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

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Couples discover dark secrets after marriage. Dr. Phil offers solutions.

You're Not Who I Married

Out-of-control mothers get tools to curb offensive behavior toward children.

Can't Stand Being a Mom

Dr. Phil explains how birth order creates family roles and sibling relationship dynamics.

Birth Order

From depression to self-esteem, adults reveal what growing up with fighting parents did to them.

Fighting in Front of Your Children

19-year-old battles anorexia & bulimia. Dr. Phil discusses recovery steps.

Eating Disorders

A woman with 15 cats and a man who works 100 hours per week want to know "Is This Normal"?

Is This Normal?

Mothers fear hurting children in rage fits. Dr. Phil gives control strategies.

Moms on the Verge Part 1

Do slow drivers make you crazy? Do you start to lose it when cell phone talkers are too loud? People are more on edge than ever, with the slightest thing setting them off.

Anger Management

Sex, money and in-laws can be surefire threats to any marriage. Dr. Phil talks to couples who found that out the hard way, and are now looking to get their marriage back on track.

The Top 3 Threats To Your Marriage

Couples' pet peeves examined. Hoarding husband, inappropriate comments discussed.

Annoying Habits

Is your spouse like having another child? Dr Phil tells his guests it's time to grow up!

My Spouse Acts Like a Child

A wife needs Dr. Phil's help with her passive aggressive husband. Plus a girl with a case of bad attitude!

Naysayers and Passive Aggressives

A husband who hangs out with his friends all night plus a wife who is a complete slob!

Worst Spouse in America

More mothers share rage fears. Physical abuse cases discussed with solutions.

Moms on the Verge Part 2

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?

Gadget addiction ruins marriages. Phone and TV addicts neglect their families.

Take It Away

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!

When perfect weddings turn into nightmares, Dr. Phil helps brides heal and move on.

Wedding Nightmares!

A woman says that her husband provides for her financially but not emotionally; a man becomes physically abusive after leaving his wife and children.

Role of the Man (Part 1)

Viewers go head-to-head with Dr. Phil, arguing that his advice was off the mark!

Debate Dr. Phil

In the first episode of a yearlong series on parenting, Dr. Phil discusses discipline and how to enforce it.

Parenting 101: Biggest Nightmares

Dr. Phil talks with parents concerned about their teen's direction. He discusses jelly bracelets as dangerous symbols. Learn how to prevent your teen from bullying.

Nasty Girls

The doctor checks in with past guests to see if they have changed their ways.

Role of the Man (Part 2)

Guests who have a bone to pick with Dr. Phil over his advice to an overzealous soccer mom and a rude father!

Debate Dr Phil

Dr. Phil talks to parents about how to prevent their teen daughter from turning into a bully.

Parenting Gone Bad

A mom who had to take out a second mortgage to keep up with her daughter's extravagant tastes.

Too Rich, Too Young

She's 30 years old, has 2 kids, is still living with her mom and refuses to leave!

Kick 'Em Out!

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

Using two-way mirrors and hidden earpieces, Dr. Phil coaches a warring couple through their next argument.

Rules of Fighting

Know-it-all spouses criticized. Marriage problems from constant criticism.

Critical Mates

A runaway bride with five canceled weddings and others struggling with commitment.

Left at the Altar

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

His lying and flirting has her addicted to snooping on him. Will they make it to their first anniversary?

Newlywed Nightmares

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

Three engaged couples face real-life challenges testing their readiness for marriage.

Premarital Bootcamp 1

Two meddling mothers-in-law cause so much grief for a couple that the doctor prescribes a family camping trip to resolve their differences or be cut out of the couple's life.

In-Law Interventions

It's one last test for three engaged couples before they start their lives as husband and wife - or not. See how they do in Dr. Phil's hilarious "Pre-Newlywed Game!"

Premarital Bootcamp 3

Sex is supposed to be a healthy, normal, natural intimacy that couples share. So why does it threaten to destroy these guests' relationships?

Addicted to Sex

More In-Laws

Tia demands perfection from her kids! Plus, he's been called "the worst husband in Dr. Phil history!"

Get Off My Back!

Engaged couples compete in challenges about teamwork, money, children, and more.

Premarital Bootcamp 2

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

Women say their husbands are crude, rude and obnoxious; an opinionated, blunt mother gets a wake-up call.

My Annoying Family

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

A woman does not get along with her future mother-in-law; a woman struggles to please both her mother and her fiance.

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

Would you rather be right or happy? Dr. Phil talks with some right-fighters who can't settle their debate.

I Am Right!

These guests are fed up with their loved ones' controlling, critical, perfectionistic behavior.

Stepford Family

Guests talk about their experiences with schizophrenia; mental illness.

Schizophrenics and Extreme Disorders

A racist man tries to change his ways. A man finds out he is biracial.

Racism Follow Up

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

The doctor uses techniques from his book "Love Smart" to help singles find love.

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.

A newlywed wife does not trust her husband. Plus- a follow-up with popular past Shamika and Marlon.

Bad Brides

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

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

Pregnant teen runs away with older online boyfriend; parents struggle with runaways.

Runaway Dramas

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

Ever wanted revenge on an ex? How far would you go? You won't believe what Dr. Phil's guests' have done

Revenge of the Exes

Wealthy surgeon dates teen; woman 15 years older than fiancé causes friend drama.

Cougars And Sugar Daddies

A bride and her mother battle over wedding details; Phil and Robin share clips of their son's ceremony and celebration.

Wedding Do's and Don'ts

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

INLAWS: DIRTY SECRETS EXPOSED!

Have you ever looked in the mirror and thought, "If I could lose five more pounds, I'd be perfect"? Darlene and Jennifer have been starving themselves in the name of perfection, but are they also killing themselves on their quest?

Starving For Perfection

Dr. Phil advises people embracing gender identity changes & loved ones struggling to accept.

Gender Identity Crisis

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

Penny says her 17 yo son is extremely threatening and violent but he says his mother is a lazy alcoholic.

Problem Parent or Problem Child

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

Bully Dads

Twenty-five-year-old twin sisters struggle with drug addictions and live on the streets.

House: Addicted Twins (Part 1)

The doctor continues his work with twin sisters who are addicted to heroin.

House: Addicted Twins (Part 2)

Twin sisters fight to recover from drug addictions and prostitution.

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)

Actor Christopher Knight and model Adrianne Curry say their 24-year age difference is a huge problem in their marriage; a 38-year-old woman wants to date an 18-year-old man.

Does Age Matter?

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

A divorced couple struggle to co-parent their children; a woman hates her son-in-law.

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