In an overwhelming waters of disapproval and shock, talk show host Dr. Phil McGraw appears to be a sea of calm and support behind Bruce Jenner’s possible transition into a woman.

“I’m glad he’s decided to set himself free in order to live his life authentically. It’s his life and his body and his decision – more power to him,” Dr. Phil told People magazine. “Bruce and I have known each other casually for a while and we’re around the same age.’’

McGraw told talk show host Jimmy Kimmel that Jenner’s announcement is better suited for ABC News journalist Diane Sawyer than his own show. The Jenner interview with Sawyer is expected to air Friday night during a special segment of ABC’s news magazine “20/20.”

“It would be boring to talk to me about that,” McGraw told Kimmel. “I … would just say, ‘Look, if it’s what you want to do, do it. I mean, what the hell does it matter what anybody else thinks?’’

Mary Andres, associate professor of the Marriage and Family Therapy Program at the University of Southern California, told the magazine Jenner’s possible transition, usually occurring in older adults, is a way of moving from taking care of the family to seeing about their own needs.

“I’ve been the sacrificial parent. We’ll keep it together for the sake of others even though everybody is miserable,’’ Andres told People magazine. “And then it’s like, ‘Okay, finally we can care about ourselves more than we care about others.’ And they give themselves permission to transition.”