
Dr. Phil's Get Real Retreat
Series Premiere
In a groundbreaking new series, Dr. Phil counsels 14 strangers in an intense three-day retreat where they face their problems in an effort to turn their lives around.

"Tell yourself the truth," Dr. Phil says. "We put our cars in the shop more than we put ourselves in the shop. How many times in your life have you called a timeout and said, ‘You know what? I'm taking some time for me. I don't want to let days turn into weeks, and weeks turn into months, and months turn into years, and I keep looking in the mirror, and I keep getting older, and older, and sadder and lonelier. I don't want to do that the rest of my life'?"
"Is that what you want your daughter growing up to be?"
"For two years. Are you a slow learner?"
Dr. Phil encourages her to confront her fear.
He has a lot in common with Kathleen.
After a break, Dr. Phil asks his guests to share, but no one speaks. Frustrated, Dr. Phil kicks everyone out of his studio.
Extra Content
At the end of day one of the retreat, Dr. Phil assigns some homework. Try working on these items yourself and see what you discover about your life:
- Write down 20 things you've started but not finished
- Write five pages on the loneliness in your life
- Write five pages on the current deadness in your life
- Write five pages on how you get in your own way in life