Iyanla Vanzant Talks to Lifestyles About New Show on OWN
By: Laura Kirtley
Updated: September 28, 2012
Viewers first got to
know Iyanla Vanzant as Oprah's 'relationship expert' on the Oprah Winfrey Show.
Iyanla is a spiritual teacher, a life coach and a woman of passion with a clear
vision and a wicked sense of humor. Her backstory is extraordinary: Motherless
at three, raped at age nine, a mother at 16, married and beaten from age 22 to
30. She became a college graduate at age 34 and a publishing force with 15
titles, including five New York Times Best-Sellers throughout her 40's. But what
she is focused on today is using her extraordinary life experiences to help
others. Women's Day Magazine has listed her among the country's most 100 Influential Women and
she's also been called one of the "most dynamic speakers in the United
States."
In her revealing new
OWN series, "Iyanla: Fix My Life," Vanzant travels the country on a mission to
restore relationships and heal lives.
