My Self Love Journey

This is a Safe Space First and foremost, this is a safe space, I want to ensure that all of us are on the same page and are participating with a similar perspective and foundation. Please watch this video to familiarize yourself with the components of a 'safe space' and by proceeding you agree to abide by these concepts and principles. I've included a link to Sassy's website along with an outline of her Safe Space Ground Rules.

Sassy Says: "These principles are the core of the ground rules ....

Equalize the Space

• confidentiality – share experiences & lessons, not gossip and identifying details

• make space/take space – challenge yourself to step out of your pattern

• empathetically challenge the idea or the practice being voiced, not the person voicing them

• everyone has equal worth, and all perspectives are equally valid
  

Check Your Assumptions

• no judgments or ‘disclaimers/self-judgments’

• everyone is an individual, not just a representative of a group

• ‘I Statements’ – own your perspective, don’t project it

• believe in our common best intentions
  

The Right to be Human

• respect each other’s right to be human (to have a bad day, to be triggered, to fail, etc.)

• honor differences always, center them when appropriate (family of origin, culture, orientation, race, class, gender, ability, etc.)

• acknowledge emotions appropriately

• practice giving and receiving forgiveness
  

Consensual Dialogue

• active listening – attention focused, appropriate eye contact, check body language, inquire about (and use) preferred pronouns

• take a risk and speak up, but maintain everyone’s right to pass

• silence is okay – pauses in the pace of dialogue invite all the voices in the room;

• 50% rule – each party is responsible for an equal part of the ‘problem’ and the ‘solution’

Please go to www.sassycooperates.org to learn more about the process of creating Safe Spaces and facilitating dialogue in which all participants felt seen, heard and validated.