From welfare mother to New York Times bestselling author, from the Brooklyn projects to Emmy Award winner, from broken pieces to peace, lyanla is one of the country's most celebrated writers and public speakers. She is among the most influential, socially engaged, and acclaimed spiritual life teachers of our time.

Dedicated to facilitating the growth and evolution of human consciousness, lyanla's body of work spans over three decades and includes 19 published books, six New York Times bestsellers (translated into 23 languages and with sales exceeding ten million copies), CDs, television, radio, and stage performances. She has an Emmy for the NBC/Bunim Murray daytime drama “Starting Over,” holds 4 NAACP Image Awards, 3 Gracie Awards, 3 Honorary Degrees, and was recently awarded The Walden Award by Unity Worldwide Ministries as a Socially Conscious Leader making the world a better place through Mind/Body Healing.

She was also executive producer and host of the critically acclaimed, award-winning unscripted series "lyanla: Fix My Life," that became the number one reality show on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network.