Paul McKenna is a British hypnotist, broadcaster and self-help author, born in Enfield, London, in 1963. He made his name on radio and with television series such as The Hypnotic World of Paul McKenna, and his books, including I Can Make You Thin, have sold millions of copies.
Brian Rose has interviewed McKenna three times on London Real, in 2019, 2020 and 2023. They have talked about the science of hypnosis, what high achievers do differently, how he deals with his own fears, what makes relationships work, and how to manage anxiety.
His approach mixes hypnosis with neuro-linguistic programming (NLP). Each interview is listed below in order with a short summary.
The Science Of Hypnosis (2019). His first London Real interview, and the best introduction to how he uses hypnosis and why he studies high achievers.
McKenna argues that many habits and fears are learned patterns that can be changed. In 2019 he described using hypnosis to help people reprogramme how they think and respond.
He has a long interest in what successful people do differently, and told Brian Rose in 2019 that studying them shapes the techniques he teaches.
Speaking in 2020, McKenna said the way couples communicate decides whether a relationship works, and set out practical techniques from his book Seven Things That Make or Break a Relationship.
In 2023 he said stress and worry had become a psychological pandemic. He argues that people can learn to calm themselves at will, and called this the one ability he would give everyone if he could.
Paul McKenna is a British hypnotist, broadcaster and self-help author, born in Enfield, London, in 1963. He became known through radio and his 1990s TV series The Hypnotic World of Paul McKenna, and his book I Can Make You Thin is one of the UK’s bestselling self-help titles.
Across three interviews from 2019 to 2023, McKenna talked about how hypnosis works, what high achievers have in common, how he handles his own fears, how to improve relationships and how to manage anxiety.
Start with The Science Of Hypnosis from 2019, where he explains his methods and background. If anxiety is your main interest, go to Freedom From Anxiety from 2023.
Three times: The Science Of Hypnosis in 2019, How Communication Can Save Your Love Life in 2020 and Freedom From Anxiety in 2023.
Freedom from Anxiety is McKenna’s 2023 book on stress and worry. He says it teaches readers to switch off anxiety and reach a calm state at will, using techniques drawn from hypnosis and neuro-linguistic programming. He discussed it with Brian Rose in January 2023.
Yes. McKenna combines hypnosis with neuro-linguistic programming, known as NLP, in his books, audio programmes and seminars.
Official site: paulmckenna.com
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