Episodes

  • Young, Sober, and Unstoppable: Brigette Lieberman’s Brave Beginning
    Jun 6 2025

    Some people get sober after they've lost everything. Brigette Lieberman got sober before she had the chance to.

    Growing up in Los Angeles with a complicated and often confusing upbringing, Brigette was already running on fumes by the time she hit 15. Her story could have gone the way so many others do—addiction deepening, consequences piling up, another young life slipping through the cracks. But Brigette did something extraordinary: she stopped running.

    In this inspiring and heartfelt episode, we celebrate Brigette’s first full year of sobriety—a milestone that hits different when you’re still so young. She shares what it’s like to be 21 and sober in a world that glorifies partying, and how she’s learning to live honestly, fearlessly, and with intention.

    What amazes me most about Brigette isn’t just her courage—it’s her clarity. Because while many people don’t find recovery until their thirties, forties, or beyond, Brigette chose life now. And that choice makes her a force—especially for the countless young women who see themselves in her and realize they don’t have to wait until it gets worse.

    This episode is a reminder: recovery doesn’t have an age requirement. And sometimes, the youngest voices carry the most wisdom.

    Sicker Than Others is bought to you by Pink Cloud Coffee. Pink Cloud Coffee is an award-winning coffee company based in Los Angeles with the primary purpose of helping addicts and alcoholics through scholarships and work programs. Sicker Than Others listeners get 10% off their first order. Go to pinkcloudcoffee.com and use promo code sick10 for 10% off any beans or merchandise.

    For more information on Beit T’Shuvah please go to www.beittshuvah.org.

    For more information on the program of Alcoholics Anonymous go to www.aa.org.

    Host: Seb Webber

    Engineered and Produced by: Ted Greenberg

    Producers: Laura Bagish, Jesse Solomon, and Chris Hendrickson

    Executive Producer: Seb Webber

    Intro Theme by Rich Daytona

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

    To reach the production team, please email: seb@magick-arts.com

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    41 mins
  • From Misfit to Mentor: The Reinvention of Andrew Eaton
    May 22 2025

    Andrew Eaton never quite fit the mold. Raised by a mother immersed in the arts, he grew up in motion—always moving, always searching, never quite landing. Surrounded by beauty and creativity, he still felt like an outsider, like he’d missed the part where life made sense. So he went looking for belonging in the one place it would never last: heroin.

    What started as an escape quickly became a death sentence. Andrew's body began to collapse under the weight of addiction—a devastating bone infection nearly ended his life. He was falling apart physically, emotionally, spiritually. And then, finally, he surrendered.

    This episode follows Andrew's harrowing fall and breathtaking rise—from a dying addict to a man who now breathes purpose into others. Today, Andrew is a fierce and compassionate coach, guiding young men from the brink of death into the beauty of life. He teaches them not just how to survive—but how to live.

    Andrew Eaton is a living reminder that who you were doesn’t have to be who you are. He was broken. Now, he builds. And what he’s building is saving lives.

    Sicker Than Others is bought to you by Pink Cloud Coffee. Pink Cloud Coffee is an award-winning coffee company based in Los Angeles with the primary purpose of helping addicts and alcoholics through scholarships and work programs. Sicker Than Others listeners get 10% off their first order. Go to pinkcloudcoffee.com and use promo code sick10 for 10% off any beans or merchandise.

    For more information on Beit T’Shuvah please go to www.beittshuvah.org.

    For more information on the program of Alcoholics Anonymous go to www.aa.org.

    Host: Seb Webber

    Engineered and Produced by: Ted Greenberg

    Producers: Laura Bagish, Jesse Solomon, and Chris Hendrickson

    Executive Producer: Seb Webber

    Intro Theme by Rich Daytona

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

    To reach the production team, please email: seb@magick-arts.com

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    39 mins
  • The Hustler Who Found the Book: Peter LaPorta’s Path to Purpose
    May 22 2025

    Pete used to be all smoke and mirrors—a fast-talking hustler with a gift for manipulation and a knack for disappearing just when things got real. He had no map, no mission, and no clue who he was without the drugs. Directionless, disconnected, and dangerously close to becoming another cautionary tale, Peter lived a life that was all hustle, no heart.

    But then something unexpected happened: he got clean. And everything changed.

    In this compelling episode, we trace Peter’s journey from the chaos of addiction to becoming a deeply respected pillar in the Venice Beach sober community. Today, Peter is a man on fire—with purpose, humility, and a deep, unshakable commitment to Alcoholics Anonymous. He’s not just a believer in the Big Book—he embodies it. With an encyclopedic knowledge of its principles and a fierce devotion to working with men one-on-one, Peter has helped countless others walk out of the darkness he once knew so well.

    This is a story about transformation, yes—but more than that, it’s about service, legacy, and what it means to become a man of integrity after a lifetime of running from it

    Sicker Than Others is bought to you by Pink Cloud Coffee. Pink Cloud Coffee is an award-winning coffee company based in Los Angeles with the primary purpose of helping addicts and alcoholics through scholarships and work programs. Sicker Than Others listeners get 10% off their first order. Go to pinkcloudcoffee.com and use promo code sick10 for 10% off any beans or merchandise.

    For more information on Beit T’Shuvah please go to www.beittshuvah.org.

    For more information on the program of Alcoholics Anonymous go to www.aa.org.

    Host: Seb Webber

    Engineered and Produced by: Ted Greenberg

    Producers: Laura Bagish, Jesse Solomon, and Chris Hendrickson

    Executive Producer: Seb Webber

    Intro Theme by Rich Daytona

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

    To reach the production team, please email: seb@magick-arts.com

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    38 mins
  • From the Edge of Death to the running the Bema: The Redemption of Sarah Jacobs
    May 22 2025

    For years, Sarah Jacobs was lost to the streets, trapped in a brutal cycle of heroin addiction, arrests, and heartbreak. She spent her days chasing a high and her nights in jail cells or treatment centers—each time vowing it would be the last, and each time falling again. She lost everything: her freedom, her dignity, and the most devastating of all—custody of her three children.

    But this is not a story of defeat. This is the story of what happens when one woman finds a sliver of grace in the darkest night of the soul.

    In this gripping and deeply human episode, we follow Sarah’s journey from overdoses and prison walls to the pulpit of Beit T’Shuvah, a community where addiction, faith, and recovery collide. Today, Sarah is not only sober—she’s the congregation leader, helping others reclaim their lives from the same darkness that nearly swallowed her whole. She speaks with raw honesty about what it means to lose everything and then rebuild a life not just worth living, but worth sharing.

    This episode will break your heart—and then piece it back together. Sarah Jacobs was dying. Now she gives life to others. This is her resurrection story.

    Sicker Than Others is bought to you by Pink Cloud Coffee. Pink Cloud Coffee is an award-winning coffee company based in Los Angeles with the primary purpose of helping addicts and alcoholics through scholarships and work programs. Sicker Than Others listeners get 10% off their first order. Go to pinkcloudcoffee.com and use promo code sick10 for 10% off any beans or merchandise.

    For more information on Beit T’Shuvah please go to www.beittshuvah.org.

    For more information on the program of Alcoholics Anonymous go to www.aa.org.

    Host: Seb Webber

    Engineered and Produced by: Ted Greenberg

    Producers: Laura Bagish, Jesse Solomon, and Chris Hendrickson

    Executive Producer: Seb Webber

    Intro Theme by Rich Daytona

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

    To reach the production team, please email: seb@magick-arts.com

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    38 mins
  • Victor Murgatroyd
    Apr 17 2025

    Victor is a retired American music industry executive who has contributed to the sale of over 30 Million Albums, 9 Billion Streams, with 6 Grammy nominations and 2 wins. Victor has 33 years sober and is a staple in Los Angeles Recovery. Victor is very special to me, he’s one of the few people who kept me close when I couldn’t get 10 days sober. He never judged me, never made me feel less than, he just wanted to see me “get it.” Victor’s story is inspiring as we discuss the true “gift” of Sobriety and what that actually means, including how he prevailed from his life-altering stroke at age 44. To find out more about Victor, go to www.victormurgatroyd.com

    Sicker Than Others is bought to you by Pink Cloud Coffee. Pink Cloud Coffee is an award-winning coffee company based in Los Angeles with the primary purpose of helping addicts and alcoholics through scholarships and work programs. Sicker Than Others listeners get 10% off their first order. Go to pinkcloudcoffee.com and use promo code sick10 for 10% off any beans or merchandise.

    For more information on Beit T’Shuvah please go to www.beittshuvah.org.

    For more information on the program of Alcoholics Anonymous go to www.aa.org.

    Host: Seb Webber

    Engineered and Produced by: Ted Greenberg

    Producers: Laura Bagish, Jesse Solomon, and Chris Hendrickson

    Executive Producer: Seb Webber

    Intro Theme by Rich Daytona

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

    To reach the production team, please email: seb@magick-arts.com

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    41 mins
  • Theren Raufmann
    Apr 8 2025

    Theren Raufmann is co-owner of Little Beach House, Venice. LBH is a men's sober living in Venice Beach with a strong emphasis on Community and Brotherhood.

    Sicker Than Others is bought to you by Pink Cloud Coffee. Pink Cloud Coffee is an award-winning coffee company based in Los Angeles with the primary purpose of helping addicts and alcoholics through scholarships and work programs. Sicker Than Others listeners get 10% off their first order. Go to pinkcloudcoffee.com and use promo code sick10 for 10% off any beans or merchandise.

    For more information on Beit T’Shuvah please go to www.beittshuvah.org.

    For more information on the program of Alcoholics Anonymous go to www.aa.org.

    Host: Seb Webber

    Engineered and Produced by: Ted Greenberg

    Producers: Laura Bagish, Jesse Solomon, and Chris Hendrickson

    Executive Producer: Seb Webber

    Intro Theme by Rich Daytona

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

    To reach the production team, please email: seb@magick-arts.com

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    42 mins
  • Lady Ruby Rebel
    Mar 28 2025

    Lady Ruby Rebel is a professional dominatrix with 11 years of sobriety. Ruby and Seb talk about the fentanyl epidemic in Southern California, which took the life of her child's father the week of recording, and the complex relationship between domination and sobriety.

    Sicker Than Others is bought to you by Pink Cloud Coffee. Pink Cloud Coffee is an award-winning coffee company based in Los Angeles with the primary purpose of helping addicts and alcoholics through scholarships and work programs. Sicker Than Others listeners get 10% off their first order. Go to pinkcloudcoffee.com and use promo code sick10 for 10% off any beans or merchandise.

    For more information on Beit T’Shuvah please go to www.beittshuvah.org.

    For more information on the program of Alcoholics Anonymous go to www.aa.org.

    Host: Seb Webber

    Engineered and Produced by: Ted Greenberg

    Producers: Laura Bagish, Jesse Solomon, and Chris Hendrickson

    Executive Producer: Seb Webber

    Intro Theme by Rich Daytona

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

    To reach the production team, please email: seb@magick-arts.com

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    39 mins
  • Kevin Simms
    Mar 25 2025

    Kevin Simms is a Therapist and Coach (LCSW, CADC-II, CSAT) and Founder of Kenshō Counseling, a counseling practice specializing in chemical dependency, sex and love addiction, and individual therapy.

    Sicker Than Others is bought to you by Pink Cloud Coffee. Pink Cloud Coffee is an award-winning coffee company based in Los Angeles with the primary purpose of helping addicts and alcoholics through scholarships and work programs. Sicker Than Others listeners get 10% off their first order. Go to pinkcloudcoffee.com and use promo code sick10 for 10% off any beans or merchandise.

    For more information on Beit T’Shuvah please go to www.beittshuvah.org.

    For more information on the program of Alcoholics Anonymous go to www.aa.org.

    Host: Seb Webber

    Engineered and Produced by: Ted Greenberg

    Producers: Laura Bagish, Jesse Solomon, and Chris Hendrickson

    Executive Producer: Seb Webber

    Intro Theme by Rich Daytona

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

    To reach the production team, please email: seb@magick-arts.com

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    45 mins