Your Self-Love Practice is More Important Than Finding Love
I'm thrilled to share my latest episode of Don't Step on the Bluebells featuring Saguna Budhiraja, a crystal energy guide and founder of Ektara Heart in Amsterdam. In Love, Heartbreak & the Sacred Work of Self-Love (#050), we dive deep into why heartbreak isn't something to rush through—it's an invitation to transform how you love yourself.
Have you ever felt stuck in the same relationship patterns, wondering why love keeps disappointing you? Or found yourself frozen and unable to function after a breakup, only to judge yourself for not "getting over it"? Saguna reveals something our culture desperately needs to hear: your heart isn't broken—it's asking you to finally love yourself.
If you've ever:
Found yourself repeating the same relationship patterns, wondering what's wrong with you
Felt blamed for not "getting over" heartbreak fast enough
Suspected that something deeper needs to shift for love to truly work
...this conversation offers both permission and practical guidance for what's actually possible when you stop rushing and start healing.
You'll discover:
Why your relationships mirror your self-worth—and how to change the reflection
The ancestral and childhood patterns that keep sabotaging your love life (and how to break them)
Whether heartbreak requires moving on or if deep healing can transform your relationship
Listen now on Spotify or Apple Podcasts
As Saguna shares in this powerful episode: "When your heart is so shattered, it freezes the body. It's like when you fracture the leg, you don't expect yourself to run." Yet we demand exactly that of ourselves after heartbreak. This episode changes that.
Saguna also reminds us: "The foundation of love is the self. Loving yourself and coming home within—it's very hard. So hold yourself through it. And secondly, get help. You don't have to do it alone."
This episode is for anyone who's been told to move on too quickly, felt the weight of repeating patterns, or sensed that there's deeper work to do before love can truly flourish.
With love,
Amanda
P.S. If you know someone navigating heartbreak, identity shifts, or repeating relationship patterns, please share this episode with them. They need to hear it. You don't have to figure this out alone.