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Aug 2017
33m 54s

Iyanla Vanzant, Part 1: Put the Pieces B...

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Spiritual teacher/author/life coach Iyanla Vanzant sifts through the tragedies, misfortune and abuse she suffered in her early life. Iyanla opens up about how she was able to reinvent herself and claim the life she knew she was destined to live.

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