Every Addiction Stems From Mother Hunger According to Clinical Psychotherapist

What was said

"Every daughter that I've worked with that has grown up with that will have an addiction. Because an addiction gives us a sense of connection. Every substance in its original form feels like connection."

Kelly McDaniel made the sweeping claim that all addictions—from substances to food to relationships—originate from unmet maternal attachment needs. She explained that addictions activate the same dopaminergic brain pathways as human connection, making them effective surrogates for the nurturing that was absent. McDaniel argued this is particularly true for daughters of critical or emotionally unavailable mothers.