Okay! Fess up! / myLot

Orangeville, Ontario

February 23, 2007 8:17pm CST

Have you read any Dr. Phil books? If so, which ones? Did you find them helpful? I have Relationship Rescue and Family First. I also got Jay McGraw's book "Closing The Gap" anticipating problems with my teenage daughter. I have not gotten past the first couple of pages even though I have had the book over a year, probably a couple of years. My daughter hasn't given me enough trouble to drive me to seek that kind of help. I think Relationship Rescue was helpful and I keep it at my bedside so that I can refer to it when things are going rough. Hasn't happened recently. These books, I think, need to be re-read if you want to get the most out of them. I also read Robin McGraw's book. That just made me sad because everything just seems too perfect between Phil and Robin. How can I be a Robin if I am not married to a Phil? LOL! Who else has read some McGraw books?

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Sheepie

@Sheepie (3112)

• United States

21 Oct 08

I read his most recent book because I had gotten it for Christmas. It is the one called Real Life and it's about the seven difficult days in your life. I think it's great writing!

moonlitmagikchild

@moonlitmagikchild (22181)

• United States

13 Jul 08

i too read self matters but not all of it

Artsimba

@Artsimba (1334)

• United States

14 Mar 07

I read "Self Matters" and I thought it was an excellent source for discovering ourselves through self-help which what Dr. Phil covers in this book. It would be a wonderful resource book but I had to bring it back to the library. "The Ultimate Weight Solution" was very good also but I find that the 12 step group for compulsive overeaters that I attend pretty much sums up what Dr. Phil covers in this book. The other books that he and his wife wrote I haven't read yet.

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rx4life

@rx4life (1930)

• United States

24 Feb 07

I haven't read any of them but I understand they have a lot of good information in them..I have a friend that has been having relationship difficulties for a couple of years and they used his rescue book and have worked through a lot..both were willing to do so...they highly recommend it to everyone!! I have been given Robin's book to read but haven't gotten to it yet...I'm about 4 books away!!!!

@Schnorrawaggle (688)

• Austria

15 Mar 07

I can tell ya I bought Relationship Rescue, Self Matter and Life Strategies. Have I read them..... hm.... I started on Life Strategies twice. I finished it once but have to admit I didn't do all the assignments. And really you must do the work to get the results. some day maybe

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