Today Matt sits down with Madi to trace five “flash” moments that shaped her life and joy: a lively blended family, an all-in high-school theater journey, recovering from a traumatic brain injury by relearning memory through movement, walking through the college columns against the odds, and the simple, perfect giggle of her son, Cal. We talk about how theater became both craft and refuge, the serendipity of a blind-date love story with her now-husband Tanner, and why seeing life as a narrati...
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Today Matt sits down with Madi to trace five “flash” moments that shaped her life and joy: a lively blended family, an all-in high-school theater journey, recovering from a traumatic brain injury by relearning memory through movement, walking through the college columns against the odds, and the simple, perfect giggle of her son, Cal. We talk about how theater became both craft and refuge, the serendipity of a blind-date love story with her now-husband Tanner, and why seeing life as a narrati...
Zach Nelson: Recovery, Redemption, and Finding Joy in Pickleball
A Fiercer Delight with Matt Gordon
26 minutes
1 month ago
Zach Nelson: Recovery, Redemption, and Finding Joy in Pickleball
On the first episode of A Fiercer Delight, Matt Gordon sits down with his friend and coworker Zach Nelson, whose story travels from a “good childhood” into addiction, treatment, and hard-won recovery. Zach shares the moment that changed everything, the unexpected joys tucked inside dark seasons, and how his life now is filled with faith, family, small acts of service and yes, pickleball and Andy’s frozen custard. It’s a conversation about hope, resilience, and the everyday practices that turn...
A Fiercer Delight with Matt Gordon
Today Matt sits down with Madi to trace five “flash” moments that shaped her life and joy: a lively blended family, an all-in high-school theater journey, recovering from a traumatic brain injury by relearning memory through movement, walking through the college columns against the odds, and the simple, perfect giggle of her son, Cal. We talk about how theater became both craft and refuge, the serendipity of a blind-date love story with her now-husband Tanner, and why seeing life as a narrati...
