The Dr. Phil Podcast
Dr. Phil McGraw
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.
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As part of our feed, get daily access to The Real Story with Dr. Phil. No spin. No BS. Just the truth. Also, Dr. Phil Primetime where 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 daily episodes, all designed to inspire thought, transformation, and positive action.
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Oct 9, 2025 • 9min
The Idiot Sisters Who Spat on Charlie Kirk’s Memory Now Want Your Cash
Two sisters trashed a Charlie Kirk memorial and mocked mourners, then they were arrested and lost their jobs. NOW they’re online begging strangers for cash online. This episode is brought to you by Greenlight: Raise financially smart kids. Start your risk-free trial today! Visit https://Greenlight.com/phil The Dr. Phil Podcast | Subscribe | Rate | Share: YouTube: https://bit.ly/3H3lJ8n Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3W76ihW Spotify: https://spoti.fi/44IhdWV Website: https://www.drphilpodcasts.com
Oct 8, 2025 • 57min
The Devastating Trauma Response No One Talks About
Dr. Phil and psychologist Dr. Ingrid Clayton uncover the hidden trauma response that drives people-pleasing and how to stop abandoning yourself to feel safe. Dr. Ingrid Clayton is a licensed clinical psychologist and bestselling author of Fawning: Why the Need to Please Makes Us Lose Ourselves — and How to Find Our Way Back. Drawing from her own journey through narcissistic abuse and decades of clinical work, Dr. Clayton reveals how chronic people-pleasing is not a personality flaw, it’s a survival strategy wired into the nervous system. Together, they unpack why fawning is often rewarded, how it hides in relationships and workplaces, and what it takes to reclaim your voice and your boundaries. Featured in Oprah Daily, Psychology Today, and Women’s Health, Dr. Clayton’s message is both a warning and a roadmap: healing begins when you stop apologizing for existing. This episode is brought to you by Greenlight: Raise financially smart kids. Start your risk-free trial today! Visit https://Greenlight.com/phil More About Dr. Clayton: Website: https://www.ingridclayton.com/ Insta: https://www.instagram.com/ingridclaytonphd/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ingridclaytonphd FB: https://www.facebook.com/IngridClaytonPhD YT: https://www.youtube.com/@IngridClaytonPhD/ The Dr. Phil Podcast | Subscribe | Rate | Share: YouTube: https://bit.ly/3H3lJ8n Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3W76ihW Spotify: https://spoti.fi/44IhdWV Website: https://www.drphilpodcasts.com #DrPhilPodcast #DrPhil #IngridClayton #Fawning #TraumaHealing #PeoplePleasing #ComplexTrauma #MentalHealthAwareness #Boundaries #EmotionalRecovery #NervousSystemHealing #CPTSD #SelfWorth #PsychologyToday #OprahDaily #WomenEmpowerment
Oct 8, 2025 • 22min
The Children of October 7: Dr. Phil + Montana Tucker
Montana Tucker joins Dr. Phil to share why she created Children of October 7 a documentary giving survivors a voice. This episode is brought to you by Greenlight: Raise financially smart kids. Start your risk-free trial today! Visit https://Greenlight.com/phil
Oct 8, 2025 • 5min
October 7: The Truth About The War That Mainstream Media Has Forgotten
Two years after the deadliest massacre of Jews since the Holocaust, one of America’s largest newspapers shows its true colors with its disgraceful coverage of the October 7th anniversary. These so-called journalists whitewashed the slaughter, and turned the victims into footnotes. While the Gaza war officially started that day, never forget that Hamas is completely responsible. Greenlight: Raise financially smart kids. Start your risk-free trial today! Visit https://Greenlight.com/phil
Oct 5, 2025 • 12min
“I Forgive him”: Erika Kirk’s Stunning Words | EP586 | The REAL Story with Dr. Phil
As you head to church this morning, think of Charlie Kirk’s widow, Erika. She stunned the world with three words that defy hate. Forgiveness isn’t wasn’t weakness — it’s rebellion against wrath. The Real Story is this: vengeance destroys, forgiveness heals. Home Title Lock: Go to https://hometitlelock.com/drphil and use promo code PHIL to get a FREE title history report and a FREE TRIAL of their Triple Lock Protection! For details visit https://hometitlelock.com/warranty Subscribe | Rate | Share: YouTube: https://bit.ly/3H3lJ8n Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3W76ihW Spotify: https://spoti.fi/44IhdWV Website: https://www.drphilpodcasts.com
Oct 4, 2025 • 25min
REVENGE Feels Good… But It’s a Trap
What if revenge was an addiction and forgiveness the cure? Dr. Phil and Dr. James Kimmel Jr. reveal the neuroscience that proves it. Home Title Lock: Go to https://hometitlelock.com/drphil and use promo code PHIL to get a FREE title history report and a FREE TRIAL of their Triple Lock Protection! For details visit https://hometitlelock.com/warranty
Oct 3, 2025 • 25min
How To Outthink Fear: Rebuild A Life On Your Own Terms
From cult control to critical thinking — Michelle Dowd reveals how surviving the wilderness prepared her to outthink manipulation, build resilience, and reclaim her freedom. Home Title Lock: Go to https://hometitlelock.com/drphil and use promo code PHIL to get a FREE title history report and a FREE TRIAL of their Triple Lock Protection! For details visit https://hometitlelock.com/warranty
Oct 3, 2025 • 13min
Football’s Brutal New Playbook Is More Like Fight Club | The REAL Story with Dr. Phil
Broken spines. Flying fists. Viral chaos. This isn’t football, it’s carnage in cleats. This episode is brought to you by Home Title Lock: Go to https://hometitlelock.com/drphil and use promo code PHIL to get a FREE title history report and a FREE TRIAL of their Triple Lock Protection! For details visit https://hometitlelock.com/warranty
Oct 2, 2025 • 12min
Big Tech’s Betrayal: Groomed by the Algorithm | The REAL Story with Dr. Phil
When Meta’s own policies let AI bots whisper “every inch of you is a masterpiece” to kids — it wasn’t a glitch, it was approved. This isn’t an accident. It’s a business model. And the Real Story is chilling that when children become the product, innocence becomes expendable. This episode is brought to you by Home Title Lock: Go to https://hometitlelock.com/drphil and use promo code PHIL to get a FREE title history report and a FREE TRIAL of their Triple Lock Protection! For details visit https://hometitlelock.com/warranty
Oct 2, 2025 • 26min
The Free Speech Fix: How Rage Is Weaponized
Law professor Jonathan Turley joins Dr. Phil to expose how rage, cancel culture, and campus censorship are dismantling free speech This episode is brought to you by Home Title Lock: Go to https://hometitlelock.com/drphil and use promo code PHIL to get a FREE title history report and a FREE TRIAL of their Triple Lock Protection! For details visit https://hometitlelock.com/warranty
