Psychologist Phil McGraw—known to millions as Dr. Phil—has used his blunt, no-nonsense approach to shame guests on his hit syndicated show, “Dr. Phil” (2002- ), into getting real and healing themselves. Never one to promise easy cures by the end of his hour-long program, McGraw has made a point of telling viewers and guests that he’s providing a wake-up call to their problems. McGraw has been called a great many things—arrogant, aggressive, controversial, confident, irreproachable, and authoritative—but never ingratiating. In his meteoric rise to the top of the daytime talk circuit—his mentor