Safe space does not mean that you have to agree with everything that they say. But it does require you to suspend your judgments, at least temporarily. If you want someone to share their real motivations with you, they will need to feel that they’re accepted for who they are. They will need to feel respected. They will need to feel that they are not being judged, that they’re being treated like a human being, and that even if you don’t agree with them, you are at least open to hearing what they have to say. This can be very difficult, but if you can create that space for other people, you will
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