November 13, 2023

Alex Peacock & Nolan Wright are Purposefully Making Recovery Fun | Episode 371

1 hour 24 minutes

In this rendition of The Way Out, I’m ecstatic to bring you my interview with two persons in long term recovery and the co-founders of Recess Games, Alex Peacock and Nolan Wright. The mission of Recess Games is to pair those in the community with people in recovery who are seeking healthy avenues to have good clean fun while building a meaningful and purposeful life. The mission of Recess Games is near and dear to our hearts here at The Way Out, as we know how essential connection, community, purpose, and fun are to promoting

meaningful and sustainable Recovery. Nolan and Alex each share their respective journeys to and through Recovery to this point with us in the inspirational and candid fashion, which is just the way we like roll here on The Way Out Podcast. Their respective experiences both prior to and in Recovery share much in common and perhaps most instructive is what is unique about their experiences as they entered and traversed their early Recovery. Nolan had a spectacular spiritual experience followed by a profound conviction to do whatever it takes to Recover. Alex experienced a far more gradual awakening, and in the beginning didn’t especially want to even be in Recovery, but the more distance he put between

him and his last use the more he found himself changing and truly wanting Recovery. Each no less powerful and each no less meaningful than the other, both just transformational, both just as meaningful, and both proof positive that Recovery is not just possible, but unquestionably worthwhile especially if you’re having a lot of fun along the way which is unquestionably what Nolan, myself, and Alex had in the tremendous recovery discussion that’s about to unfold before your very ears so listen up.

Learn more about Recess Games:

https://www.recessgamesusa.com/

Nolan Wright Closing Answers:

Recovery literature (quit-lit) recommendation: AA Big Book - https://www.aa.org/the-big-book

Best pieces of Recovery advice: Do not think, Recovery IS purpose.

Podcast Recommendations: David Goggins Podcast | Joe Rogan Podcast

Alex Peacock Closing Answers:

Recovery literature (quit-lit) recommendation: NA Workbook - https://gssana.org/books/na-step-working-guide.pdf

Best pieces of Recovery advice: One day at a time, this too shall pass.

Song that symbolizes Recovery to Alex: Wiki & Subjxct 5 - One More Chance (feat. Navy Blue) - https://youtu.be/SZRoRZ0oTB0?si=jA67HZshPLinHNnu

Don’t forget to check out “The Way Out Playlist” available only on Spotify. Curated by all our wonderful guests on the podcast!

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6HNQyyjlFBrDbOUADgw1Sz

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