Dr Phil Television Show - Time to “get real”
The Dr Phil Television Show, hosted by Phillip Calvin McGraw, is a popular American psychology TV program. Phillip McGraw was born in Vinita, Oklahoma. He graduated from Midwestern State University with a bachelor of arts degree in psychology in 1975 and a master’s degree in experimental psychology from the University of North Texas in 1979. He was made popular and known to the public eye in 1996 by Oprah Winfrey.
Phillip McGraw was given his own syndicated TV program, the Dr Phil Television Show, in 2002 which was an advice program that took on different topics on each airing. He is the author of many self-help books that deal with topics such as weight loss and relationships. The Dr Phil Television Show offers advice and his approach is for the person to “get real” about their behavior and confront their issues at hand. His technique, which is a little different from traditional psychology, has received some criticism but overall, he maintains a very loyal fan base. The Dr Phil Television Show focuses on behavior modification therapy, which is basically changing a behavior without investing time in figuring out the cause of an unwanted behavior. He’s not afraid to tell his guests on the Dr Phil Television Show what he thinks and knows is best, and people respect him for that.
Phillip McGraw is the author of six #1 New York Times bestsellers. These books include: 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. All of these books are available for purchase in your favorite bookstore or online.
The Dr Phil Television Show has a website which can be viewed for free at home by going to http://www.drphil.com and there you can get advice by visiting the message boards, contact him to ask questions directly through email, get a listing of the shows and showtimes for the current week, find information on how you can be a guest on the Dr Phil Television Show or be in the audience, or even receive tapes and transcripts from previous shows. There is also a section on receiving advice from topics ranging from health, money and parenting to money, life strategies and weight. The Dr Phil Television Show website also has an online store where you can order merchandise from books and cd’s, to mugs and apparel.