I'm Not Ruined: Marcus Garcia on Trauma, Addiction & Coming Back to Life

White Coat Black Sheep · Oct 7, 2026 · 1h 27m · transcript

Intro

Dr. Civelli sits down with Marcus John Garcia III, a hospice liaison based in Kern County, for a raw and unfiltered conversation. Marcus shares his story publicly for the first time — being molested as a child, years of active addiction including a meth habit during COVID, and the long process of rebuilding through faith, fatherhood, and fitness. The conversation shifts into clinical territory as well, covering peptides, GLP-1s, growth hormone, and tesamorelin.

Topics Covered

Growing up in Las Vegas and the "melting pot" culture that made it easy to lose himself

Childhood trauma: being…