Life coach Dr. Cheyenne Bryant is trying to save her reputation after being exposed as a possible fraud online. The controversial wellness Guru refused to produce proof of her three degrees when challenged by Marissa of “The Marissa Mitchell Show”.
Bryant appeared on the show to promote her book, Live Your Promise.
“I have multiple degrees, and I’m not going to prove anything to anybody,” Bryant told Mitchell. “My obedience is to God, not to people.”
Bryant previously stated she received a doctorate in Counseling Psychology from a university that no longer exists. She learned the university was closed when she attempted to obtain her credentials for entry to law school.
“I said, oh, well, they got to have records. I mean, they were accredited when I attended the school,” she told “The Breakfast Club” hosts. “They were accredited when I finished the program. I go and look, there is a third party that has the records where I contact the third party. That third party only holds records for two years.”
She next reached out to financial aid, saying:
“You can’t make up financial aid. It shows that I paid for a doctoral program alongside my master’s program and my undergrad program, and they said we can fully refund your money under one circumstance, we give you your money back. You don’t get credit for not a class, a course, a program you took in this university… So do you want us to refund you? Or do you want us not? I said no, because I didn’t want to risk the chance of them saying what we’re going to give you back your money, and it wipes out your entire program.”
Life coach Dr. Cheyenne Bryant explains why she won’t prove she has a doctoral degree, telling Marissa Mitchell that “my obedience is to God, not to people” pic.twitter.com/AlOWPsfQBP
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) May 14, 2026
Bryant also claims she has a Master’s degree in Marriage, Family & Child Therapy.
But Bryant says she doesn’t have to prove her credentials to anyone. Some states require doctors to display their credentials or show proof that they are licensed when patients ask.
On her May 12 appearance on The Breakfast Club, Bryant lashed out at her critics. “Listen, I don’t give a f**k what your narrative is. I would like you to recreate it, double down on it and run that sh–t, because I don’t give a f**k about it.”
? Dr. Cheyenne Bryant came through to promote her new book ? ‘Live Your Promise’ ? and clears the air about the rumors surrounding the legitimacy of her doctorate ? degree. Tap into the full interview on @netflix. pic.twitter.com/lKd8j7UbuS
— The Breakfast Club (@breakfastclubam) May 12, 2026
Social media users accuse Bryant of being a “fraud” and a “scammer,” and the skepticism is growing online.
Bryant is best known for her appearance on VH1’s “Basketball Wives.”
I know that quack from being a “friend” to Jackie on Basketball Wives. She was on one of the most chaotic episodes. pic.twitter.com/XucdaiRyiq
— Doctora La Jefa con la salsa (@Mahogany_Mama) May 14, 2026
Listen…I’m in the process of obtaining my Doctorate from Yale. Trust and believe when I am finished, I’m displaying my degree every where possible!!!
— Leslie MSN, APRN, AGPCNP-BC, AGNP-C (@womenonthemove1) May 14, 2026
Another Umar Johnson
— Ifyoudontknownowyoudo (@ChrisSteppin) May 14, 2026