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Iyanla: The Inside Fix

OWN 28 Episodes Oct 12, 2026

Iyanla: The Inside Fix is a companion podcast to OWN's television series Iyanla: Fix My Life, hosted by spiritual coach and author Iyanla Vanzant. Across 12 iconic episodes, she revisits memorable moments from the original show and unpacks the lessons they carry. Each installment blends direct audio from the OWN series with her own fresh commentary and reflection. She closes by offering listeners a practical "fix for you" to help align the soul and navigate the world we live in today.

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Family Over Dysfunction Oct 12, 2026 39:13 Iyanla revisits one of her favorite episodes of "Fix My Life," following Uncle Pumpkin, Carrie, and their crowded and divided house, offering new lessons on tolerating dysfunction, addressing unexpressed trauma, and honoring good spiritual hygiene. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Creating a Safe Space for Love Oct 5, 2026 39:02 Iyanla offers new lessons from the trauma poisoning the love between a verbally abusive wife and her silenced husband. She pinpoints where love is both unbalanced and replaced by fear, and how to foster a safe space for healing to begin. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Confusing Love with Control Sep 28, 2026 40:19 Iyanla revisits Sasha the Diva's broken bond with her son and offers new lessons of self-reflection and "carefrontation over confrontation," teaching how love without alignment can lead to dysfunction if not careful. It's time to do the work! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bitterness, Blame, and False Realities Sep 21, 2026 40:01 Iyanla Vanzant unpacks her unfinished business with reality star Sheree Whitfield and ex-husband Bob's unhealthy co-parenting relationship and offers a new "fix" that challenges unexplored bitterness, blame, and "performing" instead of being present. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Unmasking the Truth Sep 14, 2026 39:29 Iyanla Vanzant returns to revisit the healing journey of the Six Brown Chicks of "Fix My Backstabbing Friends" and offer a new "fix" based on self-restoration, accountability, and gathering the courage to drop the mask and find your own truth and healing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Introducing Iyanla: The Inside Fix Sep 7, 2026 1:10 Spiritual coach and author Iyanla Vanzant unpacks 12 iconic episodes of "Iyanla: Fix My Life" from OWN to re-examine the lessons and offer a new "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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Iyanla: Fix My Secret Life As A Gay Pastor: Part 3 Nov 26, 2019 34:17 Iyanla seeks to begin the healing process by helping two gay pastors fully accept themselves, encouraging them to come out to those they care most about and having them acknowledge the harm caused by their deceptive pasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Iyanla: Fix My Secret Life As A Gay Pastor: Part 2 Nov 19, 2019 34:06 After he reached out with a letter, Pastor Derek sits down with Iyanla. He confides that he has spent years hiding his identity as a gay man. His family has shown open hostility toward gay people and he lives in fear of what would happen if his true identify were revealed to his family and his parishioners. Iyanla works to help Derek understand that his pain will continue to devour him until he fa

Iyanla: Fix My Secret Life As A Gay Pastor, Part 1 Nov 12, 2019 33:43 In an emotional three-episode podcast series, Iyanla travels to Louisville, Kentucky, to help two pastors whose true identities as gay men have been shrouded in years of lies, secrets and deception. The time has come for both to be true to themselves, while taking the very difficult step of coming out to the people they care about most. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Iyanla: Fix My Abusive Marriage Nov 5, 2019 36:11 Iyanla travels to the Dallas area to support a couple in the midst of a serious marriage crisis. OJ and Janetria both admit that their frequent fights turn physical, but neither seems to think this is a real problem--until Iyanla arrives on their couch and asks them to reenact their latest fight. When their petty argument about the dish drain ends with OJ's hands around his wife's neck, Iyanla kic

Iyanla: Fix My Blended Family Oct 29, 2019 37:30 Iyanla goes to Minneapolis to help a woman who says she feels worthless in her life as a wife and mother. Married to her husband for three years, she feels he is detached and unsupportive. Her teenage daughter says that she wishes her mother would leave him. This mom is struggling to hang on to her marriage and deal with unhappy children. She says she has become so good at masking her life that it

Iyanla: The Return of Neffe & Soullow Oct 22, 2019 36:47 Former reality stars Neffeteria "Neffe" Pugh and her husband, Shelby (aka "Soullow"), return to Iyanla in an attempt to heal their broken marriage for a second time. Iyanla first meets with Neffe to understand what has changed--or what hasn't changed--since last year's healing work. After listing excuses for why she didn't complete her homework, Neffe admits she has not taken advantage of the tool

Iyanla: Fix My Celebrity Parenting Nightmare Oct 15, 2019 36:53 Iyanla travels to Nanuet, New York, to help rapper, actor and reality TV star Saigon and his on-again, off-again lover and mother to his son, Erica Jean. Many know the couple for their tumultuous relationship, displayed on the reality series "Love & Hip Hop: New York." Anger, fighting, resentment and a failure to communicate is threatening their ability to effectively co-parent their young child,

Iyanla: Fix My Sexless Marriage Oct 8, 2019 35:47 Iyanla works with a couple from Knoxville, Tennessee, who say they are trapped in a sexless marriage. Tiffany and Nick have been married for five years, but they admit to rarely having sex, sometimes going a full year without being intimate. Tiffany feels that the problem rests with Nick's lack of initiative. Nick says Tiffany's nagging and controlling ways turn him off. But sex is not the real pr

Iyanla: Fix My 600-Pound Secret Oct 1, 2019 36:01 Iyanla travels to Los Angeles to work with Bonnie, a woman whose weight has spiraled to a staggering 600 pounds, confining her to her home and bed for years. Iyanla helps Bonnie examine the emotional road that led to her health crisis, beginning with the death of her mother, and her increasingly deteriorating relationship with her daughter and caretaker, Jamesha. Through one-on-one therapy session

Iyanla: Fix My Secret Affair Sep 24, 2019 36:41 Iyanla travels to the suburbs of Detroit to help a husband and wife who are in the midst of a breakdown. Felisha tells Iyanla that her husband's online affair has made her angry and she feels she may never be able to forgive him. Felisha's anger has also been used to cover up her well-kept secret --- her own affair from years past that could ultimately destroy their marriage. While talking with hu

Iyanla: Fix My Fatherless Family Sep 17, 2019 37:41 Iyanla travels to Newark, New Jersey, to help two sons who are trying to heal from a lifetime of abandonment by their father. Son Isaam tells Iyanla that he has spent decades living in pain because of his distant relationship with his father. He and his brother Chon recall how their father was in and out of their lives, sometimes disappearing for years at a time. Despite trying to mend the relatio

Iyanla: Fix My Diva Life Sep 10, 2019 36:52 Iyanla hits the road to help a family in crisis in Stockbridge, Georgia. Popular radio personality "Sasha the Diva" is caught in the middle of a tumultuous relationship between her 42-year-old husband of two years, Kevin, and her 17-year-old son, Dominique. Since remarrying, Sasha's husband's harsh parenting style and her son's rebellious behavior have left the family in ruins. As the damage piles

Iyanla: Fix My Double Life Sep 3, 2019 34:55 Iyanla travels to Easton, Pennsylvania, to work with Jennifer and David. Despite being married for two decades and having two sons, David admits to lying to Jennifer, cheating on her multiple times and leading a double life. Iyanla works with Jennifer and David individually and then brings them together. After David admits to a pornography addiction and cheating within the first 30 days of his mar

Iyanla: Fix My Rapper's Remorse Aug 27, 2019 39:58 At 21 years old, Tab Virgil, Jr., a.k.a "Turk," had it all. He was a famous rapper with the up-and-coming group Hot Boys, alongside megastar Lil Wayne. His albums were going platinum, money was abundant and he had fallen in love with his new girlfriend, Erica McClain. But only two months after meeting Erica, Turk's life fell apart when he was involved in a shootout with police in his home, leaving

Iyanla: Fix My Reality Star Life, Part 2 Aug 20, 2019 33:26 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 th

Iyanla: Fix My Reality-Star Life, Part 1 Aug 13, 2019 38:15 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

Iyanla: Fix My Angry Father Aug 6, 2019 35:11 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 rememb

Iyanla: Fix My Celebrity Ex-Spouse Jul 30, 2019 37:07 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

Iyanla: Fix My Cheating Husband Jul 23, 2019 36:52 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 i

Iyanla, Help My Son: Mickey "Memphitz" Wright Jul 16, 2019 38:06 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.

Iyanla: Fix My Dysfunctional Sisterhood Jul 9, 2019 36:03 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.

Iyanla: Fix My Dependent Sister Jul 2, 2019 29:27 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 t

Iyanla: Hazel-E’s Broken Reality Jun 25, 2019 37:02 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

Iyanla: Fix My Broken Mom Jun 18, 2019 36:16 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 re

Iyanla: Fix My Broken Mom (Preview) Jun 7, 2019 2:24 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 relati

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