Love is a risk that only brave people take, Iyanla said, and it's important to be open to love. "Know that if you're not brave enough to go into love, taking a risk, then what you are doing is bargain shopping," she said.

So what is love? "Love is, 'Here I am. Take all of me. Use the pieces you can. Let me use the pieces of you that I can so that we can move forward, growing through this experience," Iyanla said.