Yesterday, I Cried: Celebrating the Lessons of Living and Loving

By Iyanla Vanzant

Book Overview

"The most powerful spiritual healer, fixer, teacher on the planet." --Oprah Winfrey

What if your deepest pain held the key to your greatest healing?

In Yesterday, I Cried, New York Times bestselling author and spiritual teacher Iyanla Vanzant shares her powerful personal story--a journey marked by abuse, neglect, heartbreak, and loss. With unflinching honesty and raw emotion, she invites us to witness how life's most painful moments can transform into profound lessons of resilience, self-love, and spiritual growth.

Through deeply personal reflections, Iyanla shows how crying--once seen as a sign of weakness--became her pathway to strength, clarity, and healing. Her story is not just her own, but one many will recognize: the struggle to rise above past wounds and reclaim inner peace.

This soul-stirring work is for anyone who's ever felt broken by life, yet still hopes to find wholeness. If you've ever asked, "Why me?" or "How do I move forward?"--this book offers an honest, compassionate answer.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0684867486
• ISBN13: 9780684867489
• Release Date: March 2000
• Publisher: Atria Books
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.4" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

Deep & relatable message

I bought this to replace a copy I'd loaned out & never gotten back. Iyanla Vanzant is one of my favorite authors & I eventually hope to own all of her books. Her books are beyond your typical self help/inspirational books, with real life, relatable events she & those close to her overcame.

very good read

building a library for young adults

Never disappointed!

I am never suprised when I purchase a book. The quality of the book is accurate, the shipping is prompt and I'm happy.

A blessing in Disguise!

When I first time i picked up the book and began to read the preface and the introduction I felt that this book was to boring for me, so I put the book down. The second time I picked up the book I decided to skim through the book and the little parts that I read made the book seem interesting to me so I started reading at chapter one and by the end of the day I had completed the book. This book really helped me deal with a lot of things that I had piled up in the back of my mind. I had so much stuff piled up that my body began to shut down (which was it's way of telling me it couldn't pile up any more stuff) and I figured that it was time to Remember, Loose, and Let go of those things. From this book I learned that I to was a people pleaser who was afraid to deal with confrontation. I would do What ever it took to get people's aproval. Not only that I had several disorders: attachment, emotional, etc. I also felt the need to be loved, which caused me to do all sorts of crazy things. But reading this book has helped me to confront my demons. It has allowed me the ability to find peace and security within myself that I may become a very successful person later on in life.

I cried!, I couldn't breathe, and I laughed!

I could not believe it! I had not read a book in ten years and all of a sudden, what I held in my hand, I could not put down. This book should be read by anyone and everyone! especially those who have endured tough and awful times and learned how to "grow" because of those times. What I felt is best said, "Thank You Iyanla"! and may God continue to bless you!

Phenomenal Read! Iyanla gives out Life Lessons!

Although I have not experienced all the abuses and the hardships that Iyanla has...this book is totally relatable. Either you have or someone you know has been through similar journeys. From physical abuse to mental abuse. As a woman, I have been in relationships when it the time has come to let go, but I wanted it to work soooo bad that I held on. That is the wrong thing to do! Iyanla explains why. Iyanla tells her story in a brutally honest forum. I have recommended this book to several of my girlfriends. I think its a MUST read. Healing means to acknowledge the past and embrace it and move on. If you want inspiration and you want to learn about healing, reconcilliation and personal strength---this book is THE ONE! Everyone might not like the book or embrace it, but if you do "get it" your life will forever be changed.