rise the podcast: Recent Episodes

Ella Lukowiak and Jessica Hagerman

This, simply put, is a podcast about life. Join high school seniors Ella Lukowiak and Jessica Hagerman as they balance on the edge of a new chapter: college. In each episode, the two girls dive into topics dealing with personal growth, self-awareness, and "rising" into a new era of mindset. After every sunset, the sun always rises:)

find them on instagram @thebrightmoments where they capture the small joys and bright moments of life.

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hi everyone! we are FINALLY BACK:) after two months of graduation activities, prom, college orientation and much more, we have some insights and realizations to share. join us in talking about the importance of trusting the process, listening to your body, taking things slowly, being your true self at all times, and not worrying about what other people think of you. 

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welcome back to rise the podcast!! join us as we reflect on the past four years of high school, share what we have learned, and discuss our college excitement and fears - OH, and the crazy roommate adventure we both had;) this is our favorite episode so far, so we hope you enjoy this reflection as much as we did!!! 

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welcome back to rise the podcast!! for our second episode, join us as we ask each other questions about ourselves and our friendship. hopefully after this short episode, you know us a little bit better;) 

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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:)