Love & Be Loved with Lena Cebula

Love & Be Loved with Lena Cebula

What can we learn from those who have battled addiction? This conversation between coach Blu Robinson and guest Lena Cebula offers a raw yet hopeful look at life after drugs, human trafficking, and deep trauma. Lena, author of the spiritual autobiography “Miraculous” and founder of Love & Be Loved, shares how she spent years believing her story was “a story of shame, guilt, and condemnation” before slowly seeing it instead as a story of healing.

She talks candidly about being 15 years clean, still living with PTSD, and why she now says, “We are not our addiction… we are human beings, we are precious and our life [is] valuable.” A big theme here is the “erase and replace” philosophy.

Blu and Lena compare notes on how you can’t just remove addiction – “it has to be replaced with something” more constructive – whether that’s therapy, faith, family, or small daily actions that build a new identity. You’ll hear Lena describe learning how to love and how to be loved after years of abuse, including the moment she realised her husband’s steady, respectful behaviour was genuine and safe.

Their early marriage was “hell”, but boundaries, commitment, and brutal honesty slowly turned chaos into a stable family life with three children. The episode speaks directly to people in recovery who feel ‘too broken’ for love, family, or a future. It also gives partners, parents, and supporters a rare window into what rebuilding trust actually looks like day to day.

Expect honest talk about marriage, parenting, faith, trauma, and why setting boundaries is “teaching other people how to behave with you.” If you’ve ever wondered whether your past disqualifies you from a good life, this one might nudge you to ask: what if you’re more worthy – and more powerful – than you’ve ever dared to believe?