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Writer's pictureAlissa Zemering, MA, ATR,LCAT

Hierarchy of Needs

If you are searching to establish and create a life of health and happiness, it may be overwhelming to figure out where to start if you have never really thought about it deeply. Often times we move in flow with everyday activities and tasks that need to get done and one day find we are not feeling fulfilled. This guide will assist you with the essentials and where to start. Please reach out to us here if you would like coaching or guidance.


(1) Physiological Needs:

  • Water

  • Food

  • Sleep

  • Shelter

This is essential to life and living.

(2) Safety Needs:

  • Health

  • Well-Being

  • Financial Security

  • Emotional Security

  • Personal Security

Pay attention to these areas in your life.

It is the next most important level.

(3) Love and Belonging Needs:

  • Family

  • Friendships

  • Intimacy

Maintaining a connection to people is essential to prevent loneliness and to feel a sense of belonging.

(4) Esteem Needs:

  • Self-Respect

  • Self-Esteem

Feel respected, accepted, and valued by others by participating in activities and hobbies that you can successfully accomplish.

(5) Self Actualization Needs:

  • Seek Happiness

  • Pursue a Goal

  • Utilize Talents/Abilities

Participate in activities that make you feel happy.

Use your life experiences as a tool to connect with others.

Based off of Abraham Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs

Abraham Harold Maslow was an American psychologist who was best known for creating Maslow's hierarchy of needs, a theory of psychological health predicated on fulfilling innate human needs in priority, culminating in self-actualization. In Maslow's view, self-actualized people can have many peak experiences throughout a day while others have those experiences less frequently. He believed that psychedelic drugs like LSD and Psilocybin can produce peak experiences in the right people under the right circumstances

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