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Addicted to Enabling My Alcoholic Daughter

Dr. Phil · Season 19 · Episode 159
Debbie admits to enabling her 48-year-old alcohol-dependent daughter, Malissa, who she says has been to rehab four times, can’t hold a job, wrecked her car, and is being evicted from her apartment. Debbie says she will never give up on her daughter but wants to learn how to stop enabling her. Debbie’s husband of 29 years, Layne, admits he’s allowed Debbie to enable Malissa, and he’s had enough. Debbie says Dr. Phil is her last hope to save her daughter and get her marriage back on track, but is Malissa the only family member Dr. Phil needs to get real with? Find out!

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Season
19
Episode
159
Air Date
21/May/2021
Air Time
Runtime
45 min

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Debbie admits to enabling her 48-year-old alcohol-dependent daughter, Malissa, who she says has been to rehab four times, can’t hold a job, wrecked her car, and is being evicted from her apartment. Debbie says she will never give up on her daughter but wants to learn how to stop enabling her. Debbie’s husband of 29 years, Layne, admits he’s allowed Debbie to enable Malissa, and he’s had enough. Debbie says Dr. Phil is her last hope to save her daughter and get her marriage back on track, but is Malissa the only family member Dr. Phil needs to get real with? Find out!

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