What is Liberation in daily work?[Wise Wednesdays]

Liberation is often confused with political activism or spiritual ecstasy.

At The Sanctuary, we work with something simpler and more practical:

Liberation happens when you can see what’s actually needed, not what fear demands. It’s what remains when anxiety-generated illusions dissolve.

The Success Trap is when what once worked becomes habitual or compulsive. Liberation is the freshness of what works now.

Recent client shifts at The Sanctuary (group and 1:1):

- Working one hour a day on sabbatical, rediscovering joy in relationships, nature and sport (rather than relentless business building)

- Renegotiating boundaries as health executive during organisational change (rather than seeking more power)

- Applying for a leadership role, only to uncover new possibilities in current position (dropping status needs)

- Releasing external success metrics while volunteering on suicide prevention line (dropping the need for external validation)

As I told my PhD advisor and mentor at a celebration yesterday, I’m leaning into my own edge. Coaching has supported me for nearly a decade and allows me to slow down in seasons of change. But each season reveals new distinctions between genuine security and success anxiety.

Even writing Wise Wednesdays feels like a cosy habit. The creative energy behind it may want a new form. It seems to be slowing in rhythm and allowing space for something else.

Liberation isn’t a final, secure destination. It’s resting in awareness while attending to what life asks of us.

Have a great week,

Amina