The R Spot with Iyanla offers honest, compassionate advice for all types of relationships. Host Iyanla Vanzant provides the expertise she gained as a lawyer, minister, and life coach. Podcast listeners call in, and Iyanla guides them to healthy decisions. The host's suggestions often come from personal experience. Iyanla lost her alcoholic mother to cancer at age two. Her father was a womanizer who took Iyanla with him to visit women, bribing her with candy to stay quiet. Iyanla had several dysfunctional relationships before she learned how to love herself. She got divorced three times—twice from the same man. Now, Iyanla helps others avoid relational difficulties by healing their wounds first.

The R Spot with Iyanla podcast is one of many ways Iyanla counsels others. She's written New York Times bestsellers and hosted the OWN series Iyanla, Fix My Life. Iyanla says people often look for the wrong things in relationships. She admits to being a "love-aholic," in love with being in love, without knowing what healthy love was. Iyanla identifies problematic tendencies in callers and helps them reevaluate. She's direct but empathetic, sharing how she also participated in their pain.

Callers seek help with various relationships on The R Spot with Iyanla podcast. Their problems include parents, coworkers, ex-lovers, and spouses. One caller abstained from sex until her wedding because of her Muslim faith. Her husband looked disappointed with her body on their wedding night. They haven't had sex since. Iyanla gives the woman empowering advice about what the problem might be.

Another caller on the podcast had a mastectomy and hasn't dated much since. She's unsure how to tell her dates in a way that honors herself yet prepares them. Iyanla's suggestions prompt laughter and hope from the courageous woman. Iyanla reveals that her mom died of breast cancer because she wanted to save her breasts. She commends this caller for saving her life instead. The relief in callers' voices when Iyanla gives them a new perspective is comforting to hear.

Relationships are complex. The R Spot with Iyanla podcast makes them easier to understand. New episodes premiere Wednesdays.