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The Dr. Phil show provides the most comprehensive forum on mental health issues in the history of television. For over a decade, Dr. McGraw has used the show's platform to make psychology accessible and understandable to the general public by addressing important personal and social issues. Using his top-rated show as a teaching tool, he takes aim at the critical issues of our time, including the "silent epidemics" of bullying, drug abuse, domestic violence, depression, child abuse, suicide and various forms of severe mental illness.
Irish songstress Sinéad O'Connor asks Dr. Phil for help placing her in a long-term treatment facility and for a platform to tell her story to destigmatize mental illness.
A college student's father and stepmother accuse her boyfriend of emotionally and verbally abusing her and blame him for her suicide.
Sixteen-year-old dropout Brittney spends her days hanging out, drinking and smoking marijuana while working on her career as a YouTube star.
Family members say ``raging alcoholic'' Lisa has stolen her 90-year-old father's cancer medication and assaulted him.
Jerry says he has spent more than $3,000,000 to save his son's life from an extreme addiction to heroin and crack; Dr. Phil shows Jerry's wife and daughter video footage of him buying drugs for his son and allowing him to use in front of him.
Linda believes that her sister, a retiree, is being catfished by a guy who claims he is in Cairo, Egypt, and instantly started asking her for money.
Teen Corryn has become so obsessed with her on-again, off-again boyfriend that she calls him hundreds of times a day, breaks into his house and hides behind the bushes to watch his every move; the teens' parents want an end to the relationship.
Debbie, who lost 300 pounds in two years, has low self-esteem and a controlling, jealous fiance.
Drug-addicted mom Carrie admits that she drives her daughter while under the influence and has used heroin in the daughter's school bathroom.
Bill and Jen say their 16- and 18-year-old daughters make their lives a living hell with violent outbursts, joyriding, taking drugs, drinking, shoplifting and calling police to make false accusations of domestic abuse.
Drug-addicted mom Carrie admits that she drives her daughter while under the influence and has used heroin in the daughter's school bathroom.
Bekah says she removed her mother from her children's lives because she is mentally unstable, sinful and even discharged a firearm in her own home.
Shaela's parents say she has exhibited some very strange behaviors after eating a hamburger and getting a mysterious illness, and she has lost her job, house and family.
Three brothers say their mother abandoned them as children, leaving them to float from home to home for most of their young lives, while she moved away and started a new family.
Susan says her son has been arrested 15 times and that she has spent over $100,000 bailing him out; Raquel says she's fed up with her brother and mother's behavior.
Ana Estevez talks about the death of her son, Piqui, and shares her thoughts about his father, who confessed to murdering him.
Margaret's husband demands that she choose between him and her afflicted 22-year-old son, Tommy; Tommy's biological father says his son is disturbed and unhappy.
Actress Jan Broberg claims she was abducted twice when she was 12 and 14 years old by close family friend Robert Berchtold.
Dr. Phil speaks to survivors of the deadliest mass shooting in modern American history.
Susan claims her son is a lazy, stealing, unemployed, violent moocher who refuses to support himself or his 4-month-old son.
Dakota claims to be a rebel who has no respect for authority; her mother, Cydney, claims she cannot control Dakota and has given up disciplining her.
Stacey and Dan claim their 18-year-old daughter, Tylor, verbally, mentally and physically abuses their entire family; Tyler says it's actually her parents who are abusive.
Angie and Hunter say they have given up on forcing their son, Rivers, to go to school; Rivers only wants to play music and video games, and he won't follow any rules, according to his family.
Sherry claims she is absolutely terrified of her 8-year-old son and his violent outbursts; she blames her son's behavior on his father, Todd.
David claims his 21-year-old daughter, Danielle, has spiraled out of control. He says she's already been arrested twice, once for "clocking" a man she was dating in the face, and the second time for public intoxication.
A 21-year-old woman's family may be to blame for her violent, drunken behavior, and something deeper may be going on with her.
When Malia was 15, she became involved with a 35-year-old man, who is now in danger of going to prison; her parents say they fear that if they can't get through to her she will end up dead.
Amber says her husband's sons' mother has Munchausen syndrome and Munchausen syndrome by proxy, overmedicating the children and faking cancer; the boys' mother says she is looking for a way to end the drama with Amber and co-parent in peace.
Bree says her father is being manipulated by a young mother who is scheming to get her hands on his millions.
Author Dianne Lake tells of joining the Manson Family at age 14, why she remained loyal to the leader who abused her, and what she knew about the murders; a woman tells of her baby brother being snatched from his crib in 1986 and her family's search.
Dennis says a woman he met on a dating website told him a tale of woe and convinced him to spend more than $200,000 to help her.
YouTube star Trisha deals with her family's disapproval and her ``haters,'' who she says are out to ruin her life, stalking and assaulting her.
Three Sisters Finally Confront Their Stepfather: Who Is Telling the Truth?
Steve denies molesting his three stepdaughters and agrees to take a polygraph test; his biological daughter reveals a secret she claims she has been carrying for years.
A dominatrix allows her 14-year-old daughter to skip school, smoke marijuana, drink, and be involved in a polyamorous relationship, and they want the girl's straight-laced father to open his mind and accept their lifestyle.
Teen Gabrielle's grandmother says she has spiraled out of control due to her dominatrix mother's negative influence.
Courtney says former friend Amie has lied about being pregnant three times and losing five babies in total; Amie says she is disgusted by Courtney's false and hurtful accusations.
Courtney and Amie come face to face for the first time in two years, and Amie tries to prove she is telling the truth about losing five babies.
Twenty-eight-year-old DJ's parents and sister Moniece (``Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood'') say they are concerned for his mental health and fear he poses a serious danger to himself and others.
Michelle, 14, has run away from home numerous times because her parents do not treat her like an adult; her 18-year-old boyfriend says her parents should get used to having him around.
Young teen Michelle's father and boyfriend discuss an altercation that got so heated, her father says he was ready to end her boyfriend's life; the explosive drama continues backstage.
Brandi has not seen her ex-husband or her 11-year-old son since she was arrested for assault and child endangerment, and her ex says she is an out-of-control alcoholic.
Dr. Phil continues his conversation with Brandi and Victor regarding their wild relationship and Brandi's drinking problem, and her mother joins the fray.
Sarah says she is madly in love with a man she has never met, and she plans to abandon her husband and children and move to Africa to be with him; Dr. Phil sends a team to Kenya to investigate and reveals what the team discovers.
Christina, who walked away from her family when her daughter was 13, says her ex let the girl get away with anything and has turned her into a raging, angry monster with low self-esteem.
Dr. Phil continues his conversation with Christina, who left her family when her daughter was 13 years old, but now says she's worried that the young woman is in a toxic situation with the ex-husband she calls narcissistic and his pregnant new wife.
Dr. Phil conducts a jailhouse interview with Gypsy Rose Blanchard, an alleged victim of Munchausen syndrome, a mental disorder in which a person acts as if they have an illness when they don't, who pled guilty to the stabbing murder of her mother.
A woman says that she and her husband have been shut out of her family's multi-million dollar pet supply franchise because her parents prefer her older sisters to her, so Dr. Phil attempts to help the woman and her husband deal with the situation.
Tony thinks he is going to be a famous rapper, refuses to get a job, and gave his children to his aunt while his ``career'' takes off; the show reaches out to record labels Tony says are interested in him; music producer DJ Silk has advice for Tony.
In his final television interview before his tragic passing at the age of 67, singer, Partridge family star, and former teen idol David Cassidy gives a revealing interview to Dr. Phil about his private battles and his shocking dementia diagnosis.. new commentary on older interview its not the same as the episode from last season
A young woman says she hates her appearance so much that she rarely leaves her house, and allows cameras to capture her extreme daily rituals that she keeps secret from everyone.
British model Chloe Ayling claims she was lured to a modeling shoot where she was abducted by masked men, drugged, restrained and held for six days, but some are doubting her story.
Teen troublemaker Sierra has run away from home on a spiritual journey to ``find herself'' and faces her mother for the first time in more than a month.
Jessica has convinced herself that she's going blind and admits that taking care of her kids is no longer her priority.
Jerica says she has eight to 10 alternate personalities, or "programs," that exist within her and protect her from bad things.
Members of a secret Facebook group accuse a woman named Suzie of conning them out of money, furniture, horses, and in business, killing two horses, damaging their property and hacking their phones, but they have no proof.
Hollywood actress and model Teri Copley says she's worried for the safety of her daughter, Ashley, and her 3-year-old granddaughter, claiming her daughter's boyfriend, Hector, is physically abusive and the family is homeless.
Young women's fates shrouded in mystery. Dr. Phil shines a light on their stories that have few answers but many burning questions.
Nicole, 27, admits that she is an alcoholic and a danger to herself and others, but says she drinks because she hates looking in the mirror and to help her escape from reality.
A suburban family say their teen daughter's criminal behavior is so out of control that they have kicked her out of their home and changed the locks to stop her from stealing.
Teens Liberty German and Abigail Williams go hiking in the woods of their small hometown in Indiana and are brutally murdered; in their final moments, the best friends may have recorded images and audio of their killer.
Billy, 20, says the hip-hop world would benefit from his presence, refuses to work and rages when his parents don't give him money; Hanson performs.
Janis spends her retirement savings on her socialite daughter's drug rehabilitation and says the young woman is still making life miserable for the entire family.
Melissa's devastation over her mother's death is damaging her relationship with her boyfriend; Kaitlyn, who claims she survived years of abuse at the hands of her UFC fighter husband, says she lied when Dr. Phil interviewed her three years ago.
Chase, 19, dropped out of college after smoking marijuana, which, he says, caused him to have mental problems; his parents say he has terrorized the family ever since he moved back home.
Sherri says she was shocked to receive a letter in the mail 16 years ago from Sarah, a little girl who claimed they were sisters and shared the same father; DNA unlocks the mystery.
A woman's relationship with her ex-fiancé proves nearly fatal when he viciously attacks her; the woman's daughter saves her life.
A woman claims her 35-year-old son has been verbally abusing her ever since she called 911 on him seven years ago, which led to him receiving a misdemeanor conviction for domestic battery.
Tatiana has left Jehovah's Witnesses and wants her husband to leave, too; CPS has put their children in foster care over what the parents say is a misunderstanding, and they are fighting to get them back.
Amanda says her father wrote a suspicious note six hours before his sudden death, and she is convinced he was murdered; her mother and brother say she is so obsessed that she has given up on her own life.
Parents say their 18-year-old daughter's behavior is out of control; she says they have labeled her with a severe mental illness and blamed her for their family being dysfunctional.
From the outside, Tina says her 11-year-old daughter appears like a sweet, innocent girl, but Tina claims she's actually a dangerous killer.
Carrie is accused of being an uninvolved mother and constantly drunk, and separates from her formerly well-paid husband to move back in with her parents.
Pamela expects to go to jail for refusing to allow her ex his court-ordered visitations with their children, saying he abuses them and attempted to drown one of them; the children's father says she is a jealous ex making up stories for revenge.
Sadara, 15, has been arrested more than 50 times, smokes, drinks, has dropped out of school and steals high-priced items; her parents are at odds over how to parent her, and she blames her father for disciplining her.
Dr. Phil presents the recovery stories of some of the nearly 500 past guests he has been able to help with inpatient treatment for substance abuse.
Melissa says her husband refuses to get a job, dresses like a "demonic clown" and spends all day composing and posting "vile" music about killing people; members of Insane Clown Posse say what they think of his music.
A scandal erupted last year with allegations of sex abuse and harassment against former rabbi Marc Gafni. Gafni sits down with Dr. Phil.
Kristine says her vindictive daughter is a neglectful mother to her three young children and is mentally ill, claiming that she can see fairies and is a reincarnation of Pocahontas.
Dr. Phil follows up with past guests, including two sons whose parents said they made their lives a living hell, a woman whose daughter called her a raging alcoholic, and a woman who struggled with her weight.
Darlene says support-group leader Melinda is a lying, mentally unstable bully who scammed innocent victims of the 2016 Tennessee wildfires.
Kelly says that her daughter, Danielle, suddenly changed from a vibrant young woman to a health-obsessed hypochondriac and a hoarder.
Aja says she is sick and tired of taking care of her ungrateful, entitled, drug-addicted mother, who neglected her and her sister while they were growing up.
Police say parents starved, chained up and abused 13 children; family, neighbors, and childhood friends speak out; kidnap survivor Michelle Knight sends a message to the children.
Police have been called more than 100 times because divorced parents Marty and Marla accuse each other of breaching their parenting agreement; Marla accuses Marty's new wife of abducting and poisoning the former couple's 10-year-old child.
Five Michigan teens have been charged as adults with second-degree murder after being accused of throwing rocks off a highway overpass, killing a father of four; in an exclusive interview, the father of one of the boys speaks out.
Bailey liked a tweet from a complete stranger & says it was love at first post. Bailey's mom says she's lost her daughter to this fixation.
Dr. Phil continues his talk with Bailey who says she has the greatest love story. Will he allow her to meet the target of her obsession?
Crystal accuses her ex-boyfriend of sexually assaulting their 3-year-old daughter; he says she is crazy and a liar, and that she and her mother coached the child into making horrific claims.
Dr. Phil continues his conversation with Crystal, who accuses her ex-boyfriend Anthony of sexually assaulting their 3-year-old daughter at least twice in 2016; Crystal's mother, Barbara, is added to the conversation.
Ivey says that when her mother found out she was working as an escort, she told her she had to leave home -- but without her baby; her mother says she is desperate for Ivey to get out of the dangerous lifestyle and stop being a deadbeat parent.
Karla has lost custody of two of her children and is blowing through her retirement fund to please her online "husband," who she thinks is film industry legend Tyler Perry.
Kourtney and Kelly continue trying to convince their mother, Karla, that she's not Mrs. Tyler Perry, but the victim of an online scammer.
Courtney admits she has a history of lying, and when accused of stealing valuables, insists she has been pregnant three times and has a mental illness.
Dennis' daughter accuses him of being a master manipulator, his wife gets tired of his womanizing, his mistress wants to marry him, and his long-lost daughter, the product of an affair, needs closure.
Kaley finds her dad, Dennis, on Facebook and has great expectations of meeting the father she always wanted, but she says meeting him turned into one big disappointment.
Erica's family worries that she lives happily homeless with her children while joining in a polyamorous triad with her boyfriend and another woman, who became pregnant by him; they call themselves the "First Poly Family of the Bible Belt."
Sheila says that before her boyfriend left, he programmed and bugged the radio stations in her car and her iPod so he could send her messages and clues as to his whereabouts via song titles and lyrics.
Whitney says she has uncovered her husband's double life of nasty lies and infidelities, and she is heartbroken because there is no way to fix her relationship with him.
Lisa says her ex-husband has a history of abuse toward her and their two boys, who are terrified of him, and she wants him out of their lives so she can move on with hers.
Exclusive interviews with the friend who accused Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School gunman Nikolas Cruz and the parents who took Cruz in.
Yesterday, in part 1 of Dr. Phil's two-part special regarding the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting, Dr. Phil talked to people who knew Nikolas Cruz, from the family he was living with, to his classmates and a former teacher. Today, Dr. Phil speaks with students who were inside the school, some who were in the classrooms where shots were fired and their friends and classmates lost their lives. Plus, it's been nearly 19 years since the Columbine High School shooting. What two survivors have to say to the students of the Parkland Shooting.
Assistant church pastors Jason and Brooke, who have adopted seven special-needs children, say their faith was tested after they took in a homeless former addict, who began accusing them of child neglect and sexual abuse.
Ryann claims that her sister, Stephanie, is unstable and that her delusional and paranoid behavior is ruining her life and causing her to be a danger to herself and her children.
Kim says her father sexually abused her from the ages of 7 to 14; he says they had a "consensual sexual relationship."
Bob's stepdaughter Jessica confronts her stepfather, who she claims sexually abused, her starting when she was 6 years old; Kim and Jessica's childhood friends reveal what they claim was inappropriate behavior Bob exhibited with them.
Karla says she is terrified for her daughter, Abby, who she claims is dealing with debilitating episodes of PTSD from being possessed by demons for over a decade; Abby has an episode on stage.
Vanessa is convinced that if she eats anything she will choke and die; Sexy Vegan, who had to be escorted off stage by security on his previous visit, returns to the show.
Sam, a former U.S. Secret Service Agent, says her husband is destroying their marriage and tearing apart their family with his rage, constantly spewing his anger at their 10-year-old son.
Anthony "The Mooch" Scaramucci, briefly Donald Trump's White House communications director, and his wife, Deidre, describe their marriage; exes Kevin and Jana are at war and won't stop putting their children in the middle of their battlefield.
Siblings claim their mother, Niki, has neglected them and jumped from guy to guy since their parents' divorce and has chosen her new boyfriend over them because he has status and wealth.
Dr. Phil speaks with parents who are desperate for their 31-year-old son to move out of their house. They claim that he is violent and too dependent on them, but he claims that his parents are not doing enough to help him get on his feet.
Jon Taffer ("Bar Rescue") offers advice to Karen and Jim and their abusive, overly dependent adult son, Kyle, who gives many excuses why he cannot move out of their home.
Actor Terry Crews ("Brooklyn Nine-Nine") and wife, Rebecca; Nicole says her children's father put a tracking device on her phone and hired a private investigator to follow her because he thinks she is being "unfaithful."Actor Terry Crews ("Brooklyn Nine-Nine") and wife, Rebecca; Nicole says her children's father put a tracking device on her phone and hired a private investigator to follow her because he thinks she is being "unfaithful."
Alma wrote to the show begging for help because her 16-year-old is acting like a wild child and posted a video saying a racist slur.
In a revealing interview, pop icon Demi Lovato speaks out about her past struggles, her sobriety, and her fight to inspire and help her fans. And, Dr. Phil and Demi take part in her new project, bringing mental health awareness to people across the country.
Carl, still grieving the loss of his daughter, 20 years ago, tells people that he has had four heart attacks in four days and that his liver is dead from liver cancer; his remaining daughters and sister confront him about his medical mayhem.
Parents claim their middle-aged son is a violent, manipulative liar who refuses to get a job and has stolen more than $100,000 from them; he admits stealing and says he won't stop until he gets what's "rightfully" his.
Debbie says she is allergic to everything, and goes to extremes to avoid allergens; her husband says she is not really allergic to anything and that her "selfish" obsessive-compulsive disorder has completely devastated their marriage and family.
Jessica moved to Las Vegas after a man she met online promised her fame and fortune, but she ended up being sex trafficked, abused and homeless.
Homeless Jessica faces off with her parents, who say she has a history of not telling the truth and demand a pregnancy test; actress Vivica A. Fox ("Empire," book "Every Day I'm Hustling").
Young Anika got great grades and played the violin at Carnegie Hall, but her mother says Anika had disturbing behavioral issues and is now a 31-year-old homeless, unfit mother.
Fourteen-year-old Tatum puts herself in dangerous situations by meeting men online and sneaking out of her home; she is currently living in a juvenile detention facility for assaulting her mother.
Three sisters say their mother, Shelly, is a raging alcoholic who abuses them and their father and regularly threatens to kill him; Shelly says she is the real victim.
A woman discusses the brutal murder of her 15-year-old sister, which has haunted her for the past 30 years since she was considered a prime suspect in the killing at the time, and the people in her town continue to gossip about the case.
Eight years ago, AJ found his grandmother lying in a pool of blood after a brutal home invasion, and his family members say he is using his PTSD as a crutch to get away with being violent, lazy and always playing the victim.
Engaged parents of a baby girl admit to repeatedly assaulting each other.
Sandy says that after she found out her toddler grandson was being neglected, she and her husband filed for permanent guardianship of the boy; her daughter says she has a full-time job and is no longer homeless, so she deserves to have her baby back.
Laurie-Ann says her dangerous, narcissist ex-boyfriend and his new fiancee are retaliating against her for breaking her silence and filing charges against him for domestic violence, emotional abuse, theft and fraud.
A 23-year-old woman named Emily Heistand, who was nearly kidnapped in Florida by John Ludwick, a man who claimed to have helped hide the body of missing teenager Natalee Holloway, discusses stabbing the man to death during the attack.
Splendor and Jeremie fear that their adult daughter is being abused by her current boyfriend; the young woman admits that she needs to work on being a better mother.
After moving her family in with a man she met online, Lisa finds out he is married; Jamie lost more than 100 pounds and transformed herself into a new woman, but her husband is no longer attracted to her; Chandler's fiancee lands them in debt.
After a whirlwind romance and wedding, Holly realizes that her abusive new husband married her only for the millions of dollars she stands to inherit.
Sandy says her 22-year-old son's life has been halted since his best friend died of a drug overdose, and her husband does not understand his pain; stepfather Thomas says the young man is just spoiled and defiant, and he wants to kick him out.
Jordan, 23, says she loves the attention she gets from her anorexia; her stepfather says he has spent more than $100,000 trying to save her life, but is done.
Jordan, 23, says her eating disorder is her best friend; her parents meet the boyfriend they want out of her life; Cleveland kidnapping survivor Michelle Knight discusses her secret wedding and how she found love.
Jenny's teens say their mother rarely gets out of bed and is always threatening to leave them or to drive her car off a cliff; Jenny reveals a family secret that she has been keeping for 17 years.
Maryann shot the "single, millionaire" boyfriend she met online when she learned he was a married man cheating with multiple women; they now want to know if Dr. Phil thinks it's a good idea for them to walk down the aisle.
A religious group in a tiny, isolated town is accused of holding one member against her will for years; a man tells of being indoctrinated and drugged and eventually leaving the group and its strict dogma behind.
In 2013, Catherine Grove, a pretty, young nursing student with a bright future, vanished without a trace. It wasn't long before her parents, who feared the worst, discovered that she was alive and living in Wells, TX within the controversial Church of Wells. Catherine's parents say they believe their daughter is being held against her will and claim she has made at least four attempts to escape, claims the church and Catherine deny. Today, they share their story and a desperate plea for Catherine to return home. Plus, a local pastor who lives next door to the church's property and claims to have witnessed strange practices for years.
Nina says even after she lowered her 15-year-old daughter, Nicolette's, monthly allowance from $5,000 to $1,000, Nicolette is still overspending on her credit cards in order to keep up with teens in their hometown of Beverly Hills. Nina says she recently allowed a family friend, Joel, to move into her home so he could help chauffeur Nicolette around and watch her spending. Nicolette admits to spending her day having lunch in Beverly Hills, shopping and making YouTube videos. Nina and Joel say they worry about Nicolette, who admits to having zero future goals except to not work, be rich, wear designer clothes and drive a Mercedes G-Wagen. Dr. Phil surprises Nicolette, her mother, and Joel by sending Nicolette on a special assignment near Skid Row in downtown Los Angeles a few days prior to taping "Dr. Phil."
On March 5, 2014, Tricia was arrested for selling heroin to someone who subsequently died of an overdose. For her part in his death, Tricia was convicted of reckless homicide and sentenced to three years in prison. While in prison, Tricia's sister, Christy, was given legal custody of Tricia's two daughters. After being released from prison, Tricia says she is clean, sober, and ready to get her daughters back. But Christy flat out refuses, saying her sister is not stable enough and never will be. Tricia claims Christy is only keeping her children out of spite. Can Dr. Phil get these two sisters on the same page for the sake of the children? Find out!
Dr. Phil continues his conversation with sisters Tricia and Christy who are at odds over the custody of Tricia's children. When Tricia went to prison, Christy was given legal custody of Tricia's two daughters. Now out of prison, Tricia says she is clean and sober and wants her sister to return her daughters to her, but Christy claims Tricia is an "unstable drug addict" and says she will never return her children. Tricia and Christy's brother, Mark, joins the conversation. Mark says Christy is purposely being an obstacle to reunification between Tricia and her daughters. Mark says Tricia has done everything to prove she's ready to be a mom, and he claims Christy is now a drug addict and alcoholic. Mark also claims Christy is a pathological liar and accuses her of faking a pregnancy! Plus, the explosive drama continues backstage. Will this family come together for the sake of Tricia's children? You don't want to miss this!
Ever since Shirley kicked her 19-year-old daughter, Marie, out of the house for voting for Hillary Clinton, she says Marie has been living a dangerous life, drinking, doing drugs and, worst of all, making money as a sugar baby. Marie's behavior goes against Shirley's strict Catholic upbringing, and Shirley says she doesn't know where she went wrong with Marie, because her older sons, Jan and Scott, turned out OK. Jan says he feels responsible for Marie's rebellion because of a dark family secret he was part of, but Dr. Phil discovers another dark secret the family has been hiding.
Mercuree wrote to Dr. Phil asking for help because she claims she is being cyberstalked, harassed, and threatened by a former cast member of VH1's "Love & Hip Hop," Chrissy Monroe. Mercuree claims Chrissy has used her celebrity status in an attempt to blackball her from the entertainment industry and ruin her life. She says Chrissy has even befriended her childhood friends and an ex to try and "get dirt" on her! Chrissy says that's all backward! She claims Mercuree, who she barely knows, is cyberstalking her! Chrissy says Mercuree is completely obsessed with her and has even called into radio stations and restaurants to curse her out! Due to what Chrissy calls a "cryptic death threat" posted by Mercuree online, Chrissy says she's terrified of what Mercuree might do next. Chrissy says she's tried to get the police involved but claims nothing she does ever stops Mercuree's incessant online harassment. Can Dr. Phil get these women to stop this war of words? Find out!
Young and beautiful Rebecca Zahau was found naked and hanging from the balcony of her millionaire boyfriend's mansion in 2011. Police ruled her death a suicide, but her family insists she would never take her own life, and they claim she was murdered. Today, seven painful years later, has justice for Rebecca finally been served? A jury found her boyfriend's brother, who discovered her body, civilly liable for her death. The family speaks out for the very first time since these shocking new developments.
Raegon and Steve claim their 17-year- old daughter, Maya, has become a belligerent, violent, pot smoking, school-skipping teen who is spiraling out of control. They say Maya's downward spiral started five years ago when she caught Raegon cheating with Steve's best friend, the man his children called "Uncle Craig." They say Maya is not only acting out but has given her mother an ultimatum: Craig or her children. Maya says Craig is an "evil parasite" who "wrecked" her family and she will do anything to make his life a living hell. Craig says it's not his fault he fell in love, and then moved in with his best friend's wife. He says Maya needs to stop blaming him for her destructive behavior and take accountability for her actions. Can Dr. Phil bring this family together?
Chad and his fiancée, McKenzie, plan to tie the knot in September. McKenzie says she always dreamed her twin sister, Brittanie, would be her maid of honor, but that is no longer happening because, just a few weeks ago, McKenzie told her twin to stay away from the wedding because she claims her sister is a manipulative drug addict who is currently not fit to attend the wedding. She also says Chad told her to choose between her twin sister and him! Brittanie says she is devastated and will do whatever it takes to get clean.
Michele says she had no idea that after her daughter, Stephanie, dropped out of college she would still be financially supporting her nine years later, preventing her from exploring her own passions like living in Hawaii and studying marine biology. Stephanie says that even though her mother allows her to live at home and mostly pays for everything – including the boxed wines she drinks daily – she is overbearing, suffocating and even calls her names like "useless" and a "worthless waste of a life." Stephanie says in order to get sober, she must figure out a way to escape the co-dependent and toxic relationship she has with her mother who she gets into blow-up arguments with daily.
Hannah wrote into the show saying she was desperate to get help for her 59-year-old party mom, Teresa. Hannah claims her mom has changed for the worse since losing over 100 pounds and the death of her husband, Hannah's father. Hannah's sister, Charlie, says she's worried her mom's behavior is going to lead to her death. Teresa says she's been a caretaker all her life, and now it's time for her to focus on herself. Hannah claims Teresa bounces from man to man, spends money on clothes instead of bills, and has multiple online and real-life boyfriends! Both sisters are looking for Dr. Phil's help to put an end to their mom's behavior.
Hannah, her sister Charlie, and their aunt, Debbie, face off with their mom, Teresa, in the second part of this family saga. Teresa says she's done being a caretaker, and if her family can't be happy for her, well, that's on them. Meanwhile, her daughters claim Teresa's committing fraud, partying too hard, and having encounters with random men she picks up at bars. Both sisters say they want Dr. Phil to get through to their mother before she sells everything to be with one of her mystery online loves, hurts herself, or ends up dead.
Taylor says she achieved social media fame by the time she was 14, with around 30,000 followers. She is now 20 and says photos and video of her continue to go viral … but not by her choice. Taylor claims her iCloud has been hacked three separate times and her computer crashed last year, all by unauthorized users who she suspects are trying to bully her and ruin her reputation. Taylor's parents, Kathy and Randy, say the constant bullying and hacking has caused their daughter to fall from being a social media star to homeless and hopeless. Kathy, Randy, and their older daughter, Lindsey, also blame Taylor's boyfriend, Anthony, for not being a good influence on Taylor as she struggles with this cyber-hacking drama. They say they believe her destructive relationship with Anthony pulls her down even further. Anthony says he is not a bad influence and will never leave Taylor. Yet Anthony's mother, Angie, agrees with Taylor's parents that her son needs to stay away from their daughter. Dr. Phil sorts out the dysfunctional relationship between Taylor and Anthony while revealing what he believes is really going on with this family.
Forty-five-year-old Kevin Esterly made headlines when an AMBER Alert was issued for 16-year-old Amy Yu. According to police, the father of four had a "secretive" relationship with Yu, his teenage daughter's best friend, before the pair ran away to Mexico. Yu was found safe, and Esterly was arrested for interfering with custody of a minor. In an exclusive interview, Esterly's wife, Stacey, speaks out about the lies, betrayal, and what she knew about her husband's relationship with a girl they considered to be a fifth daughter.
Danuta and John say they have been to court more than 200 times during the past 20 years, and things now are as heated as ever. She claims John sexually abused their son and daughter and accuses him of domestic violence.She says she won't give up on proving this until the system sides with her. She claims she's been victimized and even though she got sole custody of the children, she's been denying John the right to see the children for years. Their daughter, Monica, is now 20 and says she hates her father so much for what he did to her that she got a restraining order against him. But John says Monica didn't always feel that way. He claims Danuta brainwashed both their children to believe he did the unthinkable. He denies all allegations of abuse and wrote to Dr. Phil for help to clear his name. Danuta also wrote to Dr. Phil saying it's time, once and for all, for John to admit what he has done. John agrees to take a polygraph exam. What will the results reveal?
Cindy says her son's fiancee has a very dark past, keeps him trapped in a relationship and may be putting him in danger.
Jillian claims to have created a juice that can cure any disease and help one live to the ripe old age of about 400. Two people who have sampled the juice, however, say it caused them to have strokes.
Paul says a year ago when his his wife, Alaska, started what she says is a legitimate "cuddling" business that was supposed to benefit people who suffered from PTSD, anxiety, and depression, he was all for it, that is, until he says Alaska started using her own provocative photos to "market" the site online. Now, Paul says he fears her once "innocent" cuddle site might have become a platform for sexual activity. Alaska says Paul's "nagging" and jealousy is unreasonable because she's done "nothing wrong." She admits she hasn't been completely honest with Paul about her involvement with her business and is ready to tell all. What will Alaska reveal? Will this be the end of their marriage?
Dr. Phil continues his conversation with Alaska, who says she started a "cuddling" business to bring relief to people coping with PTSD, depression, and anxiety. Alaska's husband, Paul says, at first, he thought it was a great idea but now, he isn't so sure. Paul claims things went downhill when Alaska started using provocative photos of herself to "market" the site, and when he also discovered she had a secret profile on the site and that men were offering her thousands of dollars. Alaska says she's ready to come clean with Paul. Is she doing more than just "cuddling" with her clients? And, see what caused Alaska to become so enraged that she couldn't stop talking about it even after she left the stage. Plus, what does Dr. Phil say about the future of their marriage?
Amber says when she met Shawn Grate at church, he was loving, kind and attentive. She says sparks flew immediately, and they were married four months later. But shortly afterward, Amber says Shawn turned very dark. Amber says Shawn became very angry, tried to isolate her from her family and would disappear. But Amber had no idea that Shawn Grate was a suspected serial killer until a 911 call from one of his victims led to his arrest. Find out what police discovered in the house where Shawn was arrested. Did Amber miss red flags? And what does Amber claim Shawn told her that left her feeling very scared?
Lacey says voices she hears through vents and heaters and in the woods talk to her all day long; Dr. Dan Siegel (book "Aware") discusses meditation.
Cole says his mother abandoned and disappointed him throughout his childhood, but she blames his aunt, who raised him; Nancy's 37-year-old daughter is recently divorced, 100 pounds overweight and unmotivated.
John says he has urges to torture, kill and dismember people, and he admires his former pen pal, serial killer Arthur Shawcross; Shawcross' daughter and first victim's sister try to change John's mind about him.
An update on Courtney and her former friend, Amie, whom she accused of lying about pregnancies and babies' deaths; Dr. Phil meets a teen whose dark, twisted world left her mother heartbroken.
Lena has written to the show more than 30 times, saying Dr. Phil is her only hope of getting her troubled 15-year-old son, Cole, back on track after being kicked out of several schools and homes; Cole says his parents are the problem.
Gracie, 15, refuses to go to school, is in constant trouble with the law, and posts provocative photos online.
Lace doesn't believe that her mother was acting in self-defense when she shot Lace's father, forcing him to use a wheelchair for the rest of his life.
Chrysta wants Dr. Phil to help her decide whether to marry her beloved fiance or to end the relationship because his young son has tried to kill her twice, and her family fears for her life and the lives of her own two children.
Bob says his wife has spent thousands of dollars a day on clothes, purses and cars, but he hasn't stopped her, because he fears she will leave him.
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