Rise to Freedom

📖 Download your FREE healing workbook, It’s Time to Stop Shrinking Back, at FreedomEncourages.com Have you ever wondered why you’re still hurting even after you’ve prayed, forgiven, or tried to move on? In this episode of the Rise to Freedom Podcast , Cecilia Columbus shares how to rest while God is healing you and why healing can’t be rushed. If you’ve been trying to stay busy, searching for ans...

📖 Download your FREE workbook, It’s Time to Stop Shrinking Back: FreedomEncourages.com Have you ever walked away from a relationship, friendship, or painful situation only to find yourself going back again and again? In this episode of the Rise to Freedom Podcast , Cecilia Columbus shares how to stop reopening old wounds , protect your healing , set healthy boundaries , and trust God through the...

Download your FREE faith-based workbook, It’s Time to Stop Shrinking Back, at FreedomEncourages.com and take your first step toward healing, freedom, and God’s purpose for your life. Have you been waiting for an apology, closure, or for someone to acknowledge the pain you’ve been carrying? In this episode of the Rise to Freedom Podcast , Cecilia Columbus shares her personal journey of healing from...

DOWNLOAD YOUR FREE WORKBOOK:  FreedomEncourages.com If you’re struggling with shame, guilt, unforgiveness, self-doubt, fear, comparison, or feeling stuck in your past, download the free workbook designed to help you take your next step toward healing, freedom, and purpose. Do you ever feel like everyone else is moving ahead while you’re standing still? In this episode of the Rise to Freedom P...

Download your free workbook at FreedomEncourages.com Have you ever talked yourself out of something before anyone else had the chance to? In this episode of the Rise to Freedom Podcast, Cecilia Columbus shares a powerful conversation about fear, self-doubt, obedience, and the opportunities we often walk away from before giving ourselves a chance. Whether it’s applying for a job, starting a busines...

How to Stop Disqualifying Yourself From God’s Purpose ( Download your free workbook: FreedomEncourages.com For the woman who is healing, growing, rebuilding, and becoming who God created her to be. Have you ever talked yourself out of something before you even tried? Not because God said no.  Not because the opportunity wasn’t there.  Not because you weren’t capable. But because you conv...

Purchase Breaking the Chains: Finding Healing, Forgiveness, and Freedom in God : https://a.co/d/04sbjw5s Get your free resource and continue your healing journey:  FreedomEncourages.com In today’s Freedom Friday episode, we’re talking about routine, spiritual growth, hearing God’s voice, and the habits that may be keeping us stuck. Have you ever felt like you’re praying for change while repea...

Connect & Resources: 🔗 Book: Breaking the Chains: Finding Healing, Forgiveness, and Freedom in God https://a.co/d/04sbjw5s 🔗 Free healing resources + tools: FreedomEncourages.com Have you ever felt stuck trying to figure out your purpose? In today’s Freedom Friday: A Moment to Rise, we’re talking about healing, surrender, obedience, and learning to stop searching everywhere else for answers...

Connect with Cecilia Columbus: FreedomEncourages.com Email: CeciliaMColumbus@gmail.com Purchase Breaking the Chains: Finding Healing, Forgiveness, and Freedom in God here: Breaking the Chains on Amazon What happens when you spend so much time trying to belong, helping everyone else, and keeping the peace that you slowly lose yourself in the process? In this Freedom Friday episode of the Rise to Fr...

Purchase Breaking the Chains: Finding Healing, Forgiveness, and Freedom in God on Amazon here: Breaking the Chains on Amazon What happens when fear, self-doubt, shame, perfectionism, and other people’s opinions keep you from walking in your purpose? In this personal episode of the Rise to Freedom Podcast, Cecilia Columbus shares how it took over 10 years to finally publish her first solo book and...

Have you ever felt like your past disqualifies you from your purpose? Like no matter how much you grow, something keeps reminding you of who you used to be? Ways to connect: Website: https://www.cmcolumbusenterprise.com Resources & Journals: https://www.freedomencourages.com Email: Ceciliamcolumbus@gmail.com In this Freedom Friday episode of the Rise to Freedom Podcast, we continue the convers...

Have you ever stayed in a situation longer than you should have, not because you wanted to, but because you were too ashamed to leave? That’s what shame does. It doesn’t just hurt you. It keeps you stuck. Ways to Connect: Website: https://freedomencourages.com Book: https://www.cmcolumbusenterprise.com Email: freedomencourages@gmail.com Instagram: @RiseWithCecilia In this Freedom Friday episode of...

Do you ever feel like you’re just going through the motions? Wake up. Go to work. Pay the bills. Go to bed. And do it all over again. No real joy. No real purpose. Just surviving. If you’ve been feeling stuck in life, disconnected from joy, or trapped in survival mode, this episode is for you. Ways to Connect: Website: https://freedomencourages.com Email: freedomencourages@gmail.com Instagram: @Ri...

Do you struggle with keeping promises to yourself? You say you’re done… but you go back. You set a goal… but don’t follow through. You create boundaries… but break them. Website: https://freedomencourages.com Email: freedomencourages@gmail.com Instagram: @RiseWithCecilia In this Freedom Friday episode of the Rise to Freedom Podcast, Cecilia Columbus talks about the hardest boundary of all, the one...

Are you the “yes” person who struggles to say no? Setting boundaries can feel uncomfortable, especially if you’re used to being dependable, helpful, and available to everyone. But constantly saying yes can lead to burnout, resentment, emotional exhaustion, and losing your peace. Ways to Connect: Website: https://freedomencourages.com Email: freedomencourages@gmail.com Instagram: @RiseWithCecilia I...

Are you always the helper… but secretly exhausted? Ways to connect: Website: https://freedomencourages.com Email: freedomencourages@gmail.com Instagram: @RiseWithCecilia Overhelping can look like kindness and strength, but it often leads to burnout, emotional exhaustion, and losing your peace. In this Freedom Friday episode of the Rise to Freedom Podcast, Cecilia Columbus talks about stepping into...

Are you constantly saying “I’m fine” when you’re really not? This episode explores the trauma response of fawning, people pleasing, and how Christian women can heal emotionally while still trusting God. Connect with Cecilia Columbus: 🌐 Website: https://freedomencourages.com 📧 Email: freedomencourages@gmail.com 📸 Instagram: @RisewithCecilia In this Freedom Friday episode of the Rise to Freedom P...

Overthinking is exhausting, and anxiety does not always look like panic. Sometimes it looks like being stuck in your own thoughts. Connect with me: Email: freedomencourages@gmail.com Website: FreedomEncourages.com In this episode of the Rise to Freedom Podcast, Cecilia Columbus talks openly about anxiety and overthinking from lived experience. If you have ever found yourself replaying conversation...

Sometimes what we call procrastination isn’t laziness at all — it’s grief over the life we thought we would have by now. WAYS TO CONNECT WITH ME Website: https://www.freedomencourages.com Email: ceciliamcolumbus@gmail.com Instagram: @RiseWithCecilia In this episode of the Rise to Freedom Podcast, Cecilia Columbus shares a personal reflection on how disappointment and unmet expectations can quietly...

Faith feels powerful. But obedience requires action. Ways to Connect with Me: Website: https://www.freedomencourages.com Email: ceciliamcolumbus@gmail.com Instagram: @RiseWithCecilia In this Freedom Friday episode of the Rise to Freedom Podcast, I reflect on the difference between trying and doing, and how God has been teaching me that results do not come from intention alone. They come from consi...

Being seen feels powerful. But being known by God is greater. Ways to Connect with Me: Website: https://www.freedomencourages.com Email: ceciliamcolumbus@gmail.com Instagram: @RiseWithCecilia In this Freedom Friday episode of the Rise to Freedom Podcast, I reflect on why we sometimes feel the need to be seen, validated, or affirmed, and how that desire can quietly shift our focus away from obedien...

Freedom doesn’t begin when everything is fixed. It begins when we choose to let go and rise. Ways to Connect with Me: Website: https://www.freedomencourages.com Email: ceciliamcolumbus@gmail.com Instagram: @RiseWithCecilia In this Freedom Friday episode of the Rise to Freedom Podcast, I reflect on how replaying old mistakes, guilt, shame, and regret can quietly keep us stuck even when God is calli...

Sometimes the hardest prison to escape is the one we build in our own mind. Ways to Connect with Me: Website: https://www.freedomencourages.com Email: ceciliamcolumbus@gmail.com Instagram: @RiseWithCecilia In this Freedom Friday episode of the Rise to Freedom Podcast, I reflect on how holding onto past mistakes, guilt, and regret can quietly keep us stuck—even when God is calling us forward. Throu...

Joy doesn’t always arrive loud or obvious—sometimes it shows up quietly in the middle of heavy moments. Ways to Connect with Me: Website: https://www.freedomencourages.com Email: ceciliamcolumbus@gmail.com Instagram: @RiseWithCecilia In this Freedom Friday episode of the Rise to Freedom Podcast, I reflect on finding joy when life feels overwhelming, uncertain, or emotionally heavy. With so much no...

What we speak consistently has the power to shape what we believe and how we move forward. Ways to Connect with Me: Website: https://www.freedomencourages.com Email: ceciliamcolumbus@gmail.com Instagram: @RiseWithCecilia In this Freedom Friday episode of the Rise to Freedom Podcast, I encourage listeners to speak life through faith-filled declarations and trust God in every season. I share how int...