Chapter

Coping with Relative Poverty
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16:37 - 18:36 (01:59)

The speaker discusses his experience growing up relatively poor in a school where most kids were wealthy, though they were not in absolute destitution.

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While Dr. Phil has often referenced his impoverished upbringing, further details suggest that his family was not in a state of destitution but rather just struggling to cover the basic necessities and were "poor" in a practical sense.
16:37 - 17:16 (00:39)
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Dr. Phil
Summary

While Dr. Phil has often referenced his impoverished upbringing, further details suggest that his family was not in a state of destitution but rather just struggling to cover the basic necessities and were "poor" in a practical sense.

Chapter
Coping with Relative Poverty
Episode
Part One: Dr. Phil Is Even Worse Than You Think And You Probably Think He Sucks
Podcast
Behind the Bastards
The speaker reflects on feeling poor in comparison to the kids who had rich parents while growing up at school and how it impacted their sense of identity.
17:16 - 18:36 (01:20)
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Wealth, Identity
Summary

The speaker reflects on feeling poor in comparison to the kids who had rich parents while growing up at school and how it impacted their sense of identity.

Chapter
Coping with Relative Poverty
Episode
Part One: Dr. Phil Is Even Worse Than You Think And You Probably Think He Sucks
Podcast
Behind the Bastards