Iyanla Vanzant has announced the death of her youngest daughter, Nisa Vanzant.
“It is with great sorrow that we announce the transition of Nisa Vanzant the youngest daughter of our Beloved Iyanla Vanzant,” a post shared on the life coach’sInstagramsaid on Sunday.
“We are asking for your prayers. Please respect the privacy of her and her family at this time. Thank you,” the message continued. A photo was posted with the announcement, in which a burning white candle appeared alongside the words, “Nisa Vanzant 1974-2023.”
No further details on the circumstances surrounding Nisa’s death have been shared.
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The death of Iyanla’s daughter comes 20 years after her daughter Gemmiadied at the age of 32 from colon canceron Christmas Day in 2003.
Iyanla reflected on Gemmia’s death when she appeared ontheMaking Space with Hoda Kotbpodcastin 2021. “God must’ve really, really trusted me to give me a soul to bring into life and to trust me with the courage to send her out,” Iyanla said on the podcast.
In 2014, theIyanla: Fix My Lifehost recalled how she found journals of Gemmia’s after her death, which Iyanla said “saved my life.”
“Because I was really ready to leave out of here,” Iyanla toldOprah Winfreyduring a 2014 episode ofSuper Soul Sunday, according tothe Huffington Post. “I have had so much pain in my life, I didn’t think I could sustain another hour.”
Iyanla also has a son namedDamon, 53.
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Back in 2013, Iyanlaspoke furtherabout dealing with her daughter Gemmia’s death. “I knew she was dying, but she didn’t know,” Iyanla told PEOPLE at the time. “Every day for 15 months I’d cared for her. After that, what do you do? For six months I didn’t get out of bed."
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Relying heavily on her faith, Iyanla ultimately recovered from that trying time in her life “with prayer and forgiveness,” she told PEOPLE.
source: people.com
