 Dr. Phil McGraw has galvanized millions of people to
"get real" about their own behavior and create more positive
lives. His nationally syndicated daily one-hour series,
Dr. Phil, has been making headlines and breaking
records since its September 2002 launch, when it garnered
the highest ratings of any new syndicated show since the
launch of The Oprah Winfrey Show 16 years prior.
People magazine named Dr. Phil one of the
"Most Intriguing People of 2002," while Barbara Walters
included Dr. Phil in her 2002 "Ten Most Fascinating
People" special. Newsweek dedicated a September
2002 cover story to Dr. Phil, which turned out to be the
magazine's best-selling profile cover of the year.
In season one, Dr. Phil combined enlightenment
with entertainment value as the show took on topics ranging
from human functioning to behavioral medicine to legal
issues. In season two, he introduced several signature
themes such as The Ultimate Weight Loss Challenge that
inspired hundreds of local groups throughout the country,
and the Dr. Phil Families that exposed and dealt with the
underlying problems facing families today. Other themes
included the groundbreaking Relationship Rescue Retreat
series which examined the marriages of six couples on the
brink of divorce, and Brandon's Intervention, which included
an actual on-stage drug intervention that saved a 21-year
old's life. The third season of Dr. Phil features
such topics as family, how to raise your children to be
outstanding adults, and mother-daughter relationships, as
well as follow-ups on prominent and compelling guests from
the first two seasons
The fourth season of Dr. Phil will focus on
women's empowerment and will include topics on how to leave
an abusive husband and find the right man, how to stand up
for yourself, and how to address extreme food obsessions
with ways to change your perception on body image. The show
has and will continue to devote a significant amount of time
to the relief efforts of Hurricane Katrina and Rita that
have ravaged the Gulf Coast region. Dr. Phil has spoken with
and given hope to hundreds of evacuees in Dallas, Houston,
and New Orleans who have survived enormous hardships. A
series of very special holiday shows were dedicated to all
the families who have been affected by the disasters during
a time when they probably would not have had the chance to
celebrate at all.
Dr. Phil is author of six #1 New York Times bestsellers:
Life Strategies: Doing What Works, Doing What Matters;
Relationship Rescue: A Seven-Step Strategy for
Reconnecting with Your Partner; Self Matters:
Creating Your Life From the Inside Out; The
Ultimate Weight Solution: The Seven Keys to Weight Loss
Freedom, Family First and his most recent
book, Love Smart: Find The One You Want, Fix The One You
Got which was released in December 2005. Love Smart
offers you the plan to find not just any relationship, but
the committed, loving, joy-filled relationship you've been
waiting for. He is also the author of the New York Times
bestseller The Ultimate Weight Solution Cookbook:
Recipes for Weight Loss Freedom as well as The
Ultimate Weight Solution Food Guide. His books have
been published in 37 languages with over 23 million copies
in print.
In concert with his books and television work, Dr. Phil
provides strategic guidance for millions of Americans
through his monthly column in O, The Oprah Magazine.
He is also one of the world's most sought-after public
speakers. As a professional psychologist, he has published
numerous scholarly articles and has practiced in the many
fields of clinical psychology and behavioral medicine. Dr.
Phil has a B.A., M.A. and Ph.D. in clinical psychology from
North Texas State University with a dual area of emphasis in
clinical and behavioral medicine. He is a licensed clinical
psychologist in the great state of Texas.
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