Rise to Freedom
Welcome to Rise to Freedom, where Freedom Empowerment Coach Cecilia Columbus guides you on a journey of healing, growth, and resilience. Each episode explores faith, forgiveness, and overcoming self-doubt to help you find peace and purpose. New here? Start with our Best Place to Start episode on How to Forgive—a foundational step to releasing past hurts and embracing freedom. Whether you’re navigating church hurt or stepping into your story, this podcast offers support and tools to help you rise.
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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 is for you. Learn how to recognize...
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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, toxic spaces, and limiting mi...
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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 Freedom podcast, host Cecilia Columbu...
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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 feel like you’re falling behind.
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In this powerful birthday reflection episode, Cecilia M. Columbus opens up about the life lessons, rebellion, healing, and spiritual transformation that shaped her understanding of true freedom. She shares raw momen...
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Cece shares how one journal post led her back to herself—and back to God. Through 100 Days of Believing Bigger, she began healing, page by page, learning that being enough isn’t something to earn—it’s something already spoken ...
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🎙️ Episode Title: How My Father Led Me to God Through the Word
In this heartfelt episode, I reflect on the spiritual legacy of my father and how he laid the foundation of my faith. From crayons on Bible pages to Saturday night study sessions, I share how my love for God’s Word started at home—and how that foundation continues ...
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Have you ever talked yourself out of something you were more than ready for? In this vulnerable episode of Rise to Freedom, Cece Columbus shares how she canceled an interview that could’ve changed her life — all because of a quiet script in her head saying she wasn’t ready.
This episode digs into what ...
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Are you tired of letting self-doubt keep you silent, hidden, or stuck?
In this faith-filled episode of Rise to Freedom, Cecilia Columbus—your Freedom Empowerment Coach—gets real about those moments when we almost talk ourselves out of the very thing we prayed for. Whether it’s not applying, not speaking up, or hesitating to share your voice, this episode wi...
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Are you tired of starting strong and suddenly pulling back just when things begin to move forward?
In this episode of Rise to Freedom, we’re calling self-sabotage out—by name.
Cecilia Columbus, Freedom Empowerment Coach and educator, opens up about her own moments of resistance, fear, and procrastination that were disguised as “waiting for clarity.” You...
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How to Let Go of What’s Holding You Back and Finally Rise Into Freedom
In this episode of Rise to Freedom, Freedom Empowerment Coach Cece Columbus shares how to let go of guilt, shame, toxic relationships, and self-sabotaging beliefs so you can rise into the life you were called to live.
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What do you do when the path God takes you on looks nothing like the prayer you prayed? In this final episode of the Trust...
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In this episode of the Trusting God in Tough Times series, Cecilia Columbus dives into the power of spiritual ...
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In this episode of Rise to Freedom, host Cecilia Columbus shares a powerful testimony about trusting God during a life-changing transition — moving to Florida with no job, no certainty, and no backup plan. This real and transparent episode is for anyone walking through change, fear, or the unknown.
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What does it really mean to trust God—especially when life feels like it’s falling apart?
In this powerful kickoff to the “Trusting God Through Tough Times” series, Freedom Empowerment Coach Cecilia Columbus shares real talk, scripture-based encouragement, and personal insight for women struggling with fear, doubt, and uncertainty. You’ll learn how to build unshakable trust in God, even in the middle of life’s hardest storms.
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In this episode of the Rise to Freedom podcast, host Cecilia Columbus, your Freedom Empowerment Coach, shares how to pause, pray, and choose wisdom when you have a lot to say but know you need to hold back. Drawing from Proverbs 15:1, Cecilia offers faith-based strategies for protecting your peace, filtering your words, and staying aligned with your God-given purpose.
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Season 2 of the Rise to Freedom podcast is officially here — and we’re starting off with gratitude, growth, and a powerful reminder: you are not alone in your healing journey.
In this episode, your host Cecilia Columbus, Freedom Empowerment Coach, reflects on hitting 1,000+ plays across 69 countries, the top-performing episodes from Season 1, and the lessons that resonated the most — like how to forgive, how to overcome procrast...
In this bold finale of 30 Days of Boldness, Cecilia Columbus closes the series with a powerful word inspired by Jael in Judges 4. Learn how to walk in bold obedience, trust what’s in your hands, and step into your bold era with confidence. This is your charge to rise.
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In this episode of Rise to Freedom, Cecilia Columbus encourages you to see the bold, healed, and purpose-filled version of yourself that God already sees. If you’ve ever felt stuck in the version of you built for survival, this episode will help you cast a fresh vision for your future and boldly walk into your becoming.
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