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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

Shondaland Audio and iHeartRadio present: The R Spot with Iyanla. 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. Get new episodes of The R Spot every Wednesday.
 
Do you want to be on the podcast? Follow Iyanla on social media for the latest call-in information!
 
instagram & twitter: @IyanlaVanzant
 
facebook: @DrIyanlaVanzant

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Introducing: The R Spot with Iyanla

In this empowering first episode of The R Spot Iyanla talks to Ms. E., a breast cancer survivor struggling with body image post mastectomy. Worried about how a new suitor may react to her altered body, Ms. E.’s love life has been non-existent since her life saving surgery. Iyanla gives Ms. E. her voice back and invites her to get under the story she’s telling herself about her experience. Ms. E.’s courage inspires Iyanla to share her own personal journey and how she fell in love with herself.
 
Do you want to be on the podcast? Follow Iyanla on social media for the latest call-in information!
 
instagram & twitter: @IyanlaVanzant
 
facebook: @DrIyanlaVanzant
 
Executive Producers: Sandie Bailey, Alex Alcheh, Lauren Hohman, Tyler Klang & Gabrielle Collins
 
Producer & Editor: Vince Dajani
 
Associate Producer: Akiya McKnight

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Self-Love Is A Mouthful

After sharing news about her relationship with her daughter, Iyanla invites two callers to examine their desire to cut their mothers out of their lives. What may seem like an easy way to move on turns into an exercise in forgiveness and the recognition of their own dark sides.
 
Do you want to be on the podcast? Follow Iyanla on social media for the latest call-in information!
instagram & twitter: @IyanlaVanzant
facebook: @DrIyanlaVanzant
 
Executive Producers: Sandie Bailey, Alex Alcheh, Lauren Hohman, Tyler Klang & Gabrielle Collins
 
Producer & Editor: Vince Dajani
 
Associate Producer: Akiya McKnight

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You Cannot Undo Your Mother

Two callers seek Iyanla’s guidance on navigating their relationships with their husbands, each for very different reasons: Diane’s husband had a stroke and now she is the primary caregiver, and Maggie’s lost trust in her husband after a financial loss. Iyanla’s expertise may help return these two women to love within themselves or their relationships. 
 
Do you want to be on the podcast? Follow Iyanla on social media for the latest call-in information!
 
instagram & twitter: @IyanlaVanzant
 
facebook: @DrIyanlaVanzant 
 
Executive Producers: Sandie Bailey, Alex Alcheh, Lauren Hohman, Tyler Klang & Gabrielle Collins
 
Producer & Editor: Vince Dajani
 
Associate Producer: Akiya McKnight

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For Richer, For Poorer, in Sickness and in Health?

Ending a relationship can be a difficult process at its best, or a painful experience at its worse. This week’s callers discuss the difficulties in their relationships, from cheating to violating boundaries and the challenges in breaking up. Iyanla guides her callers to “know what they know” and do what’s right for them. 
 
Do you want to be on the podcast? Follow Iyanla on social media for the latest call-in information!
 
instagram & twitter: @IyanlaVanzant
 
facebook: @DrIyanlaVanzant
 
Executive Producers: Sandie Bailey, Alex Alcheh, Lauren Hohman, Tyler Klang & Gabrielle Collins
 
Producer & Editor: Vince Dajani
 
Associate Producer: Akiya McKnight

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Breaking Up Is Hard To Do

Callers this week are feeling unfulfilled in their romantic relationships, but can’t get up the courage to make a change despite clear issues. Iyanla shares a story of a hound dog that has a deeper message that may help these callers make a decision with their husbands. 
 
Do you want to be on the podcast? Follow Iyanla on social media for the latest call-in information!
 
instagram & twitter: @IyanlaVanzant
 
facebook: @DrIyanlaVanzant
 
Executive Producers: Sandie Bailey, Alex Alcheh, Lauren Hohman, Tyler Klang & Gabrielle Collins
 
Producer & Editor: Vince Dajani
 
Associate Producer: Akiya McKnight

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Laying On The Nail

Just because there isn’t money or children involved doesn’t mean that a friendship is any easier of a relationship. In an episode devoted to friend relationships, two callers are under constant fear that they’ll suddenly lose their friends. The first caller wants to reconnect with a friend who already cut her out of their life once before, which Iyanla fears will only happen again. The next caller develops personal attachments to the clients she works with, and then feels like she loses a friend once the client moves on. Iyanla identifies a major issue for both of them: They are repeating their bonding patterns over and over. 
Do you want to be on the podcast? Follow Iyanla on social media for the latest call-in information! 
instagram & twitter: @IyanlaVanzant 
facebook: @DrIyanlaVanzant 

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Interrupting Your Bonding Pattern

Two callers believe they know what’s wrong in their relationships, but Iyanla thinks otherwise. One woman feels betrayed by her husband when he chooses his mother and other women over her, even right after she gave birth to their child. The second caller’s girlfriend called her selfish and entitled, but she doesn’t think it’s true. Iyanla gets to the heart of the issues, allowing her callers to finally be honest with themselves about what’s really wrong in their relationships. 
Do you want to be on the podcast? Follow Iyanla on social media for the latest call-in information!
instagram & twitter: @IyanlaVanzant
facebook: @DrIyanlaVanzant
 
Executive Producers: Sandie Bailey, Alex Alcheh, Lauren Hohman, Tyler Klang & Gabrielle Collins
 
Producer & Editor: Vince Dajani
 
Associate Producer: Akiya McKnight

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Self-Diagnosis is Misdiagnosis

Iyanla often says that if you are emotionally untrusting, you will attract emotionally untrust-worthy people, and that couldn’t be more true for both of her callers today. The first caller is dating a married man and is unsure if she should end the relationship, but Iyanla doesn’t buy the lie. Then, after constantly being friend-zoned, another woman realizes that she is constantly pushing to find “the one,” all while being emotionally guarded. When love is difficult, Iyanla reminds both callers that if they want to know the end, look at how the relationship began – either in a lie, or out of desperation. 
Do you want to be on the podcast? Follow Iyanla on social media for the latest call-in information!
instagram & twitter: @IyanlaVanzant
facebook: @DrIyanlaVanzant
 
Executive Producers: Sandie Bailey, Alex Alcheh, Lauren Hohman, Tyler Klang & Gabrielle Collins
 
Producer & Editor: Vince Dajani
 
Associate Producer: Akiya McKnight

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You Can’t Love Without Trust

Blindsided by a sudden breakup shortly after closing the gap on a long distance relationship, one caller is left heartbroken and confused by the continued mixed messages. Another caller is certain her masculine energy is preventing her from attracting the ideal man. Iyanla has some guidance for the both of them: Choose yourself, and grow some lady balls! It just might help them both find a relationship that works. 

Do you want to be on the podcast? Follow Iyanla on social media for the latest call-in information!
instagram & twitter: @IyanlaVanzant
facebook: @DrIyanlaVanzant
 
Executive Producers: Sandie Bailey, Alex Alcheh, Lauren Hohman, Tyler Klang & Gabrielle Collins
 
Producer & Editor: Vince Dajani
 
Associate Producer: Akiya McKnight

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Growing Lady Balls

When a young woman calls in search of help finding her place in the world, Iyanla shares a personal story that sparks an idea – Maybe what’s missing today is a type of Auntie guidance where the past generations share their knowledge and experiences with young women. So, Iyanla shares her wisdom with the first caller, a woman who feels unhappy in her current life path. Then, Iyanla dives deep into what it means to mother with a second caller who feels like she cannot live a happy life without her mother’s guidance.
 
Do you want to be on the podcast? Follow Iyanla on social media for the latest call-in information!
instagram & twitter: @IyanlaVanzant
facebook: @DrIyanlaVanzant
 
Executive Producers: Sandie Bailey, Alex Alcheh, Lauren Hohman, Tyler Klang & Gabrielle Collins
 
Producer & Editor: Vince Dajani
 
Associate Producer: Akiya McKnight

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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