I gave myself permission to feel and experience all of my emotions. In order to do that, I had to stop being afraid to feel. In order to do that, I taught myself to believe that no matter what I felt or what happened when I felt it, I would be okay. Iyanla Vanzant afraidemotionexperience share on social
I'm focusing on healing lives and teaching people that they can heal - giving them tools to heal. Iyanla Vanzant focusgiveheal Change image and share on social
What will support any relationship is clear, complete and conscious conversations when upsets or breakdowns occur. Iyanla Vanzant breakdownclearcomplete Change image and share on social
My purpose is to teach and demonstrate what is possible. To demonstrate love of God and good. Remember what my role is as a woman: to be... good. My role as a mother: to teach, support and nurture my offspring. My role as a grandmother: to remind everybody - right where you are, God is. Iyanla Vanzant demonstrategodgood share on social
At birth, we are like cartilage - soft, flexible tissue. By the same natural process by which cartilage becomes hard bone, the soft, tender heart of an innocent child can become hardened by the circumstances into which she is born. Iyanla Vanzant bearbirthbone share on social
Begin within. If it shows up in your life, it's coming to tell you something about you that you're acting like you don't know. Something about yourself, or your relationship with God. Iyanla Vanzant actbegincome Change image and share on social
If you are a card-carrying human being, chances are that you share the same fear as all other humans: the fear of losing love, respect and connection to others. And if you are human, in order to avoid or prevent the pain, trauma and perceived devastation of the loss, you will do anything to avoid your greatest fear from being visited on you. Iyanla Vanzant avoidcardcarry share on social
You've got to know what your 'thing' is, and you've got to call it a 'thing,' whether it's meanness, nastiness, un-forgiveness, arrogance, ego, resistance, rebelliousness or defiance. Everybody's got a 'thing,' and once you call your 'thing' a 'thing,' we can give it a place to be or dismiss it. Iyanla Vanzant arrogancecalldefiance share on social
I was sitting on the bus, and the sign said if you're ready to better your life, come to Medgar Evers College, and I got off the bus and went to Medgar Evers College. Iyanla Vanzant buscollegeevers Change image and share on social
Comparison is an act of violence against the self. Iyanla Vanzant actcomparisonviolence Change image and share on social