'You Never Get Over It, You Get Through It': Dr. Phil Speaks On Grieving Communities In Texas

During a roundtable discussion on Friday in Texas, television personality Dr. Phil McGraw spoke about the loss of life in Texas.

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00:00Dr. Phil, I see you sitting there, and this might be a time for you to give us

00:05some of your words of wisdom, if you would. Thank you.

00:09Well, thank you. I've talked to families and survivors, parents and

00:19grandparents, and the truth is we know psychologically that the number one

00:25stressor that we can experience in life is the loss of a child, and the the worst

00:31situation that we can experience that is when it's sudden and when it's violent.

00:36That's the worst thing that can happen stress-wise in life, and you know it's

00:44people say, well you know you get over it in time. You will, the truth is you never

00:52get over it. You get through it, and one of the things Secretary Noem was just

00:58talking about, no truer words could be said, that it's cathartic to talk about

01:06this, and there's a collective consciousness in these communities down

01:11here. This is this is my country here. Texas is home for me, and there's a

01:16collective consciousness here, and everybody in these communities suffered

01:22this loss at some level, and so everybody shares that, and so everybody

01:26shares the healing, and that will come through here. Everybody will rally together,

01:32and these are this is about faith, and it's about family, and it's about it's

01:39it's it's it's truly about community, and and it says Texas strong on on the front

01:47of the on the desk that you're you're sitting at, and that's that's true, because

01:51people will come together, and we need to realize that giving this a voice, and if

01:58you see someone in the store, everybody wonders, you know, do I say something to

02:03them? I know they lost a child or a grandchild. Do I bring it up, or because they

02:08look like they're doing okay? The answer to that question is an

02:12unambiguous yes. You don't ever let them think you've moved on from it. It's okay

02:18to go and say, hey look, I know about the loss. I share that with you, and I love

02:23you, and we won't forget this, because these bright lights will go away. Another

02:30headline will come along, and people move on. Let them know we don't forget. We don't

02:38forget the loss. It will never go away, and we remember it, and these first

02:44responders down here, men and women that were diving into those waters. I've talked

02:53to a woman whose husband was standing on the bank of the river yelling to a father,

03:00throw me your baby. Throw me your baby. Let me help you. There's there's a mr.

03:08president. There is a depth of root and caring here like you just can't believe

03:14until you see it, and everybody here knows that, and it's so inspiring for you

03:21and the first lady to come here and and share this and see the fiber of these

03:26communities. That's why they rally around you and and everything that that you

03:31stand for here from the border to the to the disasters, and it it it's not just a

03:38photo op for you to be here. People see your heart and believe in what you stand

03:43for, and God bless you for coming here and thank you. It means a lot. God bless you.

03:46Thank you. That was really beautiful. I'm glad we I'm glad I asked him to say a few

03:51words, Dan. Do you want to say a couple?