The WORST episodes of Iyanla, Fix My Life

Every episode of Iyanla, Fix My Life ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst 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.

Last Updated: 4/25/2025Network: Oprah Winfrey NetworkStatus: Ended
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#1 - The Return of Neffe & Soullow

Season 8 - Episode 11 - Aired 8/11/2018

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.

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#2 - Crack Addiction, Abandonment, 7 Broken Brothers Pt. 1

Season 8 - Episode 3 - Aired 3/10/2018

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.

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#3 - Crack Addiction, Abandonment, 7 Broken Brothers Pt. 2

Season 8 - Episode 4 - Aired 3/17/2018

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.

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#4 - Crack Addiction, Abandonment, 7 Broken Brothers Pt. 3

Season 8 - Episode 5 - Aired 3/24/2018

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.

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#5 - Broken Reality: Trina Braxton

Season 8 - Episode 6 - Aired 3/31/2018

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.

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#6 - Sisters With Secrets

Season 8 - Episode 7 - Aired 4/7/2018

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.

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#7 - Broken Reality: Hazel E.

Season 8 - Episode 8 - Aired 4/14/2018

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.

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#8 - Sex Workers: Addicted to the Struggle

Season 8 - Episode 9 - Aired 4/21/2018

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.

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#9 - 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.

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#10 - Addicted to Fame: Mickey Memphitz Wright

Season 8 - Episode 2 - Aired 3/10/2018

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.

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#11 - 3 Daughters, 1 Dead Son & A Million Secrets

Season 8 - Episode 13 - Aired 8/25/2018

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.

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#12 - Broken Housewives of Reality TV

Season 8 - Episode 14 - Aired 9/1/2018

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.

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#13 - Basketball Lies: Brandi and Jason Maxiell

Season 8 - Episode 15 - Aired 9/8/2018

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.

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#14 - 6 Kids, 5 Baby Daddies & No Clue

Season 8 - Episode 12 - Aired 8/18/2018

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.

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#15 - Female Felons: Healing Is the New Black (Part 1)

Season 8 - Episode 16 - Aired 9/15/2018

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.

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#16 - 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.

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#17 - Broken Reality: Malorie & Cynthia Bailey

Season 8 - Episode 18 - Aired 9/29/2018

TV personalities Malorie and Cynthia Bailey ("The Real Housewives of Atlanta") talk to Iyanla about their issues as sisters.

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#18 - Monifah: Fame Over Family

Season 8 - Episode 20 - Aired 10/13/2018

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.

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#19 - Childhood Rape: Male Survivors (Part 1)

Season 7 - Episode 10 - Aired 10/7/2017

Part 1 of 2. Iyanla works with five men who were victims of childhood sexual abuse.

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Broken Reality: Neffe & Soullow (Part 2)
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#20 - Broken Reality: Neffe & Soullow (Part 2)

Season 7 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/22/2017

Iyanla delves deeper into the baggage of former reality stars Neffe & Soullow as they try to save their marriage. But when Iyanla questions Neffe's motivation for being there, Neffe storms off. Just how much drama can this marriage survive?

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Growing Up Jackson
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#21 - Growing Up Jackson

Season 7 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/29/2017

Taryll Jackson and his girlfriend Breana have been in breakdown for most of their relationship. They believe it began with his uncle Michael's death and his mother's murder, but Iyanla senses something else bubbling under the surface that is truly to blame.

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Family Of Lies (Part 1)
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#22 - Family Of Lies (Part 1)

Season 7 - Episode 4 - Aired 5/6/2017

Six sisters try to save their broken family after 19 years of disconnection caused by their mother's pattern of lies. Iyanla is forced to cut deep in order to uncover the layers of dysfunction before there is even a possibility of healing.

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Family Of Lies (Part 2)
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#23 - Family Of Lies (Part 2)

Season 7 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/13/2017

Iyanla continues her work with a family who has been estranged for 19 years. Alicia reveals her history of sexual abuse and addiction. Iyanla pushes her to "share her story as a woman" with her daughters, but this mother has had enough.

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#24 - Family Of Lies (Part 3)

Season 7 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/20/2017

Iyanla's healing process is threatened when the family matriarch contemplates abandoning her daughters again.

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#25 - Broken Reality: Laura Govan

Season 7 - Episode 7 - Aired 5/27/2017

Laura Govan, former reality star of Basketball Wives, works with Iyanla to shed the volatile persona she has created on television.

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