
television personality, author
, former psychologist
, and the host of the television show Dr. Phil
, which debuted in 2002. McGraw first gained celebrity status with appearances on The Oprah Winfrey Show
in the late 1990s.
Phil McGraw was born in Vinita
, Oklahoma
, the son of Jerry (née
Stevens) and Joe McGraw. He grew up with two older sisters, Deana and Donna, and younger sister Brenda in the oilfields of North Texas
where his father was an equipment supplier.
Dr. Phil's Ten Life Laws
You either get it or you don't.
You create your own experience.
People do what works.
You cannot change what you do not acknowledge.
Life rewards action.
There is no reality, only perception.
Life is managed; it is not cured.
We teach people how to treat us.
There is power in forgiveness.