Steve didn’t slowly drift into addiction—he was wired for it.

Raised in the Valley in a traditional home, Steve’s early life was marked by violence, instability, and a constant need for intensity. From getting into fights as a kid to setting fires for the thrill of it, there was always something inside him chasing adrenaline - something that didn’t know how to sit still.

And when life gave him structure, he thrived.

With the right guidance, Steve became an athlete, stacking trophies and proving he could be great. But without it, the chaos took over. As his family fractured and the rules disappeared, Steve learned how to game the system—skipping school, running the streets, drinking, and doing whatever he wanted, whenever he wanted.

He wasn’t just rebelling—he was searching.

In this deeply honest episode of Sicker Than Others, Steve sits down with Seb just hours after attending a memorial - a reminder of what happens when addiction wins. Together, they unpack a life shaped by extremes: discipline and destruction, potential and self-sabotage, connection and isolation.

This is a story about a man who could have gone either way…
and what it actually takes to change direction.

Because for people like Steve, the problem isn’t living hard-
it’s learning how to live at all.

Resources

Beit T’Shuvah – Recovery, community, and treatment
https://www.beittshuvah.org

Support Beit T’Shuvah
https://beittshuvah.org/support/donate/

Alcoholics Anonymous
https://www.aa.org

Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous (SLAA)
https://slaafws.org/newcomers/

Credits

Host: Seb Webber
Executive Producer: Jesse Solomon
Intro Theme: Jesse Solomon

Recorded live at Beit T’Shuvah
8831 Venice Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90034

Production inquiries:
seb@magick-arts.com

Morgan’s story doesn’t start at rock bottom—it blows straight through it.

Growing up in South Florida, her life was marked early on by instability, confusion, and a constant search for something that felt like solid ground. What followed was a familiar but brutal path: drugs, chaos, and a steady descent into self-destruction.

But even by recovery standards… Morgan pushed the limits.

In one of the most brutally honest moments of this episode, she admits to smoking meth inside a treatment center—a line most people don’t come back from. It’s the kind of story that makes you question whether some people are just too far gone.

And yet… she’s not.

In this raw, unfiltered conversation, Morgan sits down with Seb to unpack what it was like, what happened, and what it’s like now. Together, they reflect on just how unlikely their recovery really is—and why that’s exactly what makes it so powerful. This episode isn’t about perfection. It’s about transformation. About becoming completely unrecognizable from the person you once were.

Because if Morgan can come back from that…
there’s hope for anyone.

Produced by Jesse Solomon.

Resources

Beit T’Shuvah – Recovery, community, and treatment
https://www.beittshuvah.org

Support Beit T’Shuvah
https://beittshuvah.org/support/donate/

Alcoholics Anonymous
https://www.aa.org

Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous (SLAA)
https://slaafws.org/newcomers/

Credits

Host: Seb Webber
Executive Producer: Jesse Solomon
Intro Theme: Jesse Solomon

Recorded live at Beit T’Shuvah
8831 Venice Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90034

Production inquiries:
seb@magick-arts.com

Welcome to Season 2 of Sicker Than Others!

Heath’s story starts before he was even born.

In this powerful episode of Sicker Than Others, Heath shares a life that was chaotic from the very beginning. Born into a world shaped by addiction, crime, and instability, Heath’s biological mother was navigating dangerous circumstances tied to drug trafficking and biker gangs in Newport Beach. At one point, she was homeless while pregnant with him—surviving by staying in empty escrow homes. Eventually, she made the impossible decision to place Heath up for adoption.

He was adopted into a family in Los Angeles by two East Coast transplants—one from Brooklyn, the other from New Jersey—both of whom struggled with alcoholism, something Heath wouldn’t fully understand until much later in life. Growing up in Marina Del Rey and attending Hamilton High School, Heath spent years trying to make sense of his identity: adopted, surrounded by dysfunction, and quietly carrying anger that he didn’t yet know how to name.

When addiction entered the picture, things escalated fast.

But what makes Heath’s story so remarkable isn’t just where he came from—it’s who he became. Those who knew Heath early in recovery remember someone filled with rage and pain. And yet, over time, something extraordinary happened. The anger gave way to humility. The chaos turned into compassion.

Today, Heath has transformed into someone people rely on. A man who looks out for the people who struggle the most in the room. The quiet ones. The outsiders. The ones who feel like they don’t belong—because he knows exactly what that feels like.

This episode is about identity, adoption, addiction, and what happens when someone decides to grow beyond the story they were handed. Heath’s journey is proof that where you start in life doesn’t determine where you end up.

Sometimes the people who begin the most lost end up becoming the ones who guide others home.

Produced by Jesse Solomon.

Resources

Beit T’Shuvah – Recovery, community, and treatment
https://www.beittshuvah.org

Support Beit T’Shuvah
https://beittshuvah.org/support/donate/

Alcoholics Anonymous
https://www.aa.org

Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous (SLAA)
https://slaafws.org/newcomers/

Credits

Host: Seb Webber
Executive Producer: Jesse Solomon
Intro Theme: Jesse Solomon

Recorded live at Beit T’Shuvah
8831 Venice Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90034

Production inquiries:
seb@magick-arts.com