Iyanla Vanzant is returning to television with a new show focusing on internal reflection and healing.
The series titled Iyanla: The Inside Fix premieres Jan. 17 on OWN, with the goal of showing viewers how to address internal conflicts and free themselves from pain.
In her previous show on OWN, Vanzant offered one-on-one counseling to families and celebrities as they dealt with toxic relationships, anger issues, and generational trauma.
The new show re-examines 12 episodes from Iyanla: Fix My Life, with spiritual life coach Vanzant taking lessons from the past to uncover new paths toward healing.
In a recent interview with Urban Hollywood 411, Vanzant explained how she and the production team decided which shows to revisit.
“We looked at all of the highest rated shows… the shows that highlighted issues that are very prevalent and present today,” she said.
With federal immigration raids making headlines daily, and unemployment on the rise, it’s understandable some Americans feel stressed.
Vanzant believes focusing on “spiritual hygiene” can help.
“That’s the beauty of The Inside Fix. That’s why we’re giving every show a worksheet. That’s why we’re teaching people attendance of spiritual hygiene — be aware, tell the truth. Clean up your inside and your outside will shift,” she explained.
Asked if she would consider filming new episodes of hit series Fix My Life, Vanzant did not hesitate.
“Absolutely not,” she said. “First of all, we don’t have to work that hard anymore. Fix My Life was hard work for three to five days. You saw 48 minutes, but we’re living in a time and an energy, where we don’t have to work like that anymore.”
The best-selling author said too many people who came on the show refused to put in the work.
We mentioned an explosive episode from 2019 titled “Reality Rehab,” when Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta star Althea Heart appeared on the show. After public relationship spats and an arrest for battery following a domestic dispute, Heart told Vanzant: “I want change in my life.”
But the two exchanged words and Heart walked out after Vanzant confronted her about posting selfie videos on social media while filming the series.
“She didn’t come here to do no damn healing. She came here to be seen with Iyanla Vanzant,” the life coach said in a clip from the episode.
We asked Vanzant if that was one of the more challenging episodes of Fix My Life.
“That wasn’t challenging for me, that was challenging for her. She left, and I stayed there with the rest of the guests. So it wasn’t challenging for me,” Vanzant said.
“Very often, people came to Fix My Life, not just reality stars, they came thinking the problem was one thing, and when we got into it, they discovered it was something else. So it’s like, ‘What? No, it’s not me,'” Vanzant said, adding sarcastically: “It’s you Boo. It’s you.”
She noted that real change takes focus and dedication.
“We’ve got to be willing to see, willing to hear, and we’ve got to be consistent in our practice of keeping ourselves clean,” she stated.
You can catch more of Vanzant’s insights when Iyanla: The Inside Fix premieres Saturday, Jan. 17 at 8pm ET/PT on OWN.
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