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Private Notes
Iyanla Vanzant works with Kamiyah Mobley, a young woman who was kidnapped at birth and raised by a woman who was not her mother.
Iyanla works with Mickey Memphitz Wright, a former hip-hop executive, who lost it all and turned to drugs to numb his pain; it is revealed that the source of Mickey's pain is his father's murder at the hands of the Ku Klux Klan.
Iyanla sits down with the five Mitchell brothers, uncovering decades of guilt and rage among the siblings; abandoned by their parents to the system, it's unclear whether they can see beyond their pain.
Iyanla continues her work with the Mitchell brothers; after a heart-wrenching game of Breakthrough Bingo with their father, she invites their mother and half-sister to the house, asking how a mother of eight can abandon her children.
While counseling the Mitchell brothers, Iyanla asks an unrepentant Leronda to take responsibility for abandoning her eight children due to her crack addiction; the brothers get ready to reenter the world as new men.
Divorced for two years, reality star Trina Braxton continues to fill the role of wife for ex-husband Gabe; their shared lives and lack of boundaries have created confusion and anger in Trina's youngest son.
Jackie wants a relationship with her first-born daughter who was raised by her mother; Jackie's sister claims she only wants to be famous, prompting Jackie to fly into a fit of rage, while Iyanla fights to keep this family together.
TV personality Hazel-E ("Love & Hip Hop") is fired over a racist rant on social media; Iyanla forces Hazel-E to confront her childhood trauma in the hopes she can move past the rage and use her voice as a power for good.
Two sex workers are forced to fight for their lives as Iyanla struggles to get them past their addiction to the street. One woman is finding it especially difficult to let go of control, threatening to return to work on the first night at the safe house.
Philando Castile is killed by a police officer during a routine traffic stop while his fiancée, Diamond Reynolds, live-streams the aftermath; with the help of Sybrina Fulton, Trayvon Martin's mother, Iyanla works with Diamond to heal her pain.
Former reality stars Neffe and her husband, Shelby, aka Soullow, return for a second attempt to heal their broken marriage, but they have an explosive argument that causes Miss Iyanla to walk out on her guests for the first time ever.
Iyanla works with an oblivious Nakeda, who has six children by five different men, and her mother Illysha is raising five of them. When a childhood trauma is revealed, however, Iyanla lays Nakeda's reckless behavior at her equally oblivious mother's feet.
Keshia shuts down emotionally after finding out that her dying son has been molesting her youngest daughter; now, years later, Iyanla counsels the family in an effort to shake them up.
TV personalities Charrisse Jackson-Jordan ("The Real Housewives of Potomac") and Veronika Obeng ("Second Wives Club") struggle to heal from their divorces, leading to breakdowns, truths and tears.
Former NBA star Jason Maxiell has cheated on his wife Brandi for their entire 17-year relationship. Iyanla sits them down to determine if they should rebuild their toxic relationship, or if the clock has run out on their marriage.
Prison daughters and biological daughters compare notes; for Matilda, who served 17 years, a long-buried secret gets unearthed; Iyanla helps figure out the details of it all.
Matilda is forced to face charges in the "Court of Life;" she admits she thought she was going to get away with everything; Matilda's prison daughters and biological daughters take the stand to testify; Judge Iyanla delivers her verdict.
TV personalities Malorie and Cynthia Bailey ("The Real Housewives of Atlanta") talk to Iyanla about their issues as sisters.
Iyanla works with a woman who was abused by her grandfather at 6 years old and forced by her mother to cover it up. A dark path formed by lies, threats and blackmail is revealed—the same path taken by generations of women before her.
Iyanla tells singer-songwriter Monifah she was out of order as a mother at the height of her fame; the singer struggles to repair her fractured relationship with her daughter before their pattern gets passed to her grandsons.
Reality stars Althea ("Love & Hip Hop"), Dutchess ("Black Ink Crew") and Minyon ("Bridezillas") hide behind their TV personas; while these women were left feeling lost, Iyanla intervenes to help them reclaim their identities.
Iyanla works with three sisters who have spent a lifetime wondering if their father molested them; their mother has stood behind the accusation since they were toddlers; a lie detector test is their chance to set the record straight.
Iyanla continues advising three sisters who spent their lives believing their father molested them; when the lie detector test finally reveals the truth, Iyanla is left with even more suspicions about the family.
