"Woohoo! lets do some calesthenics and dive in there" - dr.phil on sex (seriously, i was watching it today)


taken from the all reliable wikipedia:

The Making of Dr. Phil
The Making of Dr. Phil, a biography by Sophia Dembling, a reporter from the Dallas Morning News, and Lisa Gutierrez, a reporter from the Kansas City Star, probed McGraw's history, with interviews of his childhood friends and former classmates. It reported that McGraw used unethical business practices in a gym business early in his career, that he was abusive to his first wife, and was also abusive to his staff, while noting that he overcame adversity through setting goals and was persistent in achieving success. The book received no help from McGraw or his associates.

Ethical violations in Texas
After being reprimanded by the Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists for an "inappropriate dual relationship" with a therapy client in 1988, McGraw was required to take ethics classes in order to continue his private practice in Texas. McGraw admits to giving the client a job at his office (which is not allowed) but denied carrying on a sexual relationship with the 19 year old, who says their relationship was sexual.

Psychological approach
His technique, which differs considerably from traditional psychology, has been criticized by those inside and outside the profession. McGraw never liked traditional counseling, and was awkward in one on one situations. McGraw, like Dr.Laura, does not emphasize discovering the cause of emotional distress earlier in life, and instead focuses on behavior modification therapy— that is, changing a behavior without necessarily investing time in discovering the cause of an unwanted behavior. In Psychology Today journalist Pamela Paul writes that McGraw "knows what's best and he's not afraid to tell you. Dr. Phil issues counsel as marching orders." McGraw himself admits that "I'm not the Hush-Puppies, pipe and `Let's talk about your mother' kind of psychologist."

Supplements
In 2003, McGraw entered the weight-loss business, selling shakes, energy bars, and supplements. These products' labels, which carried the brand name "Shape Up", stated: "These products contain scientifically researched levels of ingredients that can help you change your behavior to take control of your weight." This met with swift criticism from various sources, accusing McGraw (a clinical psychologist, and not a physician) of lacking the expertise to recommend weight-loss products. Facing a Federal Trade Comission investigation into Shape Up's claims, McGraw pulled his supplements off the market in March 2004, and the FTC dropped its probe. In October 2005, several people who used McGraw's products declared an intent to file a class-action lawsuit against him, claiming that although the supplements cost $120 per month they did not stimulate weight loss. McGraw settled the suit in September 2006 for $10.5 million. Most of the settlement ($6 million) will be paid to the plaintiffs in the form of Amway (Quixtar) brand Nutrilite vitamins.

• He was ranked fourth on thephoenix.com's list of the "100 unsexiest men in the world."
• He is an avid tennis player, golfer and scuba diver.
• He is the father-in-law of 1998 Playboy Playmate Erica Dahm, who is married to his son Jay.
• Has been said to resemble actor Jeffrey Tambor.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_McGraw