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National Domestic Abuse Awareness Month

In the time it takes you to read these two paragraphs, at least 10 women in America will become victims of domestic violence. Every 12 seconds in...

Dear Blog, A New Season of “Dr. Phil” Begins!

Dear Blog, Dr. Phil here. I know I’ve been a little neglectful with you. Please don’t take it personally. We’ve had some good times, and I hope...

Heroes in Pain

We’ve received a lot of response about last week’s show, “Heroes in Pain,” which focused on the epidemic of Post-Traumatic Stress...

The Senate Hearing on Domestic Violence

Listen up, all you Silence Breakers out there, it’s game time. A very vital piece of legislation that protects millions of victims of domestic...

Putting Obesity out of Business

I’m worried about kids today for a lot of reasons, not the least of which is the fact that so darn many are getting overweight and out of shape....

Be a Dad. Or Just Act Like One.

We’ve done a lot of shows about dads — absentee dads, dads who are too strict or not strict enough, and even about abusive dads. Father’s Day...

World Arthritis Day

Today, October 12, is World Arthritis Day — a chance for us to show our concern and support for all those affected by rheumatic and musculoskeletal...

A Whole Lot of Theta Love

The following is a post by my wife, Robin McGraw, who has made our marriage and our growing family her priority in life. Robin’s devotion to...

A Tribute to Our Accidental First Lady

Former First Lady Betty Ford was recently laid to rest beside her husband — the man she always called her boyfriend — her amazing life of 93...

Is it a Crime to Snoop on Your Spouse?

Should it be considered a crime to read your spouse’s email? That’s what some prosecutors in Michigan believe. Relying on a legal statute...

The Stoicism of the Japanese

For the last several weeks, we have all watched, horrified, as Japan has been devastated by one of the worst earthquakes in modern history, followed...

Rory McIlroy: Dignity in the Face of Defeat

I’m a big golf fan, and on Sunday, I did what I do every year during the first weekend of April: I watched the final round of the legendary Masters...

Love, Sex and the American Man

Once again, it’s time to share with you all the interesting, and sometimes very silly, “scientific” studies and surveys that come my way....

Little Avery Turns 1!

I know it’s been a while since my last blog posting — I know. I know! — but I can’t resist sharing this special day with all of you. This...

You Can Be as Smart as Dr. Phil

Dr. Art Markman is a guest blogger and the Annabel Irion Worsham Centennial Professor of Psychology and Marketing at the University of Texas at...

Anger and Unanswered Questions in Arizona

I still can’t wrap my mind around the senseless shooting in Arizona that left 13 wounded and six dead. I’m glad to hear that doctors are...

Our Ninth Season: Ending the Silence

Here we are, ready to begin our ninth season, and I’m not exaggerating when I tell you this could very well be the most exciting, inspirational,...

Enraged Dad Sends Message about Bullying

Most parents would go to the ends of the earth to protect their kids from bullies. I know I would. But how far is too far? Is it ever appropriate to...

The Great Holiday Pause

My dad used to say holidays are that time of the year when you get thrown together with people whom you don’t really know that well or have much in...

Bullied to Death

If you think cyber bullying isn’t really that big of a deal, or just kids being kids, let me throw a few facts at you: More than 40 percent of kids...