Will’s story isn’t the version of alcoholism most people expect.

He didn’t fit the stereotype. High-achieving, intelligent, outwardly functional, and capable of building a successful life, Will looked like someone who had it together. But underneath the ambition, the work ethic, and the performance was something much darker.

Growing up on the East Coast in an achievement-driven family, Will learned early that success mattered. But alongside family trauma, instability, and a relentless internal pressure to perform, alcohol slowly became more than just an escape, it became a system for survival.

What makes Will’s story so compelling is the one thing he couldn’t let go of.

He was willing to change relationships. Geography. Routines. Entire chapters of his life. But work? Work was sacred. Work was identity. Work was also one of the biggest triggers keeping him trapped in relapse.

In this episode of Sicker Than Others, Will sits down with Seb for a deeply honest conversation about ambition, alcoholism, family dysfunction, long-term treatment, loneliness, and the dangerous lies high-functioning addicts tell themselves.

This isn’t a story about someone losing everything overnight.

It’s about someone who looked like they were winning… while quietly falling apart.

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

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