Sipping Tea for Black Women’s Wellness
The See Her Bloom program is excited to announce a new podcast: Sipping Tea for Black Women’s Wellness. Through conversations with Black women in Sacramento County, we seek to understand the barriers for Black women seeking behavioral health services and how, by understanding these barriers, we can address the opioid crisis. The podcast will launch on September 30, 2025. Subscribe here or wherever you stream your podcasts and join us for #TuesdayTea!
About the Podcast
Sipping Tea is a podcast series that elevates our understanding about the supports for Black women’s behavioral health needs and the obstacles to accessing those supports. Specifically, we explore ways to improve Black women’s access to opioid use prevention and treatment resources for themselves, their families and communities. By elevating the voices and perspectives of Black mothers, educators, advocates, behavioral health providers, and faith leaders, Sipping Tea hopes to uncover strategies to better serve the black community.
Sipping Tea was produced with the help of Lisa Cantrell and Capital Storytelling. Funding for Sipping Tea comes from Sacramento County Division of Behavioral Health Services, Substance Use Prevention and Treatment.
For more information and resources for opioid use prevention and treatment, please visit our resource pages.
About the First Episode
Dr. Flojaune Cofer is a public health advocate and a champion for health equity. She believes in the importance of community and taking care of each other and has worked throughout her personal and professional life to improve people’s lives. In this episode, Dr. Cofer helps us to better understand the cultural and community contexts that put Black women at risk for opioid use as well as opportunities to improve access to and use of proven tools and resources. Listen to the episode here or wherever you stream your podcasts. Episode available on September 30, 2025.
About the Second Episode
Stephanie Yancey, Co-Founder of Yancey Recovery Services, part of Yancey Recovery International, shares about her work as a recovery counselor for youth and adults experiencing substance use and mental health crises. Our conversation focused on her insights and observations as a behavioral health provider, particularly the joy she receives when she can help someone find their way to health, as well as the struggles she faces as a provider from the Black community. Stephanie breaks down for us what it means to provide trauma informed and culturally appropriate care amid stigma, lack of trust, and historical injustices in how we handle substance use disorders. Listen to the episode here or wherever you stream your podcasts. Episode available on October 7, 2025.
