Identifying and prioritizing your needs and values is powerful work. They can shift over time, and naming the ones that feel most relevant for you right now anchors you into who you are, or who you sense you are becoming.

This exercise can be foundational to the work we do together. Understanding what you need and what you value helps explain why certain environments, routines, and situations work for you and why others don't. It's the beginning of building a home and a life that actually fits.

Needs Defined:

Needs are the personal priorities and conditions that sustain your functioning. Until your needs are met, life doesn't quite work. When they are met, there is a supportive logic behind how you show up at home, at work, and in your relationships. You can secure some needs yourself. Others must be present in your environment or found through collaboration.

Values Defined:

Values reflect your ideals and passions. They are what you stand for. They tend to be aspirational and inspirational. They make life worth living.

Exercise Instructions:

Open the Big List of Needs & Values and let your eye wander.

Notice what draws your attention, and what feels right for you. Are there needs or values missing from the list? Feel free to add your own.

Aim to identify up to 4 needs and up to 4 values that are the most important to you right now. These don't have to be your final choices.

We will explore them together in your next session.

“If you don’t address needs proactively, they tend to show up on their own terms.”
— Cameron Gott, PCC, Integrating ADHD Podcast

I offer organizing-informed consulting and coaching for people with ADHD who are ready to understand why organizing hasn't worked and what to do differently.

Based in Chicago, Illinois | Virtual services in Chicago, the continental U.S., and Canada

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Unlocking Home is a structured, eight-week program designed to create lasting change through consistent, conversation-based sessions and hands-on work you do between sessions.

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Certified Professional Organizer® and Chicago-based organizing consultant offering organizing-informed consulting and coaching services virtually in Chicago, the continental US and Canada. Specializing in ADHD-informed consulting and coaching that addresses the executive function layer most organizing approaches miss.

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