Quick Summary
Bam Margera recently visited New Origins in Redlands, California, spending time with men in treatment and speaking openly about addiction, relapse, and recovery. His appearance reflected the kind of honesty and lived experience New Origins values in recovery.
- Bam Margera spoke with men about finding strength after hitting rock bottom
- His story resonated with men facing addiction and relapse
- New Origins continues to create space for real conversations about recovery
A Night Focused on Honesty and Recovery
New Origins in Redlands is a men’s addiction and mental health treatment center built around one core idea: real recovery requires more than good intentions. It takes honesty, structure, and support that extends into everyday life. Hearing real stories from real people is one way New Origins reinforces those values.
Bam Margera’s visit was not about a performance or a polished success story. It was about presence. He showed up to talk with men who are actively working to rebuild their lives, many of whom are navigating addiction, relapse, and the consequences that come with them. The night centered on a simple but powerful message: finding strength after hitting bottom.
Why Bam Margera Was Invited to New Origins
Bam Margera is widely known for his role in skateboarding culture and television, but his public career has long been intertwined with very real struggles with addiction, particularly alcoholism. His journey has played out in the public eye, including setbacks and relapse, making his experience familiar to many men who feel like their own struggles are impossible to hide or escape.
New Origins invites speakers like Bam not because of fame, but because of lived experience. His story reflects something many men in treatment understand deeply. Addiction does not disappear when life looks successful on the outside. Recovery is rarely a straight line, and relapse does not mean someone is beyond help or accountability. For Bam, he didn’t immediately find his footing and fix every problem. But even when everything seemed to be going wrong, he found the strength to keep going and striving toward sobriety and healthy living. No matter how rocky the process, he kept getting back up.
For men in treatment, Bam’s presence was relatable for reasons that go far beyond celebrity. Many men arrive at New Origins after years of trying to hold things together while things quietly fall apart. Careers, relationships, legal issues, and health often suffer long before anyone asks for help.
Hearing from someone who has experienced public success alongside very public struggles helps cut through the idea that addiction only happens to certain kinds of people. It reinforces a reality men already know. Addiction does not care about status, talent, or opportunity. What matters is whether someone is willing to face it honestly.
Finding Strength After Hitting Bottom
The idea of hitting bottom means something different for everyone. For some men, it is legal trouble. For others, it is damaged relationships, lost trust, or a moment where continuing feels impossible. What connects these experiences is the realization that something has to change.
The message shared during Bam’s visit centered on that moment. Strength in recovery is not about pretending things are fine or powering through alone. It is about admitting what is not working and choosing to do something different. That message carries weight when it comes from someone who has lived it publicly and continued to pursue recovery despite setbacks.
How New Origins Supports Men Beyond the Moment
Events like this are only one part of what New Origins offers. The program is designed to support men through both addiction and co-occurring mental health challenges with a focus on long-term stability.
New Origins offers outpatient and intensive outpatient programming built around consistent therapeutic work and long-term recovery support. Men participate in a structured 12 Step program, individual counseling and talk therapy, and group sessions that use cognitive behavioral therapy, trauma therapy, and anger management to address the patterns that keep addiction going. Treatment also connects to addiction aftercare and a family recovery program, so progress does not end when the schedule changes and families have a clearer path to support the work at home.
Support That Meets You Where You Are
If addiction or mental health struggles are affecting your life or the life of someone you care about, support is available. New Origins offers confidential conversations to help clarify options, understand treatment needs, and determine what level of care makes sense. Reach out to us today to get out and stay out of rock bottom, and find the support you need if you struggle on that path. You do not have to have everything figured out to start. Sometimes the first step is simply talking with someone who understands what real recovery takes.