Before she became a celebrated entrepreneur, a Spelman alumna, and the visionary behind a luxury fragrance brand… Sakari Sanders was fighting for her life—literally.

In this deeply raw and necessary conversation, Sakari opens up about the reality behind her glow—surviving abusive relationships where her life was once threatened, including a moment no woman should ever have to experience… a gun placed in her mouth.

But this episode isn’t just about what she endured—

it’s about what she unlearned.

We talk about:

• Staying in toxic cycles just to say you have a man

• Confusing attention with love

• Ignoring red flags and abandoning self-worth

• How brokenness attracts brokenness

• And the hard truth about why we settle

Sakari doesn’t hold back as she walks us through her journey of rebuilding—from survival mode to self-love, from silence to standards.

Now, as the founder of Give Me Flowers, a community dedicated to honoring women’s stories in love, life, and business, she’s helping other women recognize their value—before the world tries to define it for them.

This episode will challenge you, convict you, and most importantly… remind you:

You don’t wait for someone else to choose you.

You choose you first.

Dr. Kenn Collier went from a 17-year-old father with no guidance…

to prison…

to earning his GED…

to becoming a PhD.

He beat the odds.

He rewrote his story.

But then life hit him with a pain no degree could prepare him for—

losing his son to gun violence.

And in one of the most vulnerable moments of this conversation,

he shares the weight he carries…

That the morning his son was killed,

he was supposed to pick him up—

but decided to stop at the barbershop instead.

A decision he now has to live with.

This episode is raw, honest, and deeply human.

It explores grief, guilt, fatherhood, faith, and what it looks like to keep going when life doesn’t make sense.

Now running for District 62, his mission is rooted in that pain:

“I lost my son… so now I fight for yours.”

If you’ve ever wrestled with “what if”…

if you’ve ever carried guilt…

or if you’re trying to find purpose in your pain—

this conversation will stay with you!

She was facing life in federal prison.

A conspiracy charge involving over 5 kilos…

a courtroom that could have taken everything…

and 296 months on the table.

But that wasn’t the hardest part.

Just 11 days before her trial… her son was murdered.

And it didn’t stop there.

Her family was targeted.

Her daughters were attacked.

Fear, grief, and pressure surrounded her from every angle.

Most people would’ve broken.

Most people would’ve folded.

But she didn’t.

She stood in court…

fighting not just for her freedom — but for her daughter’s life.

And somehow…

what was supposed to be a life sentence

turned into 10 years.

Then God did it again.

Early release.

Clemency from Joe Biden (chatgpt://generic-entity?number=0).

Freedom years before her scheduled release date.

And in the middle of unimaginable pain…

she passed her GED on the same day her son was killed.

This is not just a story about the justice system.

This is a story about:

➡️ Faith when everything is falling apart

➡️ Strength in the face of grief

➡️ And a God who still has the final say

If you’ve ever felt like your life was over…

this episode will remind you — it’s not.

This is the Break Phree Podcast…

where faith meets freedom.