Joyce Brothers Biography

Joyce Brothers, Psychologist

Born as	Joyce Diane Bauer
Known as	Dr. Joyce Brothers
Occup.	Psychologist
From	USA
Born	September 20, 1927 New York City, New York, U.S.
Died	May 14, 2013 Fort Lee, New Jersey
Aged	85 years

Joyce Brothers, born Joyce Diane Bauer on October 20, 1927, in Brooklyn, New York, was an American psychologist, author, and television character. Famous for her scholastic radiance and insightful understanding of human behavior, Dr. Brothers was a pioneer in the field of popular psychology and also had an enormous impact on later generations of television psycho therapists as well as self-help writers.

Early Life and Education:
Joyce Brothers matured in a satisfied as well as supportive family members environment in Brooklyn. Her daddy, Morris K. Bauer, was a lawyer, and also her mother Estelle Rapaport Bauer, was a homemaker. Both parents were extremely educated and greatly happy with their heritage. They urged education and learning as well as scholastic searches in their kids, supplying them with intellectual stimulation from a very early age.

Joyce revealed a strong ability for learning and swiftly excelled at her research studies. In 1948, she finished from Cornell University with a level in house economics. Later on, she earned her M.A. and Ph.D. in psychology from Columbia University in 1953 and 1957, respectively. She got the prominent American Association of University Women's fellowship for her post-doctoral work, which featured cutting-edge research on sex-related action as well as marriage satisfaction.

Marriage as well as Family Life:
In 1949, Joyce wed Dr. Milton Brothers, a medical intern whom she had met in university. They had one daughter, Lisa Brothers Arbisser. The pair remained together until Milton's fatality in 1989.

Television Career:
Joyce Brothers initially obtained widespread spotlight when she joined the popular test program The $64,000 Question in 1955. As a contestant, she chose the topic of boxing, and also she shocked audiences by winning the leading prize. Her success on the show caused a regular sports-column-writing job and also observing on boxing suits.

In 1958, she began her own TV program, The Dr. Joyce Brothers Show, which mainly concentrated on psychological advice and discussions. She was a leader in taking the principle of giving recommendations on individual issues to the tv style. The show's tremendous success caused various follow-up collection and specials, which later on paved the way for a lengthy as well as successful career as a pop psychology professional on TV.

Over her career, she made frequent looks on numerous prominent shows like The Johnny Carson Show, where she was a guest for more than 90 times, and also The Tonight Show. She likewise starred in numerous comedies, such as The Love Boat, The Nanny, and also Frasier, usually looking like herself.

Magazine and Writing Career:
Along with her television work, Dr. Brothers was a prolific author, penning various self-help publications and also a syndicated advice column, which ran for over 4 years in different papers throughout the United States. Several of her notable publications include What Every Woman Should Know About Men (1982), Widowed (1990), and also Your Mind: How to Improve Your Memory, Intelligence, and also Learning Ability at Any Age (2001).

Legacy as well as Death:
Throughout her occupation, Dr. Joyce Brothers was an ideas to countless individuals looking for guidance and also understanding of their mental needs. She was known for her heat and empathy, which were evident in her one-of-a-kind design of interaction with her audience. She influenced many other psychologists who later sought a job in media, such as Dr. Phil McGraw and also Dr. Laura Schlessinger.

While her scholastic and also pop psychology payments were usually criticized for their subjectivity and also lack of clinical rigor, she certainly played a considerable role in cultivating greater public awareness as well as passion in psychology and psychological wellness issues.

Dr. Joyce Brothers passed away on May 13, 2013, in Fort Lee, New Jersey, at the age of 85.

Our collection contains 18 quotes who is written / told by Joyce, under the main topics: Love - Trust.

Related authors: Phil McGraw (Psychologist), Laura Schlessinger (Writer), Johnny Carson (Comedian), Lawrence Taylor (Athlete)

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18 Famous quotes by Joyce Brothers

"Love comes when manipulation stops; when you think more about the other person than about his or her reactions to you. When you dare to reveal yourself fully. When you dare to be vulnerable"

"The world at large does not judge us by who we are and what we know; it judges us by what we have"

"The person interested in success has to learn to view failure as a healthy, inevitable part of the process of getting to the top"

"Marriage is not just spiritual communion, it is also remembering to take out the trash"

"Trust your hunches. They're usually based on facts filed away just below the conscious level"

"The best proof of love is trust"

"No matter how love-sick a woman is, she shouldn't take the first pill that comes along"

"A strong, positive self-image is the best possible preparation for success"

"Virginity is such a personal thing. You can't judge anyone on it. A lot of young women feel they want to save themselves for the man who they think they'll love forever"

"As a celebrity, you get a certain number of free passes. You're actually in a better position if you're a celebrity because people care"

"Listening, not imitation, may be the sincerest form of flattery"

"I don't give advice. I can't tell anybody what to do. Instead I say this is what we know about this problem at this time. And here are the consequences of these actions"

"For men to be virgins, we think it's negative. We think that there's something wrong with them"

"If Shakespeare had to go on an author tour to promote Romeo and Juliet, he never would have written Macbeth"

"Credit buying is much like being drunk. The buzz happens immediately and gives you a lift... The hangover comes the day after"

"Accept that all of us can be hurt, that all of us can and surely will at times fail. Other vulnerabilities, like being embarrassed or risking love, can be terrifying, too. I think we should follow a simple rule: if we can take the worst, take the risk"

"There is such a thing as bad publicity"

"Being taken for granted can be a compliment. It means that you've become a comfortable, trusted element in another person's life"