The BEST episodes of Iyanla, Fix My Life
Every episode of Iyanla, Fix My Life ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Iyanla, Fix My Life!
Iyanla, Fix My Life is a self-help program that features Vanzant helping Americans to overcome difficulties in their lives. Each episode focusses on a specific problem posed by the story of one guest (or group of guests), with pre-taped production pieces at the guest's home and interviews with Iyanla that provide commentary throughout the show. The host attempts to bring peace to the situation and updates are provided to viewers at the close of each episode regarding the guest's progress since the date of filming.
#1 - Fix My Father with 34 Children: Follow-Up Special
Season 4 - Episode 13 - Aired 9/27/2014
During this Iyanla: Fix My Life special event, Iyanla tackles the issue of wounded women settling for wounded men. She's joined in studio by a group of women, including many of the mothers featured on "Fix My Father with 34 Children."
Watch Now:Amazon
#2 - Fix My Freeloading Family
Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 5/31/2014
Iyanla visits a Chicago mother supporting seven people under her roof, including her two adult children, their partners and two grandchildren. As the only member of the household with a steady job, Alma has been watching her home descend into chaos and has been struggling to keep afloat. Can Iyanla help this family find a way out of their close quarters?
Watch Now:Amazon
#3 - DNA Dysfunction: Are You My Father? Pt. 2
Season 9 - Episode 22 - Aired 7/13/2019
In Part 2, Iyanla helps three brothers heal the wounds left when their drug-addicted father abandoned them, and DNA results determine the fate of their relationship with their father.
#4 - Born in Prison: Lil’ Karla Beverly
Season 9 - Episode 23 - Aired 7/20/2019
#5 - DNA Dysfunction: Are You My Father? Pt. 1
Season 9 - Episode 21 - Aired 7/6/2019
After abandoning his three sons nearly 30 years ago, Neil is counselled by Iyanla as he attempts to form a relationship with them today.
#6 - Fix My Celebrity Life
Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 11/17/2012
Iyanla heads to Los Angeles to support actress Maia Campbell, best known for her TV role as Tiffany on “In The House.” Through the years, Maia has struggled with addiction and was publicly humiliated when shocking videos of her hit the internet.
Watch Now:Amazon
#8 - Fix My Father with 34 Children: Jay Returns
Season 4 - Episode 14 - Aired 10/4/2014
In Part 2 of a follow-up special, Iyanla once again comes face-to-face with Jay, a man who says he's fathered 34 children with 17 women. Tune in to see a candid in-studio discussion with a group of men about love, infidelity and the responsibilities of being a father.
Watch Now:Amazon
#9 - Fix My Family Secret
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/28/2012
Spiritual life coach Iyanla Vanzant heads to Dallas, Texas to help a local DJ and his mother heal from a secret that has torn them apart. Iyanla will work with the son to forgive his mother for lying to him about the identity of his biological father.
Watch Now:Amazon
#12 - Fix My Rap Star Life
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/13/2013
#13 - Fix My Headline-Making Mistake
Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 6/28/2014
Iyanla heads to rural Minnesota to help a former nurse whose family refuses to forgive her after her headline-making mistake threatens to ruin the family's reputation. Head nurse Tess was found guilty of stealing her patients' pain medications. However, Iyanla soon discovers that each member of this family needs to take a good look in the mirror. Tess' mother and sisters all have their own stories of shame. Iyanla works with the women to focus on healing themselves before pointing their fingers at each other.
Watch Now:Amazon
#15 - Fix My Father with 34 Children: Jay Returns – Season Finale
Season 4 - Episode 16 - Aired 10/18/2014
On the heels of her controversial multipart mega-fix featuring Jay a man who says he fathered 34 children with 17 different women Iyanla brings him into the studio for a no-holds-barred, face-to-face discussion in the season finale. Iyanla is also joined by fathers, mothers and children in crisis. They share their personal stories as part of a final discussion about a national epidemic of men not living up to their responsibilities as father
#17 - Fix My Broken Family
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 6/2/2012
In this sneak preview episode, Iyanla hits the road to help a family in crisis. She lays the foundation for healing as she helps three generations of women—Bernetta, Brenda and Corrine—begin to tell the truth. Iyanla provides the tools to restore mother-daughter relationships and offers advice on how to keep lines of communication open.
Watch Now:Amazon
#19 - Female Felons: Healing Is the New Black (Part 2)
Season 8 - Episode 17 - Aired 9/22/2018
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.
#20 - Shay Johnson: `BLEEP Your Process!
Season 10 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/31/2020
Reality star Shay Johnson asks for Iyanla's help to mend her broken relationship with her mother and brothers, but the work required may be more than Shay bargained for.
#21 - Surviving The Pulse Nightclub Mass Shooting
Season 7 - Episode 8 - Aired 6/3/2017
Iyanla counsels six survivors of the mass shooting at Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida to work through the grieving process.
#22 - Fix My Family Love Triangle
Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 6/21/2014
Iyanla travels to Los Angeles to meet with the Sullivans, a family in which an adult son, Donye, is caught in the middle of a feud between his mother, Carolyn, and his wife, Kysha. The situation has deteriorated to the point where Carolyn has not seen Donye, Kysha or her only grandson, Cairo, in about a year. Iyanla confronts Carolyn about an offensive voice mail she left Kysha that ignited a war between the two women. Carolyn is furious at Kysha for keeping her away from Cairo and is angry with Donye for passively playing the middleman. Iyanla works with the family in hopes of bringing resolution to the flaring emotions at the center of this love triangle.
Watch Now:Amazon
#23 - Fix My 600 lb Secret
Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 5/17/2014
Life coach Iyanla Vanzant travels to Los Angeles to work with Bonnie, a woman in crisis, whose weight has spiraled to a staggering 600 pounds, confining her to her home and bed for years. In this gripping episode, Iyanla helps Bonnie examine the emotional road that led to her health crisis, beginning with the death of her mother and the increasingly deteriorating relationship with her daughter and caretaker, Jamesha. Through one-on-one therapy sessions with Bonnie and revealing joint sessions with Jamesha, Iyanla works to repair their relationship and lead Bonnie to a healthier lifestyle and a loving future with her daughter.
Watch Now:Amazon#24 - Witness To A Killing: Philando's Fiance
Season 8 - Episode 10 - Aired 4/28/2018
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.
Want to see the rest of the rankings?
Episode Ninja is a small business run by one person.
Pro memberships help fund servers and new feature development!