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Quote by Iyanla Vanzant

“What will support any relationship is clear, complete and conscious conversations when upsets or breakdowns occur.”

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Iyanla Vanzant is a respected spiritual teacher and author, born on September 13, 1953. She is dedicated to helping individuals achieve spiritual fulfillment and personal growth through her teachings on self-improvement, healing, and transformation. Vanzant's work has been influential in inspiring many to embrace their spirituality and make positive changes in their lives. more

“At your worst point, the quickest way to move through it is to be a contribution as opposed to focusing on your problems. If you focus on your problems and keep giving them attention, they're going to grow. If you ignore them and do something else - I don't mean act like they're not here - but do something meaningful, it helps you work through it.”

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Author:Iyanla Vanzant

“Talk about your negative experiences with the father, with your girlfriends. Not with your children. And bite your tongue when it comes to diminishing, denying, dismissing, name-calling.”

Children Father Names Calling Negative Tongue Your Children Girlfriend Bites Your Girlfriend Name Calling Negative Experiences

Author:Iyanla Vanzant

“In order to feel loved, be respected and stay connected, we humans have a tendency to lie. We lie about who we are, what we want, what we need, what we have done or will do. Perhaps 'lie' is too strong a word. Let me say that what we do is withhold the truth.”

Want Needs Feels Humans Done Lying Order Strong Let Me Connected Tendencies Who We Are

Author:Iyanla Vanzant

“You know when I was 20 and 30, they were insecurities. Now they're just a new normal. I'm 60 years old, so my expectations of who I am and how I look and how I show up in the world had to shift. Not because I couldn't help it, or not because I did anything wrong, but because I had to get into the natural flow of my being as a woman.”

Knows World Years Looks Helping Shows Natural Normal Expectations Flow Who I Am Insecurity New Normal

Author:Iyanla Vanzant