Dr. Phil suggests that the couple must participate in formal counseling to effectively address their deep-seated behavioral and communication issues.

“you got to be really willing to do something different and what you need to do to begin with is some premarital counseling”

Shady contends that Jason is manipulative and controlling, creating a toxic environment where she feels devalued.

“Jason is controlling sneaky manipulative he was not the gentleman that I thought that he was”

Jason believes that he and his wife possess fundamentally incompatible personalities and parenting styles, which fuels their ongoing conflict.

“Shady thinks that she is smarter than me and that she is better than me Shady's kids think they're better than my kids my kids don't talk like other people they don't dress like Shady's kids our kids are complete opposites”