Overview
- In October 2026 Garlin told SiriusXM he reached a low point in 2021 and sent Susie Essman a message saying, “at noon today I will be dead,” then sought help.
- Essman immediately contacted his ex‑wife Marla Garlin and girlfriend Sari Tracht and they, with friend Brad Morris, arranged for him to enter an inpatient facility in Cincinnati.
- Garlin said he underwent dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) in treatment and later used DBT, Alcoholics Anonymous, counseling, boxing, fitness and creative work to rebuild over several years.
- He links the crisis to escalating conflict on The Goldbergs, including an on‑set walk‑off over a pizza‑placement scene and a negotiated reduced schedule that he says caused cast resentment.
- Garlin’s account is self‑reported in recent interviews and has prompted renewed questions about whether studio leaders or colleagues checked on him though Sony has not issued a new public response.