Confiding in the people in our lives is an important element when it comes to cultivating a relationship of trust. We expect people to confide in us but do we create safe spaces for them to reveal the most vulnerable parts of themselves without being judged? I believe we can. But we first have to start with cultivating our own emotional spaces to be safe enough for ourselves, so we can extend it to others. In this two part series, I discuss how we can create safe spaces for ourselves first.