cause i used to be a prostitute. - [group members] yeah. - this is mental. it s right here. - it s important that we see people that look like us so that when we have moments of breakdown, when we have moments of vulnerability, when we have moments of turmoil, there s someone that we can identify with that will understand our plight and be able to help us through it. - i am iyanla vanzant, and i am here to help you do your work. (inspirational music) - iyanla kind of normalized healing work, especially with regards to black families, to sort of break through trauma, particularly family trauma. - well, you know, uncle earl, that s why he up in the attic. and now we see, no, that was mental illness. - i actually was on the iyanla: fix my life show with my sister who wanted to have her life fixed. and i was like, okay, mal, what does this mean? - here s what i have to ask you, what are your partners, your relationships?
putting on high heels could be a trigger cause i used to be a prostitute. - [group members] yeah. - this is mental. it s right here. - it s important that we see people that look like us so that when we have moments of breakdown, when we have moments of vulnerability, when we have moments of turmoil, there s someone that we can identify with that will understand our plight and be able to help us through it. - i am iyanla vanzant, and i am here to help you do your work. (inspirational music) - iyanla kind of normalized healing work, especially with regards to black families, to sort of break through trauma, particularly family trauma. - well, you know, uncle earl, that s why he up in the attic. and now we see, no, that was mental illness. - i actually was on the iyanla: fix my life show with my sister who wanted to have her life fixed. and i was like, okay, mal, what does this mean? - here s what i have to ask you,