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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)
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Bringing Therapy into Med Management-- An intensive workshop for psych NPs and PAs, June 3-6 2026 in Ft Collins
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By Craig Heacock MD4.9
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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)
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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/
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