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July 12, 2024 29 mins

Nicole Fashaw, rising senior, joins RISE Podcast Producer Bo Jaden James at the RISE Roundtable. The two discuss the power of music and songwriting to strengthen one's resilience, and Nicole does a special performance of an original song.

We also hear from three Pepperdine community members, who each share a song that reminds them about resilience: Seaver alumni (Class of 2024) Alyssa Medina, Lidia Qaladh, and Madilyn Henshaw.

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In this episode, we discuss the following:

  • 0:30 Nicole Fashaw and all her commitments and leadership positions
  • 2:48 Being a part of the RISE Interest Community 
  • 4:46 Managing different leadership roles and commitments
  • 7:15 What gets Nicole out of bed
  • 8:44 Music as a positive coping mechanism
  • 11:02 The first song Nicole has ever written
  • 12:58 Music-making and resilience
  • 15:21 Navigating imposter syndrome and feelings of not being enough
  • 18:22 Nicole's relationship with God
  • 23:39 The spiritual dimension of resilience
  • 24:21 Nicole provides context for her song "Finally Seen"
  • 25:32 Nicole performs her song "Finally Seen"
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