Mescal Michael Wasilewski, a licensed clinical social worker, interventionist, and experienced sober coach, married actress Jodie Sweetin in a Malibu garden ceremony on 30 July 2022. The couple, who began dating long-distance in 2017, held an intimate wedding with 50 guests, including Sweetin's Full House co-stars John Stamos, Candace Cameron Bure, and Andrea Barber.
Who is Mescal Wasilewski?
Wasilewski is a California native born on 31 July 1970 in Santa Monica. He attended Santa Monica High School and earned a bachelor's degree in sociology from California State University, Northridge. He also holds a Master of Social Work from Hunter College in New York City.
With over 20 years of experience in addiction and mental health treatment, Wasilewski has worked extensively with adolescent clients and individuals facing a range of diagnoses. He is a trained interventionist, experienced sober coach, and skilled case manager, well-versed in therapeutic modalities including EMDR therapy, 12-step approaches, and harm-reduction strategies.
His Work as a Sober Coach
Wasilewski currently works as a clinician at Alyst Health, where he provides at-home treatment and recovery services for clients with various mental health challenges. His role involves helping individuals who may resist treatment or struggle to maintain sobriety.
His professional background complements Sweetin's own recovery journey. Sweetin has been sober since 2011 and has credited her recovery as the cornerstone of her life. In an interview with The Fix, she said: "Sobriety is absolutely the cornerstone of my life. It's always said in the rooms that anything you place before your sobriety will be the things you lose, and I absolutely believe that."
How Did Jodie Sweetin Meet Mescal Wasilewski?
Sweetin and Wasilewski met through friends in 2017 and began a long-distance relationship, with him in New York and her in Los Angeles. The former Dancing with the Stars contestant said "all the pieces just fell into place" when he moved to the West Coast.
Their romance deepened over the following years, and they got engaged in January 2022 after four years of dating. Sweetin announced the engagement on Instagram on 17 January, writing: "I love you, Mescal, for always. You're my person. I can't wait to see the life that lies ahead for us."
Jodie Sweetin's Road to Recovery
Sweetin's history with addiction began after Full House ended in 1995. At age 14, she started drinking, and over the next decade and a half, she struggled with drug and alcohol abuse. After sinking into methamphetamine addiction, she checked herself into rehab and got sober in 2008 at age 26.
She later became a certified drug and alcohol counsellor and published her memoir, unSweetined, in 2009. Although she experienced a brief relapse, she has been consistently sober since 2011. Her Full House co-star John Stamos has spoken about her influence, introducing her at the Skirball Cultural Centre in Los Angeles when she received the Writers in Treatment's Experience, Strength and Hope Award.
The Malibu Wedding
Sweetin married Wasilewski at a private estate in Malibu on Saturday night, 30 July 2022. She walked down the aisle with her father, Sam, wearing a white lace Lili Bridal dress with delicate appliques and a sweeping train. Her two daughters, Zoie and Beatrix, stood beside her during the ceremony.
The couple included the girls in the ceremony by gifting them with matching yellow gold and diamond Kay Jewellers Circle of Gratitude necklaces. Sweetin said of the small reception with just 50 people in attendance: "I didn't want it to be fussy."
The next day, Mescal reflected on Instagram: "Yesterday I married the love of my life. Today I turned 52. Pretty awesome birthday gift, waking up next to my wife."
Sweetin told Entertainment Tonight about the moment she saw her husband at the altar, as reported by Fox News: "My favourite memory of that day is the moment that I started to walk down the aisle and I locked eyes with my now-husband at the other end of the aisle, and I saw nothing. Like, not even until after the ceremony was over. I was like, 'Oh my gosh, look at the flowers and the thing and the people...' Like, I saw him and that was it. I will forever remember that moment."
Jodie Sweetin's Net Worth and Latest News
According to Celebrity Net Worth, Sweetin has an estimated net worth of $1 million. Her income comes from acting roles in Full House and Fuller House, residuals from reruns and streaming, TV movies, podcasts, and public appearances. Income streams include acting fees from Hallmark and Lifetime TV movies, residuals, book royalties from unSweetined, public speaking engagements, and podcast revenue from her How Rude, Tanneritos! series.
In 2025, Sweetin narrated the new audiobook version of unSweetined. She also starred in a "pretty intense" Lifetime drama about the radicalisation of young men. She revealed on The McBride Rewind podcast that she "got a one-cent check the other day" for residuals from her 1987–95 run on Full House, explaining: "There's no syndication anymore because it's all in streaming."
