
About this season
A self-help program that features Vanzant helping Americans to overcome difficulties in their lives.
Episodes (16)
1. Kidnapped at Birth
Aired 3 March 2018
Iyanla Vanzant works with Kamiyah Mobley, a young woman who was kidnapped at birth and raised by a woman who was not her mother.
2. Addicted to Fame: Mickey Memphitz Wright
Aired 10 March 2018
Iyanla works with Mickey Memphitz Wright, a former hip-hop executive, who lost it all and turned to drugs to numb his pain; it is revealed that the source of Mickey's pain is his father's murder at the hands of the Ku Klux Klan.
3. Crack Addiction, Abandonment, 7 Broken Brothers Pt. 1
Aired 10 March 2018
Iyanla sits down with the five Mitchell brothers, uncovering decades of guilt and rage among the siblings; abandoned by their parents to the system, it's unclear whether they can see beyond their pain.
4. Crack Addiction, Abandonment, 7 Broken Brothers Pt. 2
Aired 17 March 2018
Iyanla continues her work with the Mitchell brothers; after a heart-wrenching game of Breakthrough Bingo with their father, she invites their mother and half-sister to the house, asking how a mother of eight can abandon her children.
5. Crack Addiction, Abandonment, 7 Broken Brothers Pt. 3
Aired 24 March 2018
While counseling the Mitchell brothers, Iyanla asks an unrepentant Leronda to take responsibility for abandoning her eight children due to her crack addiction; the brothers get ready to reenter the world as new men.
6. Broken Reality: Trina Braxton
Aired 31 March 2018
Divorced for two years, reality star Trina Braxton continues to fill the role of wife for ex-husband Gabe; their shared lives and lack of boundaries have created confusion and anger in Trina’s youngest son.
7. Sisters With Secrets
Aired 7 April 2018
Jackie wants a relationship with her first-born daughter who was raised by her mother; Jackie's sister claims she only wants to be famous, prompting Jackie to fly into a fit of rage, while Iyanla fights to keep this family together.
8. Broken Reality: Hazel E.
Aired 14 April 2018
9. Sex Workers: Addicted to the Struggle
Aired 21 April 2018
Two sex workers fight for their lives, while Iyanla strives to help them overcome their addiction to the street; one woman finds it difficult to let go of control, threatening to return to work on the first night at the safe house.
10. Witness to a Killing: Philando's Fiance
Aired 28 April 2018
Philando Castile is killed by a police officer during a routine traffic stop while his fiancée, Diamond Reynolds, live-streams the aftermath; with the help of Sybrina Fulton, Trayvon Martin's mother, Iyanla works with Diamond to heal her pain.
11. The Return of Neffe & Soullow
Aired 11 August 2018
15. Basketball Lies: Brandi and Jason Maxiell
Aired 8 September 2018
Former NBA star Jason Maxiell has cheated on his wife Brandi for their entire 17-year relationship. Iyanla sits them down to determine if they should rebuild their toxic relationship, or if the clock has run out on their marriage.
17. Female Felons: Healing Is the New Black (Part 2)
Aired 22 September 2018
Matilda is forced to face charges in the "Court of Life;" she admits she thought she was going to get away with everything; Matilda's prison daughters and biologi
18. Broken Reality: Malorie & Cynthia Bailey
Aired 29 September 2018
TV personalities Malorie and Cynthia Bailey ("The Real Housewives of Atlanta") talk to Iyanla about their issues as sisters.
19. A Family's Curse: Abuse, Lies & Blackmail
Aired 6 October 2018
Iyanla works with a woman who was abused by her grandfather at 6 years old and forced by her mother to cover it up. A dark path formed by lies, threats and blackmail is revealed—the same path taken by generations of women before her.
20. Monifah: Fame Over Family
Aired 13 October 2018
Iyanla tells singer-songwriter Monifah she was out of order as a mother at the height of her fame; the singer struggles to repair her fractured relationship with her daughter before their pattern gets passed to her grandsons.