Share Your Bloom Story
Bloom Stories plant seeds of personal experiences to inspire other sisters experiencing substance use disorder towards treatment. Help us, help more Black women in California bloom by sharing your story. There are many paths to healing – physically, spiritually and mentally – and every experience contributed will sprout a new course of growth.
Bloom Guidelines
By participating in the See Her Bloom Stories initiative you are agreeing to share a Bloom, or recovery story, from substance use disorder.
These stories should be honest, personal testimonies of your experience at whatever level of detail you feel comfortable and whichever step of healing you feel would be most helpful.
For example, a Bloom Story could be anything from an aha moment that inspired you to seek out resources, to the perseverance it took to stay on your treatment path, to the wisdom you’d like to share with other women on a similar path.
The contributors of Bloom Stories will receive a $100 stipend as a thank you.
See Her Bloom reserves the right to edit and remove parts of your story that might express views counter to the See Her Bloom campaign. Our team can also edit parts (including grammatical errors, typos, words) for clarity. We can also add logos, bylines, ads, images and other elements to your story when cross-posting on other platforms. This is not to misconstrue the message of your story but to ensure that it is optimally delivered to our audiences.
Ready to share your Bloom Story, sis?
All you have to do is digitally sign off on the agreement below to begin the submission process.
Bloom Agreement
1. No profanity.
2. No Minors. No stories about people under the age of 18 or submissions from people under the age of 18.
3. No names (unless you elect to share your own).
4. No “outing” others experiencing substance use disorder (we’ll be here when they are ready to bloom).
5. This is a safe space for sharing stories and healing methods for substance use disorder and substance withdrawal. Your Bloom Story submission is anonymous unless you check the box below stating that you would like to use your name and are okay with it being posted publicly.
6. Once you submit your Bloom Story, you’re a part of our Bloom Family, so we’d like to protect you as such. If anyone feels like they are facing a substance use disorder and needs help, please call SAMHSA’s National Helpline, 1-800-662-HELP (4357), a confidential, free, 24-hour-a-day, 365-day-a-year, information service in English and Spanish.
By checking the box below you are agreeing to abide by the See Her Bloom guidelines and agreement listed above for Bloom Story submission.
Once you submit you Bloom Story you agree that See Her Bloom can publish or reproduce your story in any forum or medium. You understand that other people may see your Bloom Story and share it with others through many means, such as online or by reproducing it. If you have any questions about your Bloom Story privacy, please read our Privacy Policy.
Submission Form
Spread the Word
Sisters! Providers! Do you know a Black woman with a recovery story who’d be willing to share? If so, please send them the following link: bit.ly/yourbloom
