 Vanzant's take on everything from cheating spouses to financial struggles connected with viewers and, at times, Winfrey sat in the audience while Vanzant led the show.Her books "In the Meantime" and "One Day My Soul Just Opened Up" became "New York Times" bestsellers.Winfrey met Phil McGraw when he worked as a consultant for her legal team during her 1998 beef trial in Amarillo, Texas.