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We all have different needs, but at the core we all need to be seen, heard, and valued.

—Brené Brown

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There is the mud, and there is the lotus that grows out of the mud. We need the mud in order to make the lotus.

—Thich Nhat Hanh

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Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who come alive.

—Howard Thurman

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Sometimes a person needs a story more than food to stay alive.

—Barry Lopez

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Feelings · Needs · Values

Wants, needs, values: Where they overlap

Noticing, feeling, needing, wondering practice

Feelings & needs lists

3-minute awareness practice

Need defined

Maslow’s hierarchy

The Blackfoot wisdom that inspired Maslow’s hierarchy

Inverting Maslow’s hierarchy

8 basic needs in relationship

Needs met/unmet

Do you want to be hugged, helped, or heard?

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