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

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 CoveredGrowing up in Las Vegas and the "melting pot" culture that made it easy to lose himselfChildhood trauma: being molested at five years old, and how it shaped his understanding of intimacy and trustHis work as a hospice liaison in Kern County and what death and dying have taught him about peopleWhy he believes no one is born "bad" — trauma and learned behaviorSabotaging relationships out of fear, and learning to let people inA period of confusion and identity questions following his childhood traumaWhy judgment of people struggling with addiction misses the pointFaith, trust, and leaning on something bigger than himselfTurning criticism and hate into motivationBecoming a father, and the difference between imitating a father figure and being presentA season of active addiction — cocaine, ecstasy, and meth — that intensified during COVID lockdownsLosing significant weight during his lowest point, then rebuilding through bodybuilding (Classic Physique)Moving to Tehachapi for clarity, and losing his grandmother to cancer while she was on hospiceLessons on lasting marriage from three generations of his familyWhy he stopped counting sober days and instead focuses on todayPeptides, GLP-1 medications, and working in the regulatory gray area around themGrowth hormone and tesamorelin — benefits, risks, and why bloodwork and a coach matterEmerging research linking retatrutide to reduced cancer riskHis closing message: you are not alone, and it's okay to still be healingConnectMarcus John Garcia IIIDr. Civelli | Trifecta Medical 9000 Ming Ave, Bldg 1LA, Ste. 29, 31, 33, Bakersfield CA (661) 677-2623 info@trifectamedical.org trifectamedical.org www.houseofval.com @drcivelli