My Tweeps

I chose Dr. Phil, Dr. Lisa Masterson, and Dr. Travis Stork for my lists titled My Tweeps, because they are a new generation of pop culture. Instead of people sitting at home watching soap operas (well some people still do) people are now turning to shows like Dr. Phil for self-help. There are new shows like this popping up ever so often and they are helping our generation become better people. Some of the shows teach us how to have better relationships, while other shows tell us important things that can keep us healthy. We rely more on the internet and Dr. shows to help ourselves than ever before. Now that these shows are available to the public, we can teach ourselves how to live the right way. It helps motivate us to have better relationships and treat our bodies better. When I grew up, none of this stuff was around. The only shows that were on television during the daytime for stay at home moms were soap operas and talk shows like the Montel Williams show. Those shows helped fill the time during the day, but they didn’t help us to become better people. With the new style of shows, more people have the information that they need to stay healthy and live productive lives.

Dr. Phil McGraw graduated from Midwestern State University in my hometown of Wichita Falls, Texas with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology. He went on to earn a Master of Arts in experimental psychology in 1976, and a Doctor of Philosophy in clinical psychology in 1979 at the University of North Texas, where his dissertation was titled "Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Psychological Intervention"

Lisa Masterson, M.D. has pioneered the evolution of women's healthcare into the 21st century. A specialist in obstetrics, gynecology, infertility, adolescent gynecology and family planning, Dr. Masterson has redefined the role of the gynecologist into a family care doctor.

Dr. Stork graduated magna cum laude from Duke University, and earned his M.D. from the University of Virginia. He completed his emergency medicine residency at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee^. Before returning to Vanderbilt as a faculty physician, he worked as an attending physician in a private hospital system in Colorado. Dr. Stork currently splits his time between Nashville and Los Angeles, where he hosts the syndicated television show "The Doctors".