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    How To Feel Safe, Content & Connected

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    Rick HansonPublished October 9, 2018 · Updated October 21, 2026 · 1 min read

    This audio from Rick Hanson is about three overarching needs: the need to be safe by avoiding harms, to be content through rewards, and to be connected by attaching to others.

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