Iyanla attempts to bring a different perspective to the situation and updates are provided to viewers at the close of each episode regarding the guest's progress since the date of filming.

[131] Critic Jon Caramanica proposes that Vanzant possesses "a mystical air but with a deeply grounded approach.

He goes on to critique that "her truth-teller presentation can go overboard at times: In a later episode, she literally ties family members together with string to illustrate how bonds work, then uses scissors to emphasize a point about abandonment.

The series posted triple digit growth (+808% W25-54, +952% total viewers) versus year ago numbers and built in the half hour, growing +5%.

The premiere, which featured Basketball Wives star Evelyn Lozada, continued ratings momentum with part two scoring 1.73 W25-54 rating and 1,590,000 million total viewers, ranking No,3 in its time period among ad-supported cable in W25-54 and W18-49, posting quadruple digit growth (+1231% W25-54, +1506% total viewers) versus year ago numbers.