Cecilia Columbus

Rise to Freedom

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Rise to Freedom is a faith-based personal growth podcast for women seeking healing, encouragement, and emotional freedom. Hosted by Author and Certified Forgiveness Coach Cecilia Columbus, each episode offers faith-filled reflection and practical encouragement to help you release past hurt, overcome self-doubt, and move forward with clarity, peace, and purpose.

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Cecilia Columbus

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How to Let Go of Control and Trusting God Again 16.01.2026 5:02

Letting go of control is hard—especially when you’ve been waiting on unanswered prayers. 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 share a moment of encouragement and reflection about learning to let go of control and trust God while waiting. I re...

When Self-Doubt Tries to Stop What God Is Doing 01.01.2026 10:56

Ways to Connect with Me: Website: https://www. FreedomEncourages.com Website: https://www.cmcolumbusenterprise.com Email: ceciliamcolumbus@gmail.com Instagram: @RiseWithCecilia Self-doubt doesn’t always tell us to quit, sometimes it quietly tells us to pause. In this episode of the Rise to Freedom Podcast, Cecilia Columbus reflects on how self-doubt shows up right when God is calling us forward. D...

Bold: Choosing to Move Forward 25.12.2025 5:14

Ways to Connect with Me: Website: https://www. FreedomEncourages.com Website: https://www.cmcolumbusenterprise.com Email: ceciliamcolumbus@gmail.com Instagram: @RiseWithCecilia Podcast: Rise to Freedom Podcast In this short and intentional episode of the Rise to Freedom Podcast, Cecilia Columbus reflects on her one word for the new year: bold. This episode explores what it truly means to walk in b...

Why One Word Can Change How You Move Forward 18.12.2025 8:04

Ways to Connect with Me: Website: https://www. FreedomEncourages.com Email: freedomencourages@gmail.com Podcast: Rise to Freedom Podcast Instagram: @RiseWithCecilia Why One Word Can Change How You Move Forward In this short reflection episode, Cecilia Columbus shares why choosing one intentional word each year can shift how you think, pray, move, and show up in your everyday life. As Cecilia refle...

How to Stop Shrinking and Finally Believe You’re Enough 11.12.2025 16:53

📧 Connect: ceciliamcolumbus@gmail.com 🌐 Website: CMColumbusEnterprise.com 📚 Pre-Order My Book – Breaking the Chains: Freedom Through the Fire: https://www.cmcolumbusenterprise.com/breaking-the-chains-freedom-through-the-fire 📝 Join the Anthology – Letting Go to Become HER: https://www.cmcolumbusenterprise.com/letting-go-to-become-her-anthology-registration 🛍️ Digital Products: FreedomEncourage...

How to Trust God Beyond What It Looks Like 04.12.2025 5:32

📧 Email: ceciliamcolumbus@gmail.com 🌐 Website: CMColumbusEnterprise.com 📘 Anthology Info: CMColumbusEnterprise.com 🛍 Digital Products: FreedomEncourages.com 🎙 Instagram: @RiseWithCecilia In this episode of Rise to Freedom, Cecilia opens up about her 2025 Spotify Wrapped and what it taught her about staying faithful when life doesn’t look like it’s moving. This short but powerful message will he...

Just Be: Finding Peace Without the Pressure 27.11.2025 6:33

📧 Connect: ceciliamcolumbus@gmail.com 🌐 Website: CMColumbusEnterprise.com 📚 Anthology Info: CMColumbusEnterprise.com 🛍️ Digital Products & Freebies: FreedomEncourages.com 🎙️ Instagram: @RiseWithCecilia Special Giveaway: Visit FreedomEncourages.com to grab your Grace to Heal devotional and a few free journals this month. Use the code RISE at checkout. In this week’s episode of the Rise to Freedo...

Finding Gratitude in Hard Seasons: Trusting God Through the Shift 20.11.2025 5:25

You’re Not Failing. You’re Outgrowing Your Environment. 13.11.2025 12:28

📨 Connect: ceciliamcolumbus@gmail.com 🌐 Website: CMColumbusEnterprise.com 📚 Anthology Info: CMColumbusEnterprise.com 🛍 Digital Products & Freebies: FreedomEncourages.com 🎙 Instagram: @RiseWithCecilia Special Giveaway: Visit FreedomEncourages.com to grab your Grace to Heal devotional and a few free journals this month. Use the code RISE at checkout. If you’ve been feeling stuck, drained, or like...

How to Trust God in a Season of Uncertainty 06.11.2025 7:36

📩 Connect: ceciliamcolumbus@gmail.com 🌐 Website: CMColumbusEnterprise.com 📚 Anthology Info: CMColumbusEnterprise.com 🛍️ Digital Products & Freebies: FreedomEncourages.com 🎙️ Instagram: @RiseWithCecilia Special Giveaway: Visit FreedomEncourages.com to grab your Grace to Heal devotional and a few free journals this month. Use the code RISE at checkout. In this heartfelt episode of Rise to Freedom...

You Don’t Have to Have It All Together 30.10.2025 2:46

📧 Connect: ceciliamcolumbus@gmail.com 🌐 Website: CMColumbusEnterprise.com 📖 Anthology Info: CMColumbusEnterprise.com 🛍️ Digital Products & Freebies: FreedomEncourages.com In this brief and heartfelt episode of Rise to Freedom, Cecilia Columbus shares an honest reminder that it’s okay not to have it all figured out. Life can feel heavy, but even in the uncertainty, God remains faithful. Take a d...

How to Relinquish Control and Find Peace in the Process 23.10.2025 11:29

📧 Connect: ceciliamcolumbus@gmail.com 🌐 Website: CMColumbusEnterprise.com 📚 Anthology Info: CMColumbusEnterprise.com 🛍️ Digital Products & Freebies: FreedomEncourages.com In this episode of Rise to Freedom, Cecilia Columbus opens up about what it truly means to let go and let God. Through a deeply personal story of stress, surrender, and scripture, she shares how relinquishing control is the ke...

Breaking to Become (Part 3): Patient With the Process 16.10.2025 10:31

📧 Connect: ceciliamcolumbus@gmail.com 🌐 Website: CMColumbusEnterprise.com 📚 Anthology Info: Anthology-CMColumbusEnterprise.com 🛍️ Digital Products: FreedomEncourages.com In this episode of Rise to Freedom, Cecilia Columbus opens up about what it really means to be patient with the process in your breaking-to-becoming journey. Through the song Patient with Your Process by Erick Townsend, reflect...

Breaking to Become (Part 2): God’s Plans Are Greater Than My Plans 09.10.2025 8:37

📧 Connect: ceciliamcolumbus@gmail.com 🌐 Website: CMColumbusEnterprise.com 📚 Anthology Info: Anthology-CMColumbusEnterprise.com 🛍️ Digital Products: FreedomEncourages.com Sometimes life doesn’t go according to our plans. Things shift, circumstances change, and the blueprint we created for ourselves doesn’t match what we’re living. In this episode of Rise to Freedom, Cecilia Columbus continues he...

You’re Not Breaking! You’re Becoming: How God Uses the Break to Redefine You 02.10.2025 7:32

📧 Connect: ceciliamcolumbus@gmail.com 🌐 Website: CMColumbusEnterprise.com 📚 Anthology Info: Anthology-CMColumbusEnterprise.com 🛍️ Digital Products: FreedomEncourages.com Breaking doesn’t always look like trauma — sometimes it’s the quiet cracking of who you used to be. In this episode of Rise to Freedom, Cecilia Columbus opens her new 6-part series “Breaking to Become: Refined & Redefined” with...

It’s Okay to Grieve: Finding Faith, Healing, and Strength in Life’s Transitions 25.09.2025 14:35

📩 Connect: ceciliamcolumbus@gmail.com 🌐 Website: CMColumbusEnterprise.com 📖 Anthology Info: Anthology-CMColumbusEnterprise.com 📝Digital Products: FreedomEncourages.com Grief isn’t only about losing loved ones — it’s also about job changes, moving, broken dreams, and shifts that shake our sense of normal. In this heartfelt episode of Rise to Freedom, host Cecilia Columbus opens up about her own...

How to Find Belonging and Build a Community 18.09.2025 14:22

📧 Email: ceciliamcolumbus@gmail.com 🌐 Website: www. CMColumbusEnterprise.com 🛍️ Digital Products & Journals: FreedomEncourages.com ✍🏽 Anthology Info: cmcolumbusenterprise.com 🎙️ Book a 1:1 Session or Coaching Call: Visit FreedomEncourages.com Have you ever wanted to truly belong—not for what you can do for others, but for who you really are? In this episode of the Rise to Freedom Podcast, Cecil...

When God Answers Prayers Differently Than You Expect | Faith in the Storm Part 2 11.09.2025 12:26

Email: ceciliamcolumbus@gmail.com Website: CMColumbusEnterprise.com Digital Products & Journals: FreedomEncourages.com Book a 1:1 Session or Coaching Call: FreedomEncourages.com When God Answers Prayers Differently Than You Expect Have you ever prayed and prayed about something, only for God to answer in a way you never saw coming? In this follow-up to Faith in the Storm, Cecilia Columbus shares h...

How to Navigate Life’s Storms With Faith: Finding Strength in Trials 04.09.2025 9:35

📧 Email: ceciliamcolumbus@gmail.com 🌐 Website: www. CMColumbusEnterprise.com 🛍️ Digital Products & Journals: FreedomEncourages.com 🎙️ Book a 1:1 Session or Coaching Call: Visit FreedomEncourages.com or email directly ⸻ When storms come—and they will—it’s not the storm that defines you, but how you navigate it. In this episode of the Rise to Freedom Podcast, Cecilia Columbus shares powerful encou...

How to Overcome Offense and Protect Your Peace 28.08.2025 8:52

📧 Email: ceciliamcolumbus@gmail.com 🌐 Website: www. CMColumbusEnterprise.com 🛍️ Digital Products & Journals: FreedomEncourages.com 🎙️ Book a 1:1 Session or Coaching Call: Visit FreedomEncourages.com or email directly In this episode of the Rise to Freedom Podcast, Cecilia Columbus unpacks the weight of offense and how it can block your healing, peace, and purpose. You’ll learn how to recognize o...

Be Encouraged: Rise to Freedom Anniversary 21.08.2025 5:03

How to Trust God When Nothing Is Moving Yet 14.08.2025 12:46

📧 Email: ceciliamcolumbus@gmail.com 🌐 Website: FreedomEncourages.com 📲 Instagram: @RisewithCecilia 🎙 Podcast: Rise to Freedom 📘 Grab your journal, eBooks, or schedule a one-on-one session at: FreedomEncourages.com In this powerful episode, we dive into how to wait on God when everything around you feels still. If you’ve ever wrestled with the silence, the pause, or the “not yet” — this message...

How to Let Go and Level Up to Become the Woman God Is Calling You to Be 07.08.2025 9:28

📧 Email: ceciliamcolumbus@gmail.com 🌐 Website: www. CMColumbusEnterprise.com 🛍️ Digital Products & Journals: FreedomEncourages.com 🎙️ Book a 1:1 Session or Coaching Call: Visit FreedomEncourages.com or email directly There’s a version of you that can’t go where God is taking you. In this episode of Rise to Freedom, Cecilia Columbus opens up about what it really looks like to let go of old habits...

How to Encourage Yourself When Everything Feels Like a Setback 31.07.2025 8:38

📧 Email: ceciliamcolumbus@gmail.com 🌐 Website: www. FreedomEncourages.com 📱 Instagram: @risewithcecilia 📘 Facebook: Freedom Encourages with Cecilia Columbus 🎙️ Book a 1-on-1 Empowerment Hour: Available at FreedomEncourages.com Have you ever felt like nothing’s going right—like you’re doing all the “right” things, but life keeps testing you from every direction? In this episode of the Rise to F...

How to Keep Going When You’re Tired 24.07.2025 8:25

📧 Email: CeciliaMColumbus@gmail.com 🌐 Website: FreedomEncourages.com 📸 Instagram: @RiseWithCecilia 💬 Book a 1-on-1 Empowerment Hour: FreedomEncourages.com Feeling overwhelmed? Exhausted? Like you’re tired of being the strong one? In this raw and real episode of Rise to Freedom, Cecilia Columbus opens up about what it feels like to carry the weight of vision, purpose, expectations—and still fee...