Why Holding Space for Yourself Is a Profound Practice

Yasmeen El Gerbi
5 min readJul 11, 2020
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The term ‘holding space’ is used in therapeutic spaces and it means creating a safe space for yourself where you can sit with your thoughts and emotions without judging them. This can look like taking time for yourself to be still and check in with how you feel. In this space, you are compassionate towards yourself and you acknowledge your emotions fully. It’s a form of a loving self-awareness…

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Yasmeen El Gerbi

I like exploring the complexity underlying our ideas, emotions, stories, norms, and lives.