The idea of a sharing circle is to create a safe, supportive, non-judgmental space for people to show up authentically and share vulnerably. More often than not, social conversations we find ourselves in, tend to focus on what we are doing, not how we are feeling. Therefore we are not allowing our true selves to be seen or heard. Often, we fear speaking our truth will lead to rejection or make us appear less than or not good enough in some way. This leads us to put on a front, also sometimes described as a mask, or a guard, which hides our vulnerable self from others in hope our ‘flaws’ won’t be seen.