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The Dr. Phil Podcast

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Welcome to The Dr. Phil Podcast, where Dr. Phil McGraw delivers unfiltered, powerful insights and practical tools to help you navigate today’s complex world. Each week, join Dr. Phil as he sits down with captivating guests, from world-renowned experts and celebrities to individuals with extraordinary stories. Topics span relationships, parenting, career, mental health, and community, with every episode crafted to spark conversation, empathy, and personal growth. Now, as part of our feed, get daily access to Dr. Phil Primetime, airing Monday through Friday. In these special episodes, Dr. Phil fearlessly takes on the nation’s most urgent issues, from parental rights and education to the fentanyl crisis and homelessness. No topic is too sensitive, and no opinion is left out as Dr. Phil strives to bridge divides and do what’s right. Tune in, follow, and subscribe to The Dr. Phil Podcast for weekly deep dives and daily Primetime episodes, all designed to inspire thought, transformation, and positive action.

Episodes

Relationship Reality Check: How Much Fun Are You To Live With? EP8

“The formula for a successful relationship is: The quality of a relationship is a function of the extent to which it is built on a solid underlying friendship and meets the needs of the TWO people involved.” - Dr. Phil. In the season finale of Relationship Reality Check: How Much Fun Are You To Live With? episode 8, Dr. Phil details the two jobs you need to master for a successful relationship. For more information and worksheets: https://www.drphilintheblanks.com/ Learn more about your ad choic...

Dec 10, 201948 minEp 49Transcript available on Metacast

Relationship Reality Check: How Much Fun Are You to LIve With? EP 6

Reclaim Your Core: ‘Relationship Reality Check: How Much Fun Are You To Live With?’ Episode 6: “It’s time to make a substantial difference in the health, pleasure, joy and satisfaction in your relationship – whether your partner does anything or not,” says Dr. Phil in episode 6 of his Phil in the Blanks podcast series “Relationship Reality Check: How Much Fun Are You To Live With?” “If you’ve been listening to my latest series, Relationship Reality Check, we’ve worked hard to get rid of the myth...

Nov 26, 201946 minEp 47Transcript available on Metacast

Episode 4 - Should You Have Children?

Tuesday People with Mitch Albom: Morrie said there was no substitute for the experience of having children. The hosts discuss the importance of family, the decision to have – or to not have – children and how today’s decisions will affect you later in life. To subscribe and for additional information: https://www.mitchalbom.com/tuesday-people/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 21, 201939 minTranscript available on Metacast

Relationship Reality Check: How Much Fun Are You To Live With?

In episode five of Relationship Reality Check: How Much Fun Are You To Live With? Dr. Phil explains how every one of us has an irrational and destructive emotional side to our personality. This dark side can sabotage your relationship in an insidious way. Take your own inventory! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 19, 201954 minEp 46Transcript available on Metacast

Relationship Reality Check: How Much Fun Are You To Live With? - Dr. Justin Lehmiller, Leading Human Sexuality Expert

In episode 4 of Relationship Reality Check: How Much Fun Are You To Live With? Dr. Phil is joined by leading human sexuality expert Justin Lehmiller to bust myths about sex and discuss ways to improve your sex life. Plus, learn the seven most common fantasies that people have about sex. For more information: https://www.drphilintheblanks.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 12, 201953 minEp 45Transcript available on Metacast

Tuesday People - Ep. 2 - You Are Who You Eat With Dr. Phil McGraw

BONUS EPISODE: Mitch Albom’s beloved professor Morrie Schwartz once said, when you have a terminal disease as he had, you find out really quickly who your friends are, and how important your family is. Guest Dr. Phil McGraw joins Mitch Albom to discuss who he keeps close and how he chooses those he spends his precious time with. FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO SUBSCRIBE: https://www.mitchalbom.com/tuesday-people/ See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad ...

Nov 06, 201932 minTranscript available on Metacast

Relationship Reality Check: How Much Fun Are You To Live With?

Dr. Phil continues his series "Relationship Reality Check: How Much Fun Are You To Live With?" on his Phil in the Blanks podcast. This week, he dives into relationship myths, like, there’s a right way and wrong way to have a great relationship. “Not true!” Dr. Phil says. Also, Dr. Phil tells you how four minutes can change your whole relationship. https://drphilintheblanks.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...

Nov 05, 201950 minEp 44Transcript available on Metacast

Relationship Reality Check: How Much Fun Are You To Live With?

How well do you know your partner? And, does your partner know you? Dr. Phil continues his Relationship Reality Check: How Much Fun Are You To Live With? Series on his Phil in the Blanks podcast. Find out how Dr. Phil can predict if you’re going to get a divorce based on the Four Horsemen. Tune in to find out what they are. For more information and worksheets: https://www.drphilintheblanks.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...

Oct 29, 20191 hrEp 43Transcript available on Metacast

Relationship Reality Check: How Much Fun Are You To Live With?

In order to fix your relationship, you'll need to get real about yourself first. The journey towards a better relationship begins with you. You may be in a relationship that has gone off the rails, you feel disappointed and disillusioned but now is the time to change all of that. I am going to give you the means to turn any relationship around. Episode one of Relationship Reality Check: How Much Fun Are You To Live With? For more information: https://www.drphilintheblanks.com/ Also, Tuesday Octo...

Oct 22, 201953 minEp 42Transcript available on Metacast

Living By Design 10 - Never Too Late

In Living By Design, Episode 10, on this week’s Phil in the Blanks podcast, Dr. Phil revisits the 16 steps people can take to dramatically change their lives. From having a life-script to taking responsibility for your own actions, Dr. Phil says, no matter your age, it’s never too late to start. For more information: https://www.drphilintheblanks.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oct 15, 201949 minEp 41Transcript available on Metacast

Living By Design 9 - Pick Your Battles

Dr. Phil says, “Never put yourself in an untenable position by picking a battle that you don’t need to fight and don’t know with great certainty, that you can win.” See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oct 08, 201952 minEp 40Transcript available on Metacast

Living By Design 8 - Working On Your Playbook For Life

Are you bold enough to stretch yourself? Find out in the eighth installment of Living By Design. In this episode, Dr. Phil tells listeners, “You have to believe enough in yourself to get out there and reach for what you want,” and discusses working on your Playbook for Life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oct 01, 201951 minEp 39Transcript available on Metacast

Living By Design 7 - The Master Plan

Dr. Phil is continuing to discuss the 16 steps you can take to come out on top – a playbook for life. Are you reactive or proactive? How can change your life by doing a few key strategies for 30 minutes every day? Listen in and learn how having a plan, keeping things “close to the vest” and always being in investigatory mode can propel you to the top! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 24, 20191 hr 6 minEp 38Transcript available on Metacast

I’ve Got a Secret! with Robin McGraw: The Secret to the Perfect Girls Night with Jennifer Meyer

Bonus Episode: Robin swaps secrets about the perfect Girls Night with jewelry designer and entrepreneur JENNIFER MEYER! Robin and Jennifer discuss Girls Night do's and dont's (does Robin bring Dr. Phil to Girls Night?!), favorite activities, and some juicy Girls Night Out stories! Robin also surprises Jennifer with a few of her FAVORITE things to do on Girls Night: we're talking karaoke, cocktails, and a special psychic reading from acclaimed psychic/medium BILL PHILIPPS! Change into something c...

Sep 17, 201947 minTranscript available on Metacast

Living By Design 6 - Learn To Claim And Accept Praise!

In the sixth installment of his series Living By Design on the fan-favorite “Phil in the Blanks” podcast, Dr. Phil continues his discussion of the 16 steps people can take to come out on top - from learning to claim and accept praise, to knowing your real currency. For more information: https://www.drphilintheblanks.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 17, 201949 minEp 37Transcript available on Metacast

Living By Design 5 - How To Be A Winner And Come Out On Top

If you want to be a winner, Dr. Phil says there are 16 things you need to do to get ahead and come out on top. On this week’s all-new Living By Design Phil in the Blanks podcast, learn what you can do to maximize your position in life. “I am going to tell you why winners win and losers lose and trust me, it is not an accident and it’s not luck,” Dr. Phil says. “You could be a Goody Two-shoes, or you can be a winner, but you can’t be both.” http://www.drphilintheblanks.com Learn more about your a...

Sep 10, 201954 minEp 36Transcript available on Metacast

A Cautionary Tale For Parents and Teens

Every 92 seconds, another person experiences sexual assault. That’s according to RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network), the nation's largest anti-sexual violence organization. On this week’s podcast, Dr. Phil discusses campus safety, sexual assault and what parents can do to better prepare their kids for college and the best resources students can use to reach out for help. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...

Sep 03, 201947 minEp 35Transcript available on Metacast

Grammy-Nominated Singer/Songwriter Mary Lambert On Overcoming Childhood Abuse And Trauma

Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter Mary Lambert’s says she was abused as a child, attempted suicide at 17, turned to drugs and alcohol before being diagnosed with bipolar disorder, and survived multiple sexual assaults throughout her childhood. Her poetry collection “Shame is an Ocean I Swim Across” explores themes of childhood abuse, sexual trauma, body acceptance and mental illness, stemming from the entertainer’s personal experiences. “I'm really impressed by it - and impressed by your courag...

Aug 20, 201955 minEp 33Transcript available on Metacast

When Robin McGraw Knew Dr. Phil Was ‘The One’

Robin McGraw is a philanthropist, entrepreneur, and best-selling author. She also just happens to be married to Dr. Phil! “I fell in love with you that very first night,” Robin tells her husband, whom she fondly refers to as “Phillip” on this week’s “Phil in the Blanks” podcast. The couple, who celebrates 43 years of married life on August 14, talk about their family, key moments in their life together, Robin’s considerable accomplishments as a businesswoman and advocate, and life in the public ...

Aug 13, 20191 hr 22 minEp 32Transcript available on Metacast

Body Language Expert Susan Constantine Decodes The Truth Behind Lies

Leading body language expert human behavior analyst and author, Susan Constantine, talks deception detection, ways to catch a liar and decoding the truth behind lies on this week’s “Phil in the Blanks” podcast from Dr. Phil. Susan looks for "deceptive language – liars appeal to your logic, often using words to remove them out of the event. Every word is important because the subject selects them, it’s unconscious and provides a wealth of information." More information: https://www.drphilinthebla...

Aug 06, 20191 hr 14 minEp 31Transcript available on Metacast

NBA Champion Metta World Peace: No Malice

Americans are fascinated by athletes. There is an entire media industry built around critiquing their work, assessing their value, and holding them accountable to the adoring public that craves their success and pays their salaries. Athletes rarely allow the public to see beyond carefully crafted branding strategies. Some shun the public’s attention altogether, some crave that attention and can’t live without out it. Metta World Peace is one of those rare athletes who make no pretense of hiding ...

Jul 30, 20191 hr 3 minEp 30Transcript available on Metacast

Empowering Children Back To School: Dr. J. Patrick Johnson and Tracie Arlington

Renowned neurosurgeon and concussion expert Dr. J. Patrick Johnson talks about how medicine is changing and the markers that can tell whether someone is likely to have Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) - the brain condition associated with repeated blows to the head. Plus, Dr. Phil talks about safety tips for children with Tracie Arlington Founder and lead instructor of Play It Safe Defense. She’ll cover empowering children with knowledge and techniques to combat verbal defense, bullying, s...

Jul 23, 20191 hr 10 minEp 29Transcript available on Metacast

Cedric The Entertainer: Comedy, Life and Being Bold

Every single one of us has some kind of sense of humor, but only a precious few can make all of us laugh. Cedric The Entertainer is one of those rare people with near-universal appeal who has put together a hugely successful career as a beloved stand-up comedy legend, a Tony Award-winning Broadway star, a popular game show host, a sitcom star, an iconic movie star, and just for good measure he’s been awarded an honorary doctorate. For the last thirty years, he’s been one of our most important an...

Jul 16, 20191 hr 2 minEp 28Transcript available on Metacast

CoCo Vandeweghe: U.S. Olympian and Tennis Champion

We all strive to do our best. That’s why we love champions. We love to win. Americans in particular love to learn how to win. Tennis Champion Coco Vandeweghe has done just that. She has learned how to become a champion. And she’s learned from some of the best. Her immediate family boasts Olympians, former NBA players, and even a Miss America. For her competing and winning is a way of life. Anyone who wants to win has something to gain from her passion, intellect, commitment, struggle, dedication...

Jul 09, 20191 hr 6 minEp 27Transcript available on Metacast

Mitch Albom: Your Pebble on the Pond Matters

Best-selling author, journalist, screenwriter, playwright and radio and television personality Mitch Albom joins Dr. Phil on this week’s Phil in the Blanks podcast. Albom, whose books include Tuesdays with Morrie and The Five People You Meet in Heaven among others, opens up about how writing Tuesdays with Morrie changed his life forever, his fascination with heaven, what he learned from Chika, a little girl he was raising as his daughter who died of a brain tumor, and more. Learn more about your...

Jul 02, 201953 minEp 26Transcript available on Metacast

Amanda Cerny: The Power of Influence

People have been talking about the potential of the internet since its inception. Amanda Cerny has fulfilled some of that vast potential in staggering ways. With more views and viewers than some cable channels this young lady has redefined media in the 21st Century in ways that has changed our future. There are hundreds of millions of people trying to accomplish what she has accomplished and yet only a handful have managed to compete at her level. Listen in as Dr. Phil finds out who she is and h...

Jun 25, 201952 minEp 25Transcript available on Metacast

Jay Leno - A Crash Course in Comedy and Money

Winning the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, the greatest prestigious award given in the field of comedy can be the most rewarding experiences of your life. Jay Leno, one of the most successful talk show host and comedian, shares his love for cars, techniques on saving money and insights into an ultimate garage. Hear what Jay tells Dr. Phil about having one of the most famous and successful careers in the history of American humor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/a...

Jun 18, 201945 minEp 24Transcript available on Metacast

The Jonas Brothers Opens Up To Dr. Phil

The Jonas Brothers are back – and they’re opening up to Dr. Phil on the next Phil in the Blanks podcast! Kevin, Joe and Nick, who formed their rock band in 2005 and broke up in 2013, give their first interview since reuniting in March. Find out what they kept inside all these years, what to expect on their new tour, and more! The Jonas Brothers Happiness Begins tour, with special guests Bebe Rexha and Jordan McGraw, kicks off this Summer! The Jonas Brothers’ ‘Chasing Happiness’ clips provided co...

Jun 11, 20191 hr 25 minEp 23Transcript available on Metacast

Chief David Brown: Bodycams, School Shootings and the Deadly Force Fight

Former Police Chief David Brown is best known for his steady leadership during the 2016 Dallas sniper shooting. During the shooting, five police officers were killed, and seven other officers and two civilians were injured. On this week’s episode of the Phil in the Blanks podcast, Chief Brown sits down for a candid conversation with Dr. Phil. He shares why he became a police officer, how he humanized the men and women behind the badge, new solutions for school shootings and more. For more inform...

Jun 04, 20191 hr 11 minEp 22Transcript available on Metacast
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