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The doctor gives self-help advice and strategies for a healthy life.

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Dr. Phil deals with several important issues about the body: conquering erectile dysfunction, taming a fitness obsession, and beating blushing.

Ask Dr. Phil

More couples get divorced in the first year of marriage than any other. Dr. Phil talks with newlyweds in crisis about having realistic expectancies and re-negotiating within the relationship.

Was Our Marriage a Mistake?

The honeymoon is over! Dr. Phil talks with newlyweds about their troubles, and he and Robin share some stories of how they make their marriage work.

Surviving the First Year of Marriage

Dr. Phil blows the whistle on what many parents are doing wrong. Find out if you're guilty of making the same mistakes.

Are You Disciplining Your Child the Wrong Way?

From bad table manners to public spitting, Dr. Phil is determined to bring an end to the rudeness epidemic.

That's Rude!

How has the role of the man evolved in the modern family? One woman claims her husband provides her with everything-except love and affection. He says he only knows how to provide financially. Can Dr. Phil help them find a balance and save their marriage of 17 years? Then, one guest entered into a new relationship after leaving his wife and kids. Now, his guilt is causing him to lie, manipulate and become physically abusive. Find out what Dr.

Role of the Man (Part 1)

Millions were inspired by the first "Role of the Man" show. Now, Dr. Phil is making it an ongoing series and checking in with past guests. Remember the husband who provided everything for his wife...except intimacy? He's back! Are they now sleeping in the same bed? Then, you'll hear from the man who wanted his wife to have sex with him on demand. Did he change his selfish ways or is he still in the doghouse?

Role of the Man (Part 2)

The first line of treatment for the millions of kids who are diagnosed with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is often drugs. Is medication the best treatment?

Parenting With Pills

From a bride-to-be who's becoming obsessed about the wedding to a guy who says he's so good-looking that women seem to run the other way, Dr. Phil and Robin answer these guests' questions.

Ask Dr. Phil & Robin

Is compulsive spending ruining your life? According to a recent Gallup poll, the average American owes $29,000 in credit card debt, and last year, 1.6 million U.S. households filed for bankruptcy. Dr. Phil has advice for avoiding credit card catastrophes this holiday season.

Where'd The Money Go?

What do you wish for your family in 2005? Less yelling? More time together? A chaos free home? It's time to make a resolution to your family, and Dr. Phil gives you the tools to make it happen.

Family Resolutions - TW

When in-laws are meddling, disapproving, demanding and condescending, it can really tear a family apart. If you have a problem with your extended family, Dr. Phil has advice.

Invasive In-Laws

More In-Laws

These parents say their precious daughters have turned into bullies. Dr. Phil spells out how "commando parenting" will reshape the behavior of their "little mean girls."

Little Mean Girls

The Honeymoon's Over

What makes a good wife? Is it cooking, cleaning, raising the kids and having great sex? Dr. Phil says too few couples understand what it means to be a "Mrs." He delves into the role of the wife in 2005.

Wifestyles

Dr. Phil and Robin are excited about their soon-to-be daughter-in-law, but that's not the case for everyone. Carla says that her future mother-in-law, Christine, hates her so much that she tried to run her over with her truck! And, Donna is insisting that her daughter Nikki wants a big church wedding, while Nikki's fiance, Tommy, wants to escape to Jamaica for their big day. Nikki is caught in the middle and trying to please both people. See what Dr. Phil tells Nikki she must do for herself.

Future Mothers-In-Law?

A teenage girl says her mother is overprotective; a 43-year-old woman says her mother is still overprotective.

Overprotective Moms

If you've been asking yourself "How can I find a man?" Dr. Phil's Dating 101 is for you! Dr. Phil has advice for ending the romantic turmoil and creating the relationship you want.

Dating Disasters

Meet the "Boomerang Generation" - children who go to college and then move back in with their parents after leaving the nest, sometimes multiple times. Dr. Phil shares advice for parents and their adult children who want to end this cycle.

The New Generation of Moochers

Guests talk about their experiences with schizophrenia; mental illness.

Schizophrenics and Extreme Disorders

When you imagine getting an inheritance, you might assume all your financial problems would be solved. But can the money be more trouble than it's worth?

Fighting Over the Will

A woman says her husband still flirts with his ex-girlfriends; a woman breaks up with her boyfriend every time their relationship gets serious; a man reunites with his long-lost love after more than 60 years.

Old Flames

It's Dr. Phil after dark! He is hosting a champagne party with an audience full of single women and men looking to meet Mr. and Ms. Right. Using his new book, Love Smart: Find the One You Want - Fix the One You Got, Dr. Phil teaches these singles how to be smart when it comes to love and relationships, and how to "bag 'em, tag 'em and take 'em home!

Love Smart Part 1

The lights are low, the champagne is flowing and Dr. Phil's singles party continues. Using techniques from his new book, Love Smart: Find the One You Want - Fix the One You Got, Dr. Phil teaches women how to weed out the bad boys and find Mr. Right.

Love Smart Part 2

How can you change a racist's thinking? How can someone who has had a racist viewpoint his entire life learn to accept a biracial granddaughter? Catch up on Charlie's story.

Living on the Edge

If you've got it, flaunt it! Dr. Phil's guests say they've gone from ugly ducklings to hot tamales, but their loved ones think they've gone too far.

Is This Normal?

It's the start of a new year, and the perfect time to work on those pesky resolutions that you've been putting off for so long! Dr. Phil gives his guests a jump-start by helping them eliminate unwanted old habits.

New Year: Old Habits - TW

It's a new year and time for resolutions! If you're looking to put the spark back into your marriage or find the relationship of your dreams, this is your year to turn your love life around. It's time for a love fix in 2006!

Love Resolutions - TW

Imagine spending $25,000 in one weekend while you're $80,000 in debt. That's what Michael's shopaholic wife, Bridgette, did and her excessive spending is ruining their marriage. What started as a shopping intervention turned into a family in crisis.

Biscoe's Family Chaos

When you and your beloved say "I do," it's "for better or worse." But what happens when all you feel is the "worse" part and wind up trapped in a bad marriage?

Trapped

Dr. Phil talks to women who are the family breadwinners and are sick of living with a mooching mate!

Mr. Mooch

Is there an adult under your roof, eating your food and taking advantage of you financially? If yes, then you live with a moocher! It's time to stop the enabling and start the accountability.

Cut 'Em Off!

Every household has a relative who stirs the pot and creates conflict and havoc for the rest of the family. These troublemakers too often make holidays and family gatherings a living hell!

Family Troublemakers - TW

With a dark cloud of lying, deceit and infidelity hanging over your relationship, can you ever trust a cheater again? Some research suggests that 64 percent of marriages stay together after an affair. Will today's guests?

Cheaters

Dr. Phil follows up with Charles and Tracy. After coming to the conclusion that his dream of being shared by his wife and mistress was never going to happen, did Charles follow through and end his relationship with the other woman?

Twisted Love: The Aftermath

Manipulative, violent, controlling, downright diabolical: these are words Anna-Laura uses to describe her mother-in-law, Janice.

On the Outs With the In-Laws

Bloody attacks, arrests, mug shots and undercover stings - Dr. Phil explores these extreme outcomes of in-law conflicts. Meet two wives whose rocky relationships with their in-laws led to criminal consequences.

WHEN INLAWS CROSS THE LINE

A man takes a lie-detector test to prove he is not molesting his 3-year-old daughter.

INLAWS: DIRTY SECRETS EXPOSED!

We've all heard of in-laws who don't get along, but these guests say their problems have become scary and even life-threatening.

IN LAW THREATS!

Backstabbing takes many forms - lying, spreading gossip and fueling nasty rumors. Dr. Phil's guests say the ultimate betrayal didn't come from a stranger, but from their own sister!

BACKSTABBING SISTERS

No matter how much we try to avoid it, conflict is a part of life. But what happens when an entire family points the finger at one person as the source of the chaos?

FAMILY DRAMA!!

Today's guests are sick and tired of a relative's never-ending mooching ways! Will these extreme freeloaders learn to stand on their own two feet?

Mega Moochers

Dr. Phil's guests are trying to dig themselves out of their self-made messes. Can a two-timing womanizer change his ways for good? Or is the saying, "Once a cheater, always a cheater" the truth?

Out of the Dog House!

Have you ever had the nagging feeling that something wasn't right with your relationship? Dr. Phil's guests say they saw several red flags before they walked down the aisle, but they looked the other way and still said, "I do."

Marriage Dilemmas

Do you know someone who turns your stomach or makes you cringe the minute he or she walks into the room? Dr. Phil talks to guests who say their relative's rude behavior keeps them on edge.

RUDE RELATIVES

The doctor talks to guests who have been scammed by con artists.

DP SCAM - PART ONE

They threaten, scream, intimidate and even bite. They're not tantrum-throwing tots ... they're bullying dads!

Bully Dads

Sarah and Tecoa's mother, Cindy, sits down with Dr. Phil to answer some hard questions about how her daughters' lives have spun so out of control. Dr. Phil shows her some of the video footage of Sarah's life on the street, selling her body, smoking crack cocaine and shooting heroin, while Tecoa explains how it all began. In a race against time, Dr. Phil gets the sisters off the streets and into The Dr. Phil House. Will Sarah and Tecoa commit to rehab and stay clean?

House: Addicted Twins (Part 1)

Just one day off heroin, Sarah is monitored medically as she goes through painful withdrawal symptoms. Tecoa has been clean for two weeks, but struggles with her own drug cravings while six months pregnant and providing support for her detoxing sibling. Is she sabotaging Dr. Phil's efforts to get Sarah healthy? Dr. Phil shows Sarah and Tecoa a terrifying look into their future. Is it enough to scare them straight?

House: Addicted Twins (Part 2)

Dr. Phil asks Cindy some hard questions about her own history of alcohol use and how she is sabotaging Tecoa's sobriety and the health of her unborn baby. Then, as Sarah begins to emerge from her haze of drug use and withdrawal, Dr. Phil reunites her and Tecoa with the only father they ever knew, Perry, who they say they haven't seen since they were 12.

House: Addicted Twins (Part 3)

The drama continues as Dr. Phil goes on the hunt for con artists who cheat viewers out of thousands of dollars by posing as him and Robin.

DP SCAM PART 2 "THE STING"

Affairs, fights, lies and dark secrets have divided family and friends. Brandon, a handsome, charming firefighter, has an ugly secret. One year into his marriage to Amy, he was caught cheating with their teenage nanny. What led Brandon to file for divorce? What was behind Amy's decision to obtain a restraining order? Why does Amy's best friend refuse to speak to her? And, why are Amy's parents threatening to cut her off financially?

The Nanny Affair (Pt 1)

Secrets, aliases, disguises. These are some of the tactics Dr. Phil's guests have used to manipulate people and get what they want. See what happens when these liars and cons are confronted.

Faking It!

Are you the kind of neighbor who loans a cup of sugar and always waves hello, or do you keep to yourself and call the cops the minute you hear loud music? Dr. Phil talks to guests who say they definitely don't live in Mr. Roger's neighborhood!

Nasty Neighbors

The doctor speaks with swinging couples; viewers give their thoughts about the swinging lifestyle.

SECRETS IN THE SUBURBS

Do you have someone in your life who's so annoying and frustrating that you just want him or her to go away? What do you do when you're co-parents with someone you can't get along with? And, what if your daughter secretly dated, and then married, a man you despise?

Butt Out!

Dr. Phil takes goes inside the unthinkable: making your own child sick to fulfill a disturbing need for attention. The idea might sound unimaginable, but for people with a psychological disorder called Munchausen by Proxy, it's irresistible. Note: Viewer discretion is advised.

Munchausen Mom

A bride-to-be takes on her future mother-in-law in an ugly feud that has torn a family apart. Can Dr. Phil cut through the drama and broker some peace for this family?

Banned From the Wedding

A woman fears a registered sex offender is abusing her grandson; a woman suspects her teenage daughter may have been molested.

IS THERE A PREDATOR IN THE HOUSE?

Does someone in your life do something so bizarre that you have to ask, "Is this normal?" Dr. Phil's guests confront loved ones about their unusual behavior.

Should you stay in a marriage with your husband if you find out a secret that disgusts you? Wade made a shocking confession to his wife, Michelle, only after he failed a polygraph test that she made him take. Will he now come clean?

Lying Husband (Pt 1)

From petty theft to check fraud, Dr. Phil's guests say they're addicted to stealing, and it's destroying their families.

Con Artists and Thieves

Most kids dream of growing up and moving away from home, but what happens when your adult children still haven't flown the coop? Dr. Phil gives family freeloaders a wake-up call.

Get Your Act Together

A woman seeks help dealing with her out-of-control 17-year-old son.

At War With My Teen

What happens when a parent's agenda becomes so extreme that his or her children are forced to live a harsh, stoic existence?

Living on a Prayer

When couples tie the knot, they vow to stay together "'til death do us part," but what happens when a marriage takes a few bad turns, and one partner desperately wants out?

I WANT OUT!

Karen says her husband mentally abuses her by telling her how fat she is and how terrible she looks, criticizes her makeup, calls her names and tells fat jokes.

Bully Husband

FAMILY COURT BATTLES

DIVORCE THAT DAUGHTER-IN-LAW

Dr. Phil turns up the heat on the fireman who slept with his teenage nanny, and delves deeper into the affair that shattered the lives of a husband and wife, and her best friend and parents.

The Nanny Affair (Pt 2)

A woman seeks the doctor's help when her husband makes a shocking confession.

A Husband's Shocking Confession (Pt 2)

A Husband's Shocking Confession (Pt 3)

IS THIS MARRIAGE REALLY OVER?

The doctor discusses how to protect one's children from internet predators.

Busted Online

Tammy and Paul wed for eight years until their marriage ended; after nine months apart, the couple secretly remarried, unbeknownst to their families, who would not approve; weeks after saying I do a second time, they have doubts about their decision.

Make It or Break It

As a parent, you are bombarded with dangers your kids can fall prey to like molesters, cyber-stalkers, drugs and bullies. But how far should you go to ensure your child's protection? Where do you draw the line between hovering over your children, and giving them enough freedom to learn independence? Dr. Phil drills down on this hot topic with moms on both sides of the issue.

Extreme Moms

A 13-year-old's powerful and disturbing diary entries have Dr. Phil very concerned. Trisha says her daughter's pain stems from her father's discipline. How do you know if your discipline crosses the line into abuse?

Extreme Discipline?

Dr. Phil tackles the sensitive topic of children who identify more with the opposite sex. What do you do if your son wants to wear dresses and play with dolls? Or if your daughter tells you she wants to be a boy?

Gender Confused Kids

Guests say they are paralyzed by fear after experiencing traumas.

Paralyzed By Fear

While battling cancer, Paula learned her 21-year-old daughter, C.J., had been turning to drugs, and that her husband had an affair. Can this family come together to save C.J.?

An Addict in the Family

Do you ever wonder how your favorite Dr. Phil guest is faring since being on the show? Dr. Phil follows up with some of his most talked about guests.

Updates

GRANDMOTHER V. MOTHER: CUSTODY BATTLE

As the economy struggles, many Americans are suffering financially and find themselves without extra cash in hand. Dr. Phil's guests say their money is maxed out, and they're tired of supporting their adult children too.

No More Mooching: I've Been Laid Off!

PURSUING THE PREDATOR: INTERNET INVESTIGATIONS

With one day left until Valentine's Day, Dr. Phil tackles a few of his viewers romance dilemmas. If you can't cook, don't know how to dress sexily, never buy the right gift for your mate, or have problems getting your groove on in the love department, Dr. Phil has solutions, including the ultimate aphrodisiac! Plus, learn what men really want for Valentine's Day, watch as a girlfriend gets the surprise of her life and find out the best new gift ideas for that special someone!

Valentine Mishaps

AFFAIRS OF THE HEART

Couples say their relationships went from bad to worse after their weddings.

HOW TO FIX A BROKEN FAMILY

How young is too young to tie the knot? Dr. Phil works with three young couples in unhealthy relationships rocked by betrayals, domestic violence and infidelity. Will three days in The Dr. Phil House set them straight on the path toward healthy and loving partnerships?

My Big Day Was Ruined

Dr. Phil teaches parents how to take back control and live in peace for the first time.

PARENTING BOOTCAMP

Dr. Phil puts four families to work with exercises that encourage the children to open up and the parents to confront their mistakes.

PARENTING BOOTCAMP 2

Dr. Phil continues his work with four families who are tired of the fighting and chaos in their homes and are striving to create peace.

PARENTING BOOTCAMP 3

Have your children gone from little angels to kids gone wild? Are they whiney, tantrum-throwing, feet-stomping, door-slamming, spoiled and entitled? Well, good news, Mom and Dad! Dr. Phil launches his parenting boot camp and teaches parents how to take back control and live in peace for the very first time.

PARENTING BOOTCAMP 4

In the last 10 years, the number of women arrested for driving drunk has risen by 30 percent, and police report that more and more young children are sitting in the back seat when these moms are pulled over.

Drunk Driving Moms

Parents, listen up! Your A-student or football champion could be abusing ADD/ADHD medication right under your nose. Dr. Phil alerts you to the latest risky teen trends and gives you advice for knowing what your kids are doing before it's too late.

Save My Son

A woman says her 25-year-old daughter does not pay rent or help around the house; a woman says she is leaving her husband if he does not get a job.

Lazy Husbands and Cling-On Kids

Dr. Phil counsels a couple on the verge of divorce; attorney Areva Martin discusses protecting oneself during the process of divorce.

Are You Ready For Divorce?

Bleach, keys, bologna...do you know what these items have in common? They have all been used as weapons of retaliation. Dr. Phil, along with criminal defense attorney Anthony Pope and revenge expert and blogger Dr. Gina Barreca, delve into headline-making revenge stories. In one case, scorned women from Wisconsin were arrested for using superglue on a man's private parts. In another, 15-year-old Michael Brewer was badly burned after telling police that boys stole his dad's bike.

Revenge: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly

From marital spats to disagreements on discipline, learn the biggest mistakes you may be making. Plus, a money expert reveals financial faux pas.

Top 5 Mistakes You're Making

Controlling Husbands

Dr. Phil delves into a DNA exoneration case involving mistaken identity.

Could You Be an Eyewitness? (Pt1)

Do you know someone who makes big mistakes over and over? Dr. Phil gives his guests the wake-up calls they desperately need to stop repeating their destructive behavior.

Repeat Offenders

In-Law Drama

Mothers who drink and drive, often with their children in the car.

Moms Who Drink

The Fight Over Your Child

A woman says her son is rude and disrespectful; dealing with arrogant, bullying teens.

Best of Dr. Phil

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