How Childhood Trauma Leads to Addiction (Gabor Maté)

Dr. Gabor Mate does a nice job explaining the relationship between childhood attachment trauma, addiction, and emotional pain and numbness as an adult, which can negatively affect our happiness, relationships, and sense of purpose. This 9 minute video is a brief overview of his theory, along with some engaging artwork. If you like it, the video / talk below it goes into far more depth.

The Hungry Ghost: A Biopsychosocial Perspective on Addiction (Gabor Mate, 2017)

Understanding & Treating Addiction (Andrew Huberman & Anna Lembke, 2021)

Everything you think you know about addiction is wrong (Johann Hari, 2015)

Alcohol and your health (Andrew Huberman, 2022)

This video is specific to alcohol, so I would recommend it to someone struggling with alcohol specifically.  I think one of the most important things to do when attempting to change a habit like drinking is to approach it objectively and with curiosity.  Learning about the science of alcohol and its affects on the body is one way to do that.