Iyanla Vanzant: Back from the Brink
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Iyanla says her life completely fell apart after her talk show was canceled in 2002. She lost everything, including her home, her marriage, her multimillion-dollar book deals, her fortune and her daughter, Gemmia, who died after battling cancer.
Iyanla writes candidly about her downfall in her book, Peace from Broken Pieces. At first, Iyanla says she didn't want to write about her pain and struggles. "I've always been very transparent—exposed a lot and stuff—but this just got real," she says. "I mean, this was DNA-level, core level stuff for me."
"That you thought you'd worked through?" Oprah asks.
"I thought I had worked it through, but I also knew that I was at another level of it," Iyanla says. "It has roots and causes."
Iyanla writes candidly about her downfall in her book, Peace from Broken Pieces. At first, Iyanla says she didn't want to write about her pain and struggles. "I've always been very transparent—exposed a lot and stuff—but this just got real," she says. "I mean, this was DNA-level, core level stuff for me."
"That you thought you'd worked through?" Oprah asks.
"I thought I had worked it through, but I also knew that I was at another level of it," Iyanla says. "It has roots and causes."
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