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New York Times best-selling author Iyanla Vanzant recounts the last decade of her life and the spiritual lessons learned—from the price of success during her meteoric rise as a TV celebrity on Oprah, the Iyanla TV show (produced by Barbara Walters), to the dissolution of her marriage and her daughter's 15 months of illness and death on Christmas day.

The expression of gratitude has profound and immediate effects on our physical, emotional, and spiritual well being. Our lives are transformed simply through the daily practice of taking note of our blessings. In Giving Thanks, best-selling author Iyanla Vanzant gently guides you into a state of remembrance itself through meditation and visualization exercises, awakening you to each of the gifts that surround you, but often go unnoticed.

How often do you hear inner voices saying you’re not good enough, not tough enough, not fit enough? How much time do you spend dwelling on regret, shame, and things you wish you could do over? Research shows that when we truly accept ourselves, it changes everything. We become less reactive and more resilient. Our physical health improves. We are capable of deeper and more satisfying relationships. In The Self-Acceptance Summit: Volume One, you’ll find a collection of insights, encouraging voices, and on-the-spot tools to help you transform your relationship with yourself.

Today - as repeated attempts to “fix ourselves and our lives” fail - many of us face unprecedented fears about the future, struggle with unspeakable life tragedies, and sink under the belief that certain lives do not matter in our society. Others confront our epidemic of anxiety with fierce resistance, or “the fight to be right”, criticizing anyone and everyone just to end up stuck. In the face of such pervasive human suffering, New York Times best-selling author and legendary life coach Iyanla Vanzant challenges us: What if it’s not them - what if it’s you?

In Giving to Yourself First, the best-selling author of In the Meantime reminds us that in order to genuinely love others, we need to love ourselves more. Through a series of eloquent meditations, she teaches listeners how to cultivate self-acceptance and strengthen self-esteem, to allow them to better assist, support, and serve the people they love.

Finding Faith in Difficult Times shares Vanzant's most cherished collection of the insights, prayers, and meditations she developed to work through those years of personal struggles. Here, listeners will learn how to cultivate faith and determination, build inner strength, and find lasting peace in even the most challenging moments of life.

Living From Your Center is the first entry in Sounds True's new Inner Vision Series featuring best-selling author Iyanla Vanzant. This guided practice audio program serves as a tool for finding balance and inner strength in your life. The listener will learn: how love, faith, forgiveness, and surrender are steps to gaining spiritual power; how to identify your center and access it for strength in any situation; and Iyanla Vanzant's personal guided meditations.

Are you not exactly where you want to be? It all begins with you! Yes, everything in your life begins with you. In this thought provoking speech, you will learn how to change your life by changing you!