How to Become Bulletproof to Abuse

A healthy, happy, empowered human being does not sprout from the soil — they are a product of the consistent meeting of core needs.

Maslow’s hierarchy of needs covers this topic reasonably well, yet the following more nuanced list offers better clarity and depth:

As you can see, core needs are always there, yet not always met. A core need can simply be passively neglected, or it can be actively betrayed. Not only...