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The Dr. Phil Podcast

Oprah Winfrey - "The Path Made Clear"

The Dr. Phil Podcast

Dr. Phil McGraw

Mental Health, Self-improvement, Society & Culture, Education, Health & Fitness

4.413.2K Ratings

🗓️ 9 April 2019

⏱️ 76 minutes

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Summary

Dr. Phil and Oprah Winfrey have been close friends and professional colleagues since she first invited him to be a regular contributor on The Oprah Winfrey Show over 23 years ago. On the latest episode of Phil in the Blanks, Dr. Phil says that he’s never forgotten the help Oprah gave him. He also reveals that he sends her a message - at least twice a year – “Just for the purpose of telling you how much I appreciate how much you’ve done for me and my family.” Hear more from Oprah, and learn all about her new book: The Path Made Clear: Discovering Your Life's Direction and Purpose, on this week’s podcast. Featuring anecdotes from her life, as well as the lives of renowned figures such as Brené Brown, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Elizabeth Gilbert, Jay-Z, Ellen DeGeneres and others, in the book Oprah shares what she sees as a guide for activating your deepest vision of yourself, offering the framework for creating not just a life of success, but one of significance. For more information: https://www.drphilintheblanks.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

I am so over this situation, Peter. I'm unbumble to find something real. You know, like someone

0:07.5

you can count on, someone who actually cares about what you think. I just want someone

0:12.5

who's ready for that long-term kind of love. Whether you're looking for your next boyfriend,

0:18.9

girlfriend, casual date or just someone who truly gets you, it's waiting for you unbumble.

0:25.6

There's no way I would have ever been on television at all if I had never met you and we'd never done what we've done.

0:44.5

I never thought about it a day. Not a day. I had the disease to please for a long time, you know that.

0:49.7

It's not like what we do or have done changes the world, but it's certainly changed the narrative.

0:59.0

The worst thing you've ever said to me, do you know what it is? No, I don't.

1:03.4

What did I say? You know when I started filling the blanks, I said I was going to get to talk to interesting people about interesting things.

1:13.0

And my friend Oprah Winfrey is the best example of that I can think. Now I've known Oprah for almost 25 years and I've really gotten to know her in every walk of life.

1:24.7

And I've got to tell you, people ask me all the time. Is Oprah really as nice as she seems on TV? And the answer is no.

1:32.9

TV doesn't even almost capture how real, how nice, how warm and how sincere this woman really is.

1:41.8

She's got what I call a health and gendering personality. You cannot be around Oprah without feeling better about yourself when you walk away.

1:50.5

Now what you're getting ready to hear is just two friends sitting down and talking about life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness and what's happening in today's world.

1:59.7

You know we're also going to talk about her really exciting new book, The Path Made Clear, Discovering Your Life's Direction in Purpose.

2:07.2

And in this book she talks to some really innovative thought leaders about what strategies they've embraced to be who they have become.

2:17.1

You just get ready to be a fly on the wall and listen to us sit down and talk about things that matter to people who care.

2:23.6

We're going to jump into all of that in 40 seconds.

2:29.7

Keeping your body in shape is important but it's also important to keep your mind sharp.

2:34.6

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2:40.4

Word Collect has over 2000 levels so you never get bored playing.

2:45.6

It starts easy but gets harder as you get better. Right now Word Collect is offering you 2500 coins and 500 gyms when you download and play.

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