The Dr. Phil Podcast

Dr. Phil is continuing to discuss the 16 steps you can take to come out on top – a playbook for life. Are you reactive or proactive? How can change your life by doing a few key strategies for 30 minutes every day? Listen in and learn how having a plan, keeping things “close to the vest” and always being in investigatory mode can propel you to the top! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bonus Episode: Robin swaps secrets about the perfect Girls Night with jewelry designer and entrepreneur JENNIFER MEYER! Robin and Jennifer discuss Girls Night do's and dont's (does Robin bring Dr. Phil to Girls Night?!), favorite activities, and some juicy Girls Night Out stories! Robin also surprises Jennifer with a few of her FAVORITE things to do on Girls Night: we're talking karaoke, cocktails, and a special psychic reading from acclaimed psychic/medium BILL PHILIPPS! Change into something comfy, because we're having a GIRLS NIGHT IN tonight! For more information: https://www.ivegotasecretwithrobinmcgraw.com/ See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the sixth installment of his series Living By Design on the fan-favorite “Phil in the Blanks” podcast, Dr. Phil continues his discussion of the 16 steps people can take to come out on top - from learning to claim and accept praise, to knowing your real currency. For more information: https://www.drphilintheblanks.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

If you want to be a winner, Dr. Phil says there are 16 things you need to do to get ahead and come out on top. On this week’s all-new Living By Design Phil in the Blanks podcast, learn what you can do to maximize your position in life. “I am going to tell you why winners win and losers lose and trust me, it is not an accident and it’s not luck,” Dr. Phil says. “You could be a Goody Two-shoes, or you can be a winner, but you can’t be both.” http://www.drphilintheblanks.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Every 92 seconds, another person experiences sexual assault. That’s according to RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network), the nation's largest anti-sexual violence organization. On this week’s podcast, Dr. Phil discusses campus safety, sexual assault and what parents can do to better prepare their kids for college and the best resources students can use to reach out for help. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter Mary Lambert’s says she was abused as a child, attempted suicide at 17, turned to drugs and alcohol before being diagnosed with bipolar disorder, and survived multiple sexual assaults throughout her childhood. Her poetry collection “Shame is an Ocean I Swim Across” explores themes of childhood abuse, sexual trauma, body acceptance and mental illness, stemming from the entertainer’s personal experiences. “I'm really impressed by it - and impressed by your courage,” Dr. Phil tells the artist on this week’s “Phil in the Blanks” podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Robin McGraw is a philanthropist, entrepreneur, and best-selling author. She also just happens to be married to Dr. Phil! “I fell in love with you that very first night,” Robin tells her husband, whom she fondly refers to as “Phillip” on this week’s “Phil in the Blanks” podcast.  The couple, who celebrates 43 years of married life on August 14, talk about their family, key moments in their life together, Robin’s considerable accomplishments as a businesswoman and advocate, and life in the public eye. For more information: https://www.drphilintheblanks.com/  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Leading body language expert human behavior analyst and author, Susan Constantine, talks deception detection, ways to catch a liar and decoding the truth behind lies on this week’s “Phil in the Blanks” podcast from Dr. Phil. Susan looks for "deceptive language – liars appeal to your logic, often using words to remove them out of the event. Every word is important because the subject selects them, it’s unconscious and provides a wealth of information." More information: https://www.drphilintheblanks.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Americans are fascinated by athletes. There is an entire media industry built around critiquing their work, assessing their value, and holding them accountable to the adoring public that craves their success and pays their salaries. Athletes rarely allow the public to see beyond carefully crafted branding strategies. Some shun the public’s attention altogether, some crave that attention and can’t live without out it. Metta World Peace is one of those rare athletes who make no pretense of hiding who he is and what he’s about. Metta has struck a chord with Americans. Whether by design or not he is more transparent and accessible than most athletes and exerts far less control over what he allows us to see. When he won a championship ring with the Los Angeles Lakers, one of the most recognizable and valuable sports franchises on Earth, he thanked his psychiatrist in his post-game comments. Not the kind of thing most athletes would do. But our guest has had to struggle for everything and knows what is a real accomplishment. He was raised on public basketball courts in New York City where people have been killed over petty personal disputes. He has had to look over his shoulder his whole life. In one of the most competitive sports, he became a first-round pick in the NBA, an All-Star, won the NBA’s coveted Defensive Player of the Year Award, and of course, became a World Champion. While achieving the impossible he struggled to leave his past behind. He has fought his battle with mental health in front of the cameras and has become an important voice in understanding mental health and how mental health problems impact athletes and athletics. He has come so far from his rough and tumble roots that he won the J. Walter Kennedy Award given to the NBA player who shows outstanding service and dedication to the community. Of all the things he has achieved that is among the most impressive because it shows the true colors of this playground warrior. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Renowned neurosurgeon and concussion expert Dr. J. Patrick Johnson talks about how medicine is changing and the markers that can tell whether someone is likely to have Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) - the brain condition associated with repeated blows to the head. Plus, Dr. Phil talks about safety tips for children with Tracie Arlington Founder and lead instructor of Play It Safe Defense. She’ll cover empowering children with knowledge and techniques to combat verbal defense, bullying, sexual assault prevention and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices