Stay ConnectedSpiritual coach and author Iyanla Vanzant unpacks 12 iconic episodes of “Iyanla: Fix My Life” from OWN to re-examine the lessons and offer a “fix for you” to align your soul and navigate the world we live in today. Each episode features direct audio from the OWN original series, Iyanla: Inside the Fix.
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Iyanla heads to New York to sit down with Evelyn Lozada, star of “Basketball Wives,” for an update after the headline-making news of the alleged domestic violence incident between her and husband, Chad Ochocinco Johnson, that resulted in Evelyn filing for divorce. Evelyn reveals to Iyanla what happened and whether or not it was the first time. Iyanla gets real with Evelyn about where she is and the truths that she needs to tell--to herself.
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Weeks before the headline-making news of the alleged domestic violence incident between NFL star Chad Ochocinco Johnson and his wife, Basketball Wives reality TV star Evelyn Lozada, Iyanla Vanzant heads to Miami to support this couple. When Iyanla arrives, she finds out that Chad is a no-show. Evelyn and Iyanla explore the reasons for why her temper goes from zero to 10 in a matter of moments and what is really behind all her bad behavior. Iyanla also advises Evelyn about her marriage to Chad and pulls back the layers of who Evelyn is without him and of the reality show. Iyanla also meets Evelyn’s step daughters and mother.
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Iyanla travels to Saugerties, New York, where a man's marriage and relationship with his children are hanging by a thread. Husband and father Robert became sober four years ago after a lifetime of excessive drinking. Unfortunately, his history of anger and lashing out toward his family continues, causing more distance, resentfulness and pain. Iyanla works with Robert and his wife, Donna, to remember the friendship they once shared. In an emotional moment, the family comes to grips with the damage caused by Robert’s and Donna's inability to protect daughters Lauren and Frankie during the most vulnerable moments of their lives.
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Iyanla works with former "Real Housewife of Atlanta" Sheree Whitfield on her co-parenting relationship with her ex-husband, former NFL star Bob Whitfield. First, Iyanla and Bob head to the Georgia Dome to discuss Bob and Sheree's volatile relationship history. Then, in a tense and emotional conversation, Iyanla sits down with Sheree at "Chateau Sheree" to find out what's really going on behind the reality star's tough exterior. Later, Iyanla meets with the couple to talk about the role of co-parenting in spite of their contentious divorce. Secrets are exposed, truths are uncovered and emotions run high as Sheree and Bob reveal how they really feel about each other.
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Iyanla stops in Shreveport, Louisiana, to help a couple in turmoil. A married pastor says that he has had affairs with women in his church and has fathered a child with one of his mistresses. His wife says she is emotionally exhausted, contemplating divorce and needs to make a decision about their future. She says that her husband has cheated on her throughout their 10-year marriage and that his infidelity has even played out publicly in the local media. She says she still loves her husband and wants to find a way for them to heal, but both are at a loss as to where they start. Can Iyanla help this couple heal?
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Mickey Wright Jr., better known as Memphitz, found himself at the pinnacle of the music industry at exactly the right time: he worked as a rising executive under L.A. Reid and founded his own record label under Jive Records. He also helped establish some of today's most influential artists, including Nicki Minaj and T-Pain. After being falsely accused of domestic violence by former girlfriend, K. Michelle, Mickey was ostracized by his record label and the music industry. Eventually, his accuser recanted, but it was far too late to undo the damage done to his reputation, career and marriage. Having lost everything and without the required love and support, Mickey began to self-medicate using a cocktail of drugs. With her only son's life spiraling out of control, Mickey's mother, Francis, wrote in to Iyanla in hopes of getting clarity around Mickey's struggles and help to get his life back on track.
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Iyanla travels to San Antonio, Texas, to help two sisters, Barbara and Geneva, who are in total breakdown—one was raised uptown by loving, affluent parents; the other was raised downtown in the housing projects. Fifty-eight-year-old businesswoman Barbara wants to rebuild the relationship with the sister she says was sleeping with her boyfriend for years, eventually having a second child with him. For Barbara, her sister's actions were unforgivable, but Iyanla understands there are always two sides to every story. Meeting on neutral ground at a rental home outside San Antonio, Iyanla brings the two sisters together with the hope of helping each sister see the other from a new and different perspective. Later, Iyanla sits down with Geneva's daughter Antoinette (whose father was Barbara's boyfriend) and discovers that Antoinette is repeating her mother’s negative cycle, including getting pregnant at a young age.
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Iyanla travels to Chicago to work with two co-dependent sisters, Charese and Andrea. Charese increasingly finds herself torn between dedicating the time needed to be a mom and future wife to her fiancé, and caring for her irresponsible sister, Andrea. In a private sit-down, Iyanla discusses with Charese the situation with her sister. Charese reveals that she has felt responsible for Andrea since they were young, because they were neglected by their addict mother. Iyanla also works with Andrea and helps her to finally admit that she has a drinking problem. Andrea says it is hard for her to admit her issues with addiction, because she does not want to repeat the past mistakes of her mother. In an emotional episode, Iyanla must not only address the wounds of the sisters' past, but also persuade Andrea to take full responsibility for her future and to get help for her problems with alcohol, freeing her sister Charese to live her own life.
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Arica Adams, better known as "Hazel-E," is a reality television star formerly featured on Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood. As her fame began to rise with the show's ratings, her haters grew louder, putting her insecurities to the test. Eventually, Hazel-E publicly imploded on social media with a series of unhinged, racist rants that led to her dismissal from the series. Following her departure, Hazel-E pursued a music career that featured sexually explicit lyrics and provocative music videos, once again attracting fame for all the wrong reasons. Today, Arica is hoping to unmask her own vicious cycle of negative behavior and find better ways to express herself in an effort to mature the dysfunctional little girl that still lives within her.
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Iyanla travels to Birmingham, Alabama, to work with daughters Kim and Annette, whose relationship with their mother, Charlene, is at a breaking point. As little girls, the sisters felt their mother traded being a good parent for relationships with men who were often controlling and even abusive to them. Years later, unresolved issues from their painful past threaten to destroy Kim and Annette's relationship with their mother, who is broke, alone and dependent on their support. In an emotional process, Iyanla works to reopen the lines of communication between the three women and helps hold Charlene accountable for her parenting missteps, before it's too late.
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