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How to Prioritize Your Needs (beyond Maslow)

Valerie Friedlander Season 3 Episode 6

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How to Prioritize Your Needs in a supportive way means going beyond Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs. People often reference this motivational theory when trying to understand behavior and choices. It's popular because it creates a simple framework that makes sense in our hierarchical, over-individualized society. It's problematic for the same reason, AND because it's based in a highly biased study influenced by the colonial corruption of native wisdom. Additionally, modern neuroscience now provides evidence of the inaccuracies of this model. To create a healthier way of being in the world, we need a healthier approach to understanding and honoring our needs.

In this episode of Unlimited, I explore deconstructing Maslow’s Hierarchy and creating an intuitive approach to prioritizing your needs.

Some of what we talk about in this episode includes:

  • Understanding Maslow’s hierarchy of needs
  • Neuroscience of belonging
  • Decolonizing self-actualization
  • Discerning your priorities


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LINKS REFERENCED IN THIS EPISODE:
Why Work Life Balance Is a Myth
What’s Killing My Motivation
The Pressure to Love Your Job
Managing with the Brain in Mind
The Blackfoot Origins of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
Simply Psychology - Maslow’s Hierarchy Of Needs
National Women’s History Museum - Sarah Moore Grimké
In Defense of Witches – The Legacy of the Witch Hunts and Why Women Are Still On Trial by Mona Chollet
The Myth of Normal by Gabor Mate

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