hi everyone and welcome to our very first episode of rise the podcast!! thank you for joining us! in this episode, jess and I introduce ourselves, talk about how we met, go over what we want this podcast to be about, as well as dive into our first topic: everything happens for a reason. We tell some meaningful stories, go a little bit all over the place, and have lots of technical difficulties;) We can't wait for this exciting journey into podcasting and learning so much more about ourselves and the world. We hope you walk away from this first episode with a little more joy in your life:)