About Paul McKenna
Paul McKenna (born 8 November 1963) is a British hypnotist, behavioural scientist, television and radio broadcaster, and author of self-help books. McKenna has hosted self-improvement television shows and presents seminars in hypnosis, neuro-linguistic programming, weight loss, motivation, the Zen meditation Big Mind, Amygdala Depotentiation Therapy (ADT) and the Havening techniques. == Early life == McKenna was born in Enfield, London to a builder and a home economics teacher. He attended St Ignatius College. He was routinely bullied by his teachers for his dyslexia. == Career == === Radio and television === McKenna started working in Radio Top Shop aged 16, and went on to present for stations including Radio Caroline and Capital London. After two years presenting at BBC Radio 1 in the early 1990s, McKenna hosted a number of TV programmes, including The Hypnotic World of Paul McKenna (1993–97), The Paranormal World of Paul McKenna (1996–97) and Hyp the Streets (1999). He won the Television and Radio Industries Club Award for Best TV Newcomer in 1994. During this time, he continued his studies of hypnosis and neuro-linguistic programming (NLP) with Richard Bandler, the co-creator of NLP. McKenna appeared on series 4, episode 2 of Top Gear to hypnotise presenter Richard Hammond in 2004. In 2005, McKenna hosted the television show I Can Change Your Life on Sky One, which combined hypnotism with therapy as he tried to cure participants of both psychological and physical ailments.
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