Iyanla Vanzant is the award-winning author of Until Today!; Yesterday, I Cried; One Day My Soul Just Opened Up; In the Meantime; and many other books. Ebony named her one of its "55 Most Intriguing People"; Vibe magazine selected her as one of the "100 Leaders of the New Millennium"; and Newsweek included her as one of their "Women of the New Century." She is the founder of the Inner Visions Institute Spiritual Life Coaching Certification program in Silver Spring, Maryland, and she lectures and facilitates empowerment workshops nationally.