Many of us watched as LisaRaye McCoy sat down with her mother and daughter for a recent episode of “Iyanla Fix My Life.”. And I gave myself permission to be crazy. For those who missed the moment, it did not go over well. I was there when she was ditching school. advice and career trends - and MadameNoire provides all of that. Because I felt like not saying that I don’t want you to love or enjoy your life or any of that. She wouldn’t leave her bed, eat, or sleep, and even thought about taking her life at some point but a voice telling her to “stop being dramatic” halted her. He married a famous personality Iyanla Vanzant in 1997. She was in the middle of that separation when I was leaving the Iyanla show. Iyanla Vanzant speaks at Women's Empowerment Expo at Cobo Center on August 15, 2015 in Detroit, Michigan | Photo: GettyImages. Vanzant, 59, recently appeared on the Dr. Oz show where she opened up about overcoming her own troubled past. This bond is so close that before her career started, I was there. I was trying to hold it. Vanzant is a privileged individual from Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority. I was there when she put 15 rubber bands on her head to keep that ponytail sticking straight up. MadameNoire ® Copyright © 2020 BossipMadameNoire, LLC All Rights Reserved | BHM Digital. Iyanla & Gemmia Gemmia is an exquisite spirit, a shining soul, and my bright light. Many of us watched as LisaRaye McCoy sat down with her mother and daughter for a recent episode of “Iyanla Fix My Life.”. The letter made Iyanla realize that Gemmia understood what was happening and what her purpose in life was, and as a mother, she had no right to question anything. ... her daughter was losing her battle with cancer. Iyanla, a single mother of three children -- Gemmia, Damon, and Nisa -- worked hard as a public defender and then tried her luck on the radio before earning a regular spot on Oprah Winfrey’s talk show between 1998 and 1999. But it came out like loud. We all watched with shock and perhaps some secondhand embarrassment as rapper Da Brat, LisaRaye’s sister attempted to surprise her for her birthday on Fox Soul’s “Cocktails With Queens.”. Around the same time, Vanzant's eldest daughter, Gemmia, was diagnosed with cancer. We've joined the BHM Digital family of websites and have updated our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. But after just six months, Iyanla was canceled. I was there. 1.5m Followers, 79 Following, 3,516 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Iyanla Vanzant (@iyanlavanzant) She became the sole provider of her home and Gemmia’s house, not to mention the expensive treatment Gemmia needed. In September 2002, her daughter Gemmia was diagnosed with a rare form of colon cancer. When she asks her how she believes she might have gotten that way, LisaRaye said she … But the worst was still to come: on Christmas day, 2003, Vanzant lost her then 30-year-old daughter, Gemmia, to a rare form of colon cancer. Lisa: She wasn’t there because the first time, it was actually supposed to be about my daughter. In 1998, Iyanla Vanzant took "The Oprah Show" by storm, gracing Oprah's stage 20 times and talking to Harpo Studios about developing her own show. Y’all don’t know how close this bond is. Iyanla Vanzant attends the 49th NAACP Image Awards Non-Televised Award Show on January 14, 2018 | Photo: GettyImages. “This is my last season. Vanzant's marriage to a man with whom she had had an on-and-off relationship for 40 years began to unravel. May 04, 2011 at 10:00 AM. On Christmas Day 2003, Vanzant’s 30-year-old little girl, Gemma, kicked the bucket from an uncommon type of colon malignancy. It was a heartbreaking moment for both of them when he lost his child. MadameNoire is a sophisticated lifestyle publication that gives African-American women the latest in fashion trends, During their time with Ms. Vanzant, the … A post shared by Iyanla Vanzant (@iyanlavanzant). But for the renowned book author, every single bump on the road came with a lesson, including the most challenging one: losing her daughter. But if you’ve been keeping track of the LisaRaye headlines of late, you know that the relationships between her mother and daughter are not the only fraught ones she has in her life. Black women TV host Iyanla Vanzant was pretty much homeless at the start of the year. Her mother is Sarah Jefferson, a railroad car maid, and father Horace Harris, a petty criminal, who was largely absent from her life. However, the two women had a falling-out when Iyanla accepted an offer from another network to do her own talk show in 2001. Doctors couldn’t tell Iyanla how long her daughter would live, but she was sure Gemmia, an ordained minister, would fight with all her being. Iyanla Vanzant talks about her daughter with Oprah Winfrey | Source: YouTube/OWN. She had nearly given up when she discovered her daughter’s journal. And then it turned into a three generation thing. I was crazy. Moreover, Vanzant and her better half, Yemi, separated in 2007. Iyanla specializes in self-love, personal development, life coaching, and spiritual consciousness. Iyanla personally bathed her, dressed her and put her body in a bag, as she recalled to People magazine in 2013. That hurt my feelings too. However, after the divorce was finalized in 2007, Iyanla started to work on letting her anger go because she knew her work with other women would be tainted if she didn’t move on. We out. What caused the change because you’re right. Soon after that, Iyanla started her healing process. Rev. Cardi B Fears Daughter Kulture Will Read Nasty Comments Online — How Will She Handle It? Iyanla Vanzant More by this author. A nature I may never find in this body.”. It was like what happened. Just shut up. Today I am devoted to being a good servant of the Holy Spirit! On an episode of Oprah's Lifeclass, Vazant spoke as length about girls without their fathers, whom she calls "daddyless daughters. I was there when she started her career when we went down to Atlanta for Freaknik. Because if congratulations is in store, I want to be able to say that from an honest place. R.I.P. It was the moment the world learned that the two sisters hadn’t spoken in months. *Iyanla Vanzant has announced that the upcoming season of her long running series “Fix My Life” will be the last. I believe a half truth. Vanzant is an honorary member of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority. That was a powerful moment. Iyanla has had a rough life. In the middle of the storm, Iyanla had to step in and take charge. Iyanla Vanzant, better known for her show “Iyanla Fix My Life,” once opened up to friend and business partner Oprah Winfrey about a letter found in her late daughter’s journal and how it changed her life.