The Pain That Refused to Let Me Go Ft.  Vaneesah “Vee” Bahar

The Pain That Refused to Let Me Go Ft. Vaneesah “Vee” Bahar Grief doesn’t always begin with death. Sometimes it begins with a prison sentence. Sometimes it begins the moment you’re forced to leave your newborn baby behind. Sometimes it comes through the loss of the people you love most. In this unforgettable episode of Break Phree Podcast, Vaneesah Bahar shares the heartbreaking chapters that shaped her life. After losing her father at just five years old, she would later face another unimaginable loss—being sentenced to six years in prison only three weeks after giving birth, forcing her to leave her infant son behind. But the pain didn’t stop there. Within the years that followed, Vaneesah experienced the devastating deaths of her grandmother, mother, and brother. Each loss left another wound, yet instead of allowing grief to consume her, she chose to transform it into purpose. Today, she is the founder of Grief Relief Angels and serves as a Violence Intervention Specialist, walking alongside families affected by violence, trauma, incarceration, and unimaginable loss. Her life is a testament that healing doesn’t mean your pain disappears—it means refusing to let your pain have the final word. This conversation is raw, honest, and deeply human. It’s about motherhood, incarceration, loss, faith, forgiveness, resilience, and discovering purpose in the places you never expected. If you’ve ever had to grieve a person, a dream, your freedom, lost time with your children, or the life you thought you were going to have, this episode will remind you that even when the pain refuses to let you go, God never lets go of you.