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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?

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

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

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

Overprotective Moms

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

Imagine hearing voices that don't exist, thinking neighbors were controlling your behavior with magnetic waves, or that people on television were sending you secret messages. What if you constantly thought someone was following you, trying to poison you, out to get you? For those who suffer from schizophrenia, delusions and paranoia are part of daily life. Dr. Phil sheds light on a disease that is both complex and frightening.

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

What happens when you can't let go of a meaningful relationship from the past? What are the boundaries when getting in touch with an old flame while you're married? Although toying with old flames can get you burned, it can also be the spark that rekindles lost love.

Old Flames

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 some of the words Anna-Laura uses to describe her mother-in-law, Janice. Anna-Laura says her mother-in-law has threatened to take her children away, calls 12-15 times per day, peeks in their windows, goes through their trash, drives to Anna-Laura's house and points her finger - from her car- as if she is pulling the trigger of a gun. Morgan says his mother also opens the front door and walks into their home unannounced.

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

Alan says he's being falsely accused of a heinous crime, and his accuser is his own mother-in-law! She claims he molested his 3-year-old daughter. Who's telling the truth? Find out when Dr. Phil reads the results of Alan's polygraph exam. Can this family heal and move on?

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

You hear about scams all the time - e-mails and voicemails claiming you have won valuable prizes. Dr. Phil is outraged by what some scammers are doing to him, his family and his viewers. One website offers a Dr. Phil quiz to win $5,000 every hour, another says it has the official Dr. Phil personality test, but even more shocking are 800 numbers that take callers' money for the promise of over the phone therapy with Dr. Phil and Robin.

DP SCAM - PART ONE

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

Bully Dads

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)

How well do you know your neighbors, your friends or even your child's teacher? An estimated four to eight million people in North America are swinging in the suburbs " mostly middle-class folks from all walks of life. Dr. Phil takes you inside the secret world of swingers, a lifestyle where couples swap partners.

SECRETS IN THE SUBURBS

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

As a parent, you're likely to be concerned about sexual predators who could potentially gain access to your child. But what if you suspected a child molester were living under the same roof as your child or grandchild? Dr. Phil tackles the stories of two concerned moms.

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.

IS THIS NORMAL?

You've read the headlines, now watch the story about a crime so heinous some would rather see the suspect dead than in jail. The manhunt for the nation's most wanted alleged pedophile ended Monday night as fugitive Chester Stiles, accused in the videotaped molestation of a 3-year-old girl, was arrested outside Las Vegas. Stiles had been wanted since October 5 on warrants issued for 21 felony charges in connection with acts seen on the videotape.

SEXUAL PREDATORS?

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

Stalking allegations, surveillance cameras, restraining orders. This is the real-life drama of a mother and daughter who have declared war on each other! Rita claims her daughter, Lisa, is alienating her from her 13-year-old grandson, Koal, and is brainwashing him to hate her. Lisa says Rita is crazy and is using Koal as a weapon to hurt her.

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)

From the outside, Jason and Shani had the perfect marriage " a big, beautiful house on the lake and three adorable boys " but recently Jason was crushed to learn that Shani's been having an affair with a mutual friend. Now, Shani is torn between her husband and her lover. What would you do?

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

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

How do you determine whether someone is fit to be a parent? Should a parent previously ruled unfit by the court system ever be allowed to regain custody? What should you do if your parenting skills are called into question by a family member? Dr. Phil's guests are feuding mother and daughter, Barbara and Nicole, who have been battling for two years over the custody of Nicole's son, Ethan.

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!

Pedophiles once lurked in parks and around schoolyards, and then they prowled the playground of the World Wide Web. Now these predators have a more sinister method at their fingertips sending explicit text messages directly to your child's cell phone. Dr. Phil examines the latest technological threats to your kids and shows you how to protect them.

PURSUING THE PREDATOR: INTERNET INVESTIGATIONS

AFFAIRS OF THE HEART

You've heard people complain, "If I only knew then what I know now, I wouldn't be in this mess," but what about those times when you choose not to see the writing on the wall? Dr. Phil meets couples who say their relationships went from bad to worse after they said, "I do," and now their families are broken.

HOW TO FIX A BROKEN FAMILY

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 is launching his parenting boot camp and teaching parents how to take back control and live in peace for the very first time.

PARENTING BOOTCAMP

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 2

PARENTING BOOTCAMP 3

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?

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

There are killers among us, and they're not terrorists ... they're mothers who get drunk and then get behind the wheel, often with their kids in the car. More moms than ever are admitting to sneaking a drink or two while caring for their children. Learn how this epidemic may be affecting moms you know. This show just may be your call to action and help you save a life!

Moms Who Drink

"Let me take a moment to read a few lines of a heartbreaking letter of a 10-year-old boy caught in the middle of an ugly, ugly custody battle between his parents" Dr. Phil says. He reads, "I'm bawling my eyes out with the tears of sadness. Dad, I never thought I would say this, but I always think that you're with another girl or sleeping with another girl. Question for dad: Mom says she still loves you and misses you. Do you still love her? Put a check in one of the boxes: yes or no."

The Fight Over Your Child

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

Rude Teens

When a mother goes missing, it causes panic, worry and often ends in tragedy. Dr. Phil talks to Tiffany Tehan, dubbed the "Runaway Mom," and also the family of Julie Ann Gonzalez, who vanished on March 26.

Runaway Moms (Pt 1)

A woman is offered the chance to meet the man she mistakenly accused of raping her.

Could You Be an Eyewitness (Pt 2)

Yesterday Dr. Phil examined the shocking case of Julie Ann Gonzalez, a Texas wife and mother who vanished more than a month ago. Learn what happens when her estranged husband, George, submits to a polygraph exam.

Runaway Moms: The Polygraph (Pt 2)

A woman says she has a mother-in-law from hell; sisters fight a 10-year feud over their father's house and will.

Get Out of My Family Tree!

CHELSEA REFUSES TO GROW UP

A husband and father says he cheats on his wife because she is not hot enough for him.

BEAUTY ISN'T ENOUGH

Andrew, Mason and Ryan are 21-year-old self-professed ladies' men who say they have proudly slept with scores of women -- many times without any protection! At the hands of Dr. Phil and a former Navy Seal, these men get a very rude awakening. Hear from their "conquests" and a mother of one of the boys. Will these oversexed men clean up their act? Plus, find out why Dr. Phil says having "the talk" with your teen is simply not enough.

OVERSEXED AND UNPROTECTED

What would you do if you found out your spouse was hiding a major secret? Dr. Phil sits down with couples struggling to figure out their next step after learning a deep, dark secret. Joseph and Natalie have been married less than six months and both say they're very much in love, but a playful game of dress up awakened repressed feelings from Joseph's childhood, and now he questions his sexual identity. Are his cross-dressing desires just a phase or indicative of lifelong transgender identity?

SECRETS, LIES & REGRETS

A new year can only mean one thing -- a new and improved you. Dr. Phil's guests say it's their loved ones are the ones who need changing. It's been 10 years since Marcia has been on a date, and her daughter says it's time for her mom to get back in the game! Will a surprise intervention by comedian Steve Harvey get this mother to stop sabotaging herself? Then, Alison's husband says she has baby weight to shed, so why is Dr. Phil delivering the strong message to him, and not her?

NEW YEARS CHANGE - TW

Deborah was devastated when she went through her 17-year-old daughter, Miranda's, cell phone and discovered a very disturbing photo. Miranda says she tried to tell her mom about her pregnancy but couldn't bring herself to do it. Learn why Deborah says she was forced to turn her daughter in to the police, and how Miranda ended up in jail. Dr. Phil reaches out to the teen struggling to deal with guilt and loss, who faces backlash from a community she says doesn't understand.

SECRETS GONE WRONG

Marriages with blended families have a higher rate of divorce than the first trip down the aisle, and today's guests say they know exactly why. When Kip married Vicky, he says he knew that her daughter, Tory, was part of the package. Now, he struggles to get along with the 17-year- old, and they often engage in jaw-dropping screaming matches followed by a month without speaking. Hear the scathing remarks that Dr.

MY TEEN CAN'T STAND MY HUSBAND

Violence against men; Dr. Phil helps two women control their tempers.

ANGRY WOMEN, SCARED HUSBANDS

When he last appeared on Dr. Phil, Kip's brazen and outrageous tirade toward his 17-year-old stepdaughter, Tory, shocked audience members and viewers. But the married father of two refused to back down. When Tory broke down in tears, Kip finally agreed to find a calmer way to express his frustration. Just weeks later, Tory's mother, Vicky, says the surly relationship has not only gotten worse, the hostility has escalated, and her patience is running thin.

MY TEEN CAN'T STAND HER STEPFATHER

How much should looking good factor into your relationship? Today's guests say appearance matters, and their mate is not up to their standards! Sandi says after six years of marriage, she misses her husband, Otto's, six-pack. He says working -- not working out -- is a priority for him, and nothing will satisfy his wife, who rates herself a 20 out of 10. But the couple does agree on one thing: whatever Sandi wants, Sandi gets. Will Otto agree to hit the gym?

MY MATE'S NOT HOT ENOUGH

A woman says her daughter has a history of drug abuse, and she fears that her grandchildren are being neglected.

Maggots, Mold and Rotten Milk

Guests air their opinions on unruly children being kicked off flights and out of restaurants and vacation hot spots.

BRAT BAN

One man says he caught his wife cheating - on audiotape - but she denies the accusations. Who's really telling the truth? Dr. Phil gets to the bottom of the alleged affair on tape. Can this relationship survive without trust?

AFFAIR, LIES, & AUDIOTAPE

A family learns that a teen son has molested his younger half-sister.

A FAMILY SECRET: A BROTHER'S APOLOGY

Sarah is a pretty, intelligent, successful woman with everything going for her - so why won't she leave her abusive boyfriend, Robert? She says he punches her, chokes her, spits in her face, and has even threatened to kill her, but she believes he can be rehabilitated. Is she in over her head? If you or someone you know is a victim of domestic violence, don't miss Dr. Phil's exit action plan for safely leaving an abusive partner.

MY LOVER, MY ABUSER

A couple say the last eight years of their marriage has been nearly sexless and filled with anger and resentment; the couple who overcame a devastating accident and inspired the movie "The Vow."

COMPLICATED LOVE

A man must choose between his wife and his transgender girlfriend.

A Most Unusual Love Triangle

Two moms ask Dr. Phil to give their sons a reality check. Rita says her son, Eric, changed his name to "King Keith" and is forgoing a college education to pursue a singing career. Has he lost touch with reality? And, Cheryl says her college-educated son, Patrick, is lazy and lacks ambition.

SPOILED ROTTEN: MY SON NEEDS A REALITY CHECK

A woman who always wanted a son adopts her daughter's 36-year-old former boyfriend, a married father of three.

A MOTHER'S BETRAYAL: MY MOM ADOPTED MY EX-BOYFRIEND

Christian says he is stuck between two women fighting over him: his fiancée, Beth, and his mom, Carol. Beth says her future mother-in-law is meddling, constantly berates her and is trying to destroy her relationship -- and if she doesn't butt out, Beth says she'll be forced to end her relationship with Christian. How did the bad blood begin? Carol admits she doesn't trust Beth and even hired a private investigator to spy on her. Why doesn't she approve of Beth?

MY FIANCEE VS. MY MOM

A guest says her sister is a neglectful parent who left her own children in a burning house.

HOUSE ON FIRE: A FAMILY DIVIDED

Gabriel says his mom, Linda, is crazy, intrusive, "religious to the extreme" and causes so much drama that he and his wife, Suzanne, avoid her at all costs in fear of what she'll do next. They say Linda constantly accuses Gabriel of stealing and using drugs and not only meddles in their relationship, but she also shows up at their home uninvited -- sometimes in the middle of the night -- just to check up on them.

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