Dr. Phil introduces Dr. Frank Lawlis, chairman of the Dr. Phil Advisory Board. “Dr. Lawlis, what kind of things do you think are most relevant to him in terms of handling the anxiety, de-stressing his body and keeping himself calm without medication?”

“What we need to do is help you with a skill set in terms of giving you ways of dealing with anxiety, with pain, with any kinds of other things that you’re having to focus on because as the brain becomes ill, it limits the internal, what we call the endorphin system, in terms of dealing with anxiety, and pain and depression,” Dr. Lawlis says.

“And there are specific skills here. We’re talking about neurotherapy and biofeedback therapies, and we’re talking about different kinds of stress management skills,” Dr. Phil says. He turns to Rigo’s wife and says, “And we need to help you with that because you’re starting to unravel here. You have to take care of yourself so you can take care of others.”

Dr. Phil says there is a program for children at the Betty Ford Center that might be beneficial to their children.

Dr. Urschel explains, “It’s a four-day program where [the children] really understand the impact addiction has on you all, and understand it’s not their fault, and it works to help them not to become addicts as they grow up, which is a huge issue, and gives them resources to work through the depression or sadness that they may be experiencing as a consequence of the disease you have.”