Once we have a list of our faults, the second step is to understand why they exist. Why do we cling to them?
What does it really take to live a fulfilled life? In this episode, we explore three essential foundations: a positive concept of life, the courage to love, and a healthy balance between activity and passivity.
At the core of all three is one central truth: we must activate our Real Self—the deeper intelligence within us that goes beyond the ego. When we rely solely on the ego, life feels unsafe, love feels risky, and effort becomes either exhausting or avoided altogether.
We’ll unpack how our hidden beliefs shape our experience of life, often creating self-sustaining patterns that either support us—or keep us stuck. We’ll also explore why we fear love, even though it’s our natural state, and why trying to “force” love from the ego never works.
Finally, we examine the subtle but powerful balance between doing and allowing. True creativity and fulfillment arise when these two forces work together—not when one dominates the other.
The path forward requires honesty, courage, and a willingness to question our deepest assumptions. Because when we shift our inner reality, life itself begins to change.
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.
