A Nurse + Grief + Alcohol + Adderall— Finding Hope for Healers

February 6
1h 4m

Episode Description

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.

Support the show! 

https://www.buzzsprout.com/396871/support

Kate Gibson (The Coleman Institute)

Kate@thecolemaninstitute.com; Kate.gibson.dnp@gmail.com

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 podcast through themes, domains, formats, and speakers.

The BFTA CODEX is a listener-built and curated field guide to every episode.

https://bfta-codex.org

BFTA episode recommendations/Podcast page

https://www.craigheacockmd.com/podcast-page/


Support the show

See all episodes

Never lose your place, on any device

Create a free account to sync, back up, and get personal recommendations.