Emotional needs are those that help us to feel valued as individuals. Emotional needs can be met differently for each person. Some people need verbal expressions or physical touching to feel love, support, appreciation or commitment. Others need other things. But it is important that each person understands his or her individual emotional needs and constructs a life that fills them.
Spiritual needs are also different for each person.
Spiritual needs spring from the human desire to feel connected to something more meaningful or with greater purpose than the practical events of everyday life. For some people, spiritual needs are met by religion. For others, nature, meditation or charity work brings a needed closeness to creator or ''Higher Power'' or makes them feel part of something more universal. Many people find that a combination of these things helps to fill their need for spirituality. A good way to begin is to do an exercise that I often suggest to people in personal growth sessions.