What if addiction makes more sense when you understand trauma?

What if addiction makes more sense when you understand trauma? The Rat Park Experiment challenged the idea that addiction is simply about substances or willpower and opened the door to a deeper conversation about connection, environment, trauma, and the nervous system. In this episode, we explore addiction through a different lens—looking beneath behavior to understand how emotional pain and survival patterns can shape coping. Healing can look different when we stop asking “Why the addiction?” and begin asking “What is this helping someone survive?” Watch the full episode: https://youtu.be/DWy9Ghxi7hA #adaptablebehaviorexplained #newepisode #addictionrecovery #traumahealing #kellyohoro