Real Life: Preparing for the 7 Most Challenging Days of Your Life

McGraw, Dr. Phil

ISBN 10: 074357124X ISBN 13: 9780743571241

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio, 2008

Synopsis

The #1 New York Times bestselling advice guru, Dr. Phil McGraw, presents a practical and inspiring guide to overcoming life’s seven biggest crises.

Sooner or later, every adult faces a potentially devastating situation. Dealing with the stress of a traumatic event—whether it’s the loss of a loved one or a sudden illness—requires skills and insights very different to those used to manage day-to-day turbulence. And no author is as equipped as Dr. Phil to guide readers in navigating their most trying moments.

With his trademark calm and prescriptive approach, Dr. Phil divides these life-altering events into seven categories—including loss, fear, adaptability (or lack thereof), physical and mental health—and then teaches readers how to take control in each case. He identifies the different problems that can arise during crisis, from forced changes in plans to fraught emotions to indecision, and shows how to overcome them, step by step.

Real Life offers advice both on preparing for extreme moments and for dealing with those situations that occur with absolutely no warning. Sensible yet reassuring, it’s filled with lessons, anecdotes, and thoughtful advice that will make the difference between coping with and conquering a problem, even on life’s very worst days.

About this title

About the Author

Dr. Phil (Phillip C. McGraw, PhD) is the author of ten New York Times bestsellers. For twenty-one seasons, he hosted the award-winning talk show Dr. Phil, one of the most successful daytime programs in television history. He currently hosts Dr. Phil Primetime, on his own cable network, Merit Street Media, providing essential news and entertainment. McGraw resides in Dallas, Texas, with his wife, Robin. They have two adult sons and four grandchildren.

Reviews

Dr. Phil's familiar wisdom gets new life in this arresting primer on how to be ready for seven specific challenges of living. Advice such as be responsible, think honestly, and take independent action sounds more achievable when linked to concrete problems many of us can expect to face. Casting these problems as unwanted intruders, the writing stirs up combative energy that people can use to start taking control of their lives. Phil McGraw shares the reading with two talented narrators whose performances perfectly mirror the author's pacing as well as his ever-present belief that we have what it takes to get our lives in order. The belief of all three narrators in the advice they deliver makes this a ten-hour wake-up call you'll want to hear again and again. T.W. © AudioFile 2009, Portland, Maine

Edition details

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 074357124X
• ISBN 13: 9780743571241
• Binding: Audio CD
• Number of pages: 10