A Nurse + Grief + Alcohol + Adderall— Finding Hope for Healers
Fri Feb 06 2026
Kate started her addiction journey at a young age, using substances as a salve for her terrible grief. Later, drugs and alcohol helped her to cope with the transition to nursing and the unending demands of a hospital setting. But as with all addicts, this strategy worked until it didn’t….Kate eventually had to find a new way to cope if she was going to survive past her 30s.
Kate Gibson (The Coleman Institute)
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Kate.gibson.dnp@gmail.com
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Kate started her addiction journey at a young age, using substances as a salve for her terrible grief. Later, drugs and alcohol helped her to cope with the transition to nursing and the unending demands of a hospital setting. But as with all addicts, this strategy worked until it didn’t….Kate eventually had to find a new way to cope if she was going to survive past her 30s. Kate Gibson (The Coleman Institute) Kate@thecolemaninstitute.com Kate.gibson.dnp@gmail.com Support the show! https://www.buzzsprout.com/396871/support Bringing Therapy into Med Management-- An intensive workshop for psych NPs and PAs, June 3-6 2026 in Ft Collins https://www.craigheacockmd.com/bringing-therapy-into-med-management/ BFTA on IG @backfromtheabysspodcast https://www.instagram.com/backfromtheabysspodcast/ Explore the full BFTA Content Catalog: A listener-built, human-curated index of every Back From The Abyss episode to help you find themes, topics, and episode formats of interest. Best viewed on a laptop or desktop (not mobile). Content Catalog (in Google Sheets): https://bftapod.short.gy/index BFTA episode recommendations/Podcast page https://www.craigheacockmd.com/podcast-page/ Support the show