When fear outweighs bliss, we fear expanding into a different state of consciousness. We fear bliss.
Why do we fear the very thing we long for most—bliss? In this episode, we explore one of the deepest paradoxes of the human experience: our simultaneous desire for happiness and fear of it.
At the heart of this conflict is a hidden inner “No”—a subtle but powerful resistance to pleasure, fulfillment, and expansion. While we consciously strive for happiness, unconscious beliefs and emotional patterns quietly push it away.
We’ll uncover how this inner resistance is shaped by two key forces: self-deception and perfectionism. When we distort the truth about ourselves or hold ourselves to impossible standards, we create inner conditions that cannot sustain joy.
This episode also explores how our beliefs about life—whether we see it as safe or hostile—directly affect our ability to love and receive. And we’ll look at how fear closes off our inner energy, while truth and self-acceptance restore flow, vitality, and connection.
The path forward is not about forcing happiness, but about removing what blocks it. Because bliss isn’t something we need to acquire—it’s something we allow.
Jill Loree is the founder of Phoenesse and a longtime student of the Pathwork teachings. She has studied the Pathwork Guide’s material since 1997 and completed four years of training to become a certified Pathwork Helper.
When she first encountered the Pathwork teachings, she described the experience as “walking through the doorway of an AA fourth step and finding the whole library.”
Through Phoenesse, Jill writes and teaches about personal transformation using the spiritual psychology found in the Pathwork lectures.
Her books present these teachings in clear, accessible language to help readers apply them in everyday life. Her work focuses on helping people move from the struggles of duality toward the peace of inner unity.
Raised in northern Wisconsin, Jill began her professional career in technical sales and marketing before discovering that her true calling lay in spiritual teaching and writing.
She lives in New York with her husband, Scott Wisler, who now works with her in sharing these teachings around the world.
