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:

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Email: freedomencourages@gmail.com

Instagram: @RiseWithCecilia

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.

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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 you set with yourself.

This episode will help you:

• Understand why you keep breaking your own boundaries

• Recognize when emotions are leading instead of wisdom

• Build self-discipline and self-control

• Start honoring the commitments you’ve made to yourself

If you’ve ever felt stuck in cycles, struggled with consistency, or found it hard to follow through, this episode is for you.

✦ Rise & Do Challenge:

Identify one boundary you’ve been breaking. Write it down, pray over it, and commit to honoring it this week — even when it’s uncomfortable.

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

In this Freedom Friday episode of the Rise to Freedom Podcast, Cecilia Columbus talks about how to set healthy boundaries without guilt, how to protect your peace, and how to recognize when something isn’t yours to carry.

If you’ve ever:

• ​ Felt drained after saying yes
• ​ Struggled with people pleasing
• ​ Feared disappointing others
• ​ Overcommitted and regretted it

This episode is for you.

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 situations God never assigned to you and how constantly saying yes can cost you your focus, health, and obedience.

If you’ve ever felt drained from being the strong one, fixing everything, or carrying everyone else’s burdens, this episode is for you.

Rise & Do Challenge:

Before you volunteer or step in this week, pause and pray: “God, is this mine to carry?” Then ask yourself what it may be costing you to keep overhelping.

This episode explores boundaries, burnout recovery, protecting your peace, and faith-based discernment.

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 Podcast, Cecilia Columbus opens up about discovering the trauma response known as fawning — the habit of avoiding conflict, minimizing your feelings, and pretending everything is okay to keep the peace.

If you’ve ever:

• ​ Said “I’m fine” just to avoid explaining
• ​ Smoothed things over to keep everyone comfortable
• ​ Struggled to be honest in prayer about what actually hurt you
• ​ Felt pressure to be strong instead of real

This episode is for you.

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 conversations, worrying about outcomes you cannot control, or feeling stuck in your own head, this conversation is for you.

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 show up as feeling stuck in life. Sometimes what we label as procrastination is actually grief over the timeline we imagined for our healing, purpose, or progress.

If you’ve ever felt behind in your journey, this episode will encourage you to release expectations you were never promised and trust the transformation God is working in your life.

Rise & Do Challenge:

What expectation about your life might you need to release today?

This episode explores faith, healing, overcoming procrastination, self-doubt, trusting God’s timing, and finding purpose in waiting seasons.

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 consistent action.

Through a personal story about my own health journey, I share how I had to stop saying I was “trying” and start making disciplined decisions that aligned with what I had already been told to do.

If you’ve ever searched:

• Why am I not seeing results

• Faith without action meaning

• How to stop procrastinating

• Why do I feel stuck spiritually

• How to be consistent with goals

This episode is for you.

Trying feels spiritual.

But obedience requires movement.

Listen, subscribe, and share this episode with someone who needs this reminder today.

And remember, God has already given you everything you need to rise.