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Each week, New York Times best-selling author and famed spiritual life coach, Iyanla Vanzant, invites callers to share their personal relationship issues during live sessions to help inspire, grow and guide them and other listeners to “do the work” toward healing.


The R Spot with Iyanla

It's the season finale of the R Spot, and Iyanla is talking with Kier Gaines, licensed therapist and speaker. They discuss how men can grow into good men and fathers without having that example in childhood. They talk about how men can permit themselves to be vulnerable and why holding their fellow men accountable is so important. 
 
Follow Kier on Instagram and TikTok @kiergaines
 
Do you want to be on the podcast? Follow Iyanla on social media for the latest call-in information!
 
Instagram & X: @IyanlaVanzant
Facebook: @DrIyanlaVanzant

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Permission to be Vulnerable with Kier Gaines

Welcome back to part two of Iyanla's conversation with Dr. Kris Marsh! This week, they're opening up the conversation and taking questions from the IG live audience. They get into everything from how to redefine family to the financial penalty of being single. Plus, we hear why living trusts and wills are a must-have. 
 
Do you want to be on the podcast? Follow Iyanla on social media for the latest call-in information!
 
Instagram & X: @IyanlaVanzant
Facebook: @DrIyanlaVanzant

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Love Jones Cohort with Dr. Kris Marsh: Part 2

In this week's episode, Iyanla is joined by professor and author Kris Marsh to get into the hot topics in her book The Love Jones Cohort. They talk about the importance of intersectionality, how class intersects with dating, and why you should stop asking people, "Why are they single?" Tune in next week for part 2 of the conversation!
 
Do you want to be on the podcast? Follow Iyanla on social media for the latest call-in information!
 
Instagram & X: @IyanlaVanzant
Facebook: @DrIyanlaVanzant

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Love Jones Cohort with Dr. Kris Marsh: Part 1

In this episode of the R Spot, Iyanla is back on IG Live! She listens to guests share the hardest relationship lessons they learned and she provides a little wisdom to help them move forward after their breakups!
 
Do you want to be on the podcast? Follow Iyanla on social media for the latest call-in information!
 
Instagram & X: @IyanlaVanzant
Facebook: @DrIyanlaVanzant

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Challenging Lessons In Love

In this episode of the R Spot, Iyanla gives her listeners relationship advice live on Instagram. From being too honest to teaching others how to show up for their partner, Iynala has the ingredients for the perfect relationship soup.
 
Do you want to be on the podcast? Follow Iyanla on social media for the latest call-in information!
 
Instagram & X: @IyanlaVanzant
Facebook: @DrIyanlaVanzant

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Relationship Soup

In part two of What Good Men Want, Iyanla and Coach Ken extend the conversation around masculinity, male needs, and male perspectives in relationships. Iyanla asks Coach Ken how women can spot when they have a good man, how to make men feel safe, and what are the reasonable and unreasonable expectations both partners should have when they are in a committed relationship.

Coach Ken also unpacks his vast knowledge of the nature and reasoning behind cheating and answers the question, is cheating ever justified? 
 
Follow Coach Ken at coachkencanion
 
Do you want to be on the podcast? Follow Iyanla on social media for the latest call-in information!
 
Instagram & X: @IyanlaVanzant
Facebook: @DrIyanlaVanzant

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What Do Good Men Want with Coach Ken: Part 2

In this episode of the R Spot, Iyanla sits down with Coach Ken Canion, a relationship coach, author, TV personality, and creator of the Relationship Academy. Iyanla asks Coach Ken about what good men want from their partners and where men and women are missing each other. In this first part of a two-part series, Iyanla and Coach Ken dissect emasculation, transactional relationships, and what is really expected of men and women in romantic relationships. 
 
Follow Coach Ken at coachkencanion
 
Do you want to be on the podcast? Follow Iyanla on social media for the latest call-in information!
 
Instagram & X: @IyanlaVanzant
Facebook: @DrIyanlaVanzant

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What Do Good Men Want with Coach Ken: Part 1

We pick up where we left off in our last episode with our guest Tony Porter, author of Breaking Out of the Man Box. Iyanla and Tony continue their wide-ranging conversation and unpack how to keep men accountable, how to foster healthy communication, and how to encourage men to support women in leadership roles.
 
Tony also leans in and helps listeners understand how to reframe the dynamics between men and women, how to prevent violence against women, and highlights the harm that the collective socialization of men has on all genders. 
 
Do you want to be on the podcast? Follow Iyanla on social media for the latest call-in information!
 
Instagram & X: @IyanlaVanzant
Facebook: @DrIyanlaVanzant

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Deconstructing Masculinity with Tony Porter: Part 2

Iyanla shares the show today with her incredible guest Tony Porter. Tony Porter is an author, TED talk speaker, and activist working to deconstruct and reconfigure masculinity. This episode is all things men: how they relate to themselves, each other, women, and the larger community. In this episode, Tony highlights the sometimes dangerous and unhealthy aspects of the collective socialization of men. 
 
Tony is working to create a better world where men can voice their feelings, express vulnerability, and redefine what it means to be a man. He offers perspectives and insights for all genders to work together to help redefine masculinity. You can watch his TED Talk here.
 
Do you want to be on the podcast? Follow Iyanla on social media for the latest call-in information!
 
Instagram & X: @IyanlaVanzant
Facebook: @DrIyanlaVanzant

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Deconstructing Masculinity with Tony Porter: Part 1

Grab a pencil because Ms. Iyanla is taking us to relationship school! Certified relationship coach Kittie Rose joins the show to explore the essential building blocks of strong and lasting relationships.
 
Kittie shares her expertise by identifying harmful relationship behaviors and offering practical, actionable advice based on previous episode topics to help listeners improve their relationships.
 
You can follow Coach Kittie at @kittiejrose
 
Do you want to be on the podcast? Follow Iyanla on social media for the latest call-in information!
 
Instagram & X: @IyanlaVanzant
Facebook: @DrIyanlaVanzant

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Building a Strong Relationship with Kittie Rose

Our exes can only have as much power and access as we give them. Iyanla explains how the stories we tell ourselves contribute to that dynamic. In the second installment of our Relationship with Our Exes series, Iyanla guides a caller through reclaiming her power after a tumultuous relationship.
 
Domestic Violence Resources:
 
 • National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 or visit their website at 
www.thehotline.org • RAINN at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673) or visit their website at 
rainn.org 
Do you want to be on the podcast? Follow Iyanla on social media for the latest call-in information!

Instagram & X: @IyanlaVanzant
Facebook: @DrIyanlaVanzant

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Breaking The Pattern: Leaving The Abusive Ex

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