About the author
Iyanla Vanzant (born Rhonda Eva Harris; September 13, 1953) is an American inspirational speaker, lawyer, New Thought spiritual teacher, author, life coach, and television personality. She is known primarily for her books, her eponymous talk show, and her appearances on The Oprah Winfrey Show. From 2012 to 2021, she served as host of OWN's Iyanla: Fix My Life. == Life and career == Vanzant was born on September 13, 1953, in the back of a taxi in Brooklyn, New York, as Rhonda Eva Harris. She is the daughter of Sarah Jefferson, a railroad carmaid, and Horace Harris. Her mother died from breast cancer in 1955, when she was two. She was then raised by paternal relatives. Her first husband was physically abusive and she left him in 1980, taking her three children. In 1983, she was given the title "Iyanla", which means "great mother", after being initiated and ordained as a priestess in the Yoruba tradition (as mentioned in her television interview on the Conn Jackson show. She attended Medgar Evers College and Virginia Union University.
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“Vanzant delivers a radical call to self-mastery that demands uncomfortable honesty from the reader. While the fusion of ancient discipline with neuroplasticity offers a compelling framework for healing, this book is not for those…”
Esoterica Books editorial team, Occult literature desk · on Get Over It!: Thought Therapy for Healing the Hard Stuff
“Miller and Vanzant provide a compassionate, accessible roadmap for those disillusioned by rigid religious structures but still craving meaning. The text successfully demystifies spiritual growth, presenting it as an attainable,…”
Esoterica Books editorial team, Occult literature desk · on How to Be Spiritual Without Being Religious
