaches teens, parents, and mentors a revolutionary three-step framework: Signal → Meaning → Move. Instead of floating in abstract values like respect, belonging, or safety, readers learn to: - Notice body signals (tight chest, heat, flutter, slump)-the felt sense before words - Translate big emotions into plain-language meaning for THIS specific moment - Choose one small, testable move they can try within 24 hours Drawing from Buddhist mindfulness, somatic psychology, and pragmatic ethics-made completely secular and accessible-this guide tackles the realities teens actually face: late-night group chats, dress codes and rigid authority, friendship drama, consent negotiations, failure and repair. Perfect for neurodivergent brains, this book includes: ✓ The COMPASS framework for emotional navigation ✓ Digital Lag Check for impulse control online ✓ Validity Check for power imbalances ✓ Guidance-Co-design-Permission Ladder for parent-teen negotiation ✓ Emotion family guides (Heat, Pull, Shrink, Guard, Soften, Rise) ✓ Templates, scripts, and 24-hour testable moves Whether you're 13 and deciding whether to stand up to a bully, 16 and navigating consent, or 40 and trying to set boundaries without shutting down conversation-this book gives you the loop between feeling and skillful action. No mysticism. No BS. Just your body's wisdom, turned into moves that work.