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'''Paul McKenna''' (born ] ], in ], ], ]) is an English ], ], and television personality. He also produces self-help material, combining ] with ], including such topics as smoking cessation, weight loss and recovery from heartbreak.


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In October, 2003, McKenna sued journalist ] for libel, over claims that McKenna obtained a "bogus degree" from Lasalle University and intentionally used it to mislead the public. In July, 2006, McKenna won the case.<br>
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'''Paul McKenna''' (born 8 November 1963)<ref>{{cite book |title=] |chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/contemporaryauth0000unse_s0m6/page/240/mode/2up |chapter=Paul McKenna|volume=338|date=2013 |publisher=Gale |location=Detroit |isbn=978-1-4144-9727-3 |pages=240–242 }}</ref> is a British ], ], television and radio broadcaster and author of ] books.
==Professional Career==


McKenna has hosted self-improvement television shows and presents seminars in ], ], weight loss, motivation, the Zen meditation ], Amygdala Depotentiation Therapy (ADT) and the ] techniques.
Paul McKenna's original calling was as a ] ]; he cites ] as one of his inspirations. He appeared on ] in the mid-1980s, where he became known for his personality and sense of humour, before moving to ] in ]. Capital's programme controller ] told him to abandon the overt humour of his presenting style and stick to being enthusiastic about the music and the station.


==Early life==
McKenna had studied ] for some time by then. While working as a DJ, he began experimenting with small hypnotic shows. The early performances were first for the amusement of friends, then for paying audiences in ] and clubs. He promoted his shows on Capital and soon played large theatres. While the primary focus of his hypnosis work was still entertainment, he was beginning to gain clients for professional one-to-one ].
McKenna was born in ] to a builder and a home economics teacher. He attended ].<ref name="norman">{{cite news |last=Norman|first=Neil|title=Paul McKenna: The eyes have it |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/paul-mckenna-the-eyes-have-it-6095218.html |access-date=20 February 2023 |work=The Independent |date=15 July 2006 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Wignall |first=Alice |title=The hypnotist |url=https://www.theguardian.com/education/2004/nov/02/myfavouritelesson.schools |access-date=20 February 2023 |work=The Guardian |date=2 November 2004}}</ref> He was routinely bullied by his teachers for his ].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Day |first1=Elizabeth |title=How I healed my inner nerd |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/3641487/How-I-healed-my-inner-nerd.html |access-date=20 February 2023 |work=www.telegraph.co.uk |date=4 May 2005}}</ref>


==Career==
In the early 1990s, he left Capital and briefly joined ], before leaving radio to concentrate exclusively on hypnosis. In 1993, his ] series, ''The Hypnotic World of Paul McKenna'', aired on ]. This entertainment show featured audience members told to do silly things under hypnosis. (It was later re-run on the UK's ] channel.)


===Radio and television===
In 2005, McKenna's ] show, ''I Can Change Your Life'', showed him more as a professional hypnotherapist than an entertainer. He assisted people with phobias, such as ] and ]s to ] and shopping. (] plans to repeat the series.) In 2006, another ] programme, ''I Can Make You Thin'', debuted, showing the hypnotist helping people lose weight.
McKenna started working in Radio Top Shop aged 16, and went on to present for stations including ] and ].<ref name="norman" />


After two years presenting at ] 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 ] Award for Best TV Newcomer in 1994.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2003-10-10 |title=From small-time radio DJ to TV star attracting millions of viewers around the world |url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/small-time-radio-dj-tv-star-2464537 |access-date=2024-01-12 |website=Wales Online |language=en}}</ref> During this time, he continued his studies of hypnosis and ] (NLP) with Richard Bandler, the co-creator of NLP.{{citation needed|date=December 2018}}
McKenna has produced a range of self-help cassettes and books,. In addition to best sellers such as ''Change Your Life in 7 Days'', he offers several training programmes on weight loss and NLP seminars with ] and ]. McKenna is also known for working with ] clients, including ] stars, although he scrupulously avoids naming names.


McKenna appeared on series 4, episode 2 of '']'' to hypnotise presenter ] in 2004. In October 2009 he was a guest on '']'', a music discussion programme on ].<ref>{{cite web |date=11 October 2009 |title=Private Passions: Paul McKenna |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00n6ths |access-date=4 February 2014 |publisher=BBC Radio 3 |type=programme listing}}</ref>
==Trivia==
*McKenna's ex-]s include ] and ]. The latter ended their relationship during a live broadcast. In June, 2004, Fuller sent McKenna a text message asking him to watch her show on ]. During a sale of engagement rings, she turned to the camera and told McKenna she was leaving him. Then, as she closed the bidding on one item, she said, "Going, going, gone - like you!"


From February 2014 to September 2015, McKenna hosted a talk show called ''McKenna'', broadcast on ] and featuring "non-journalistic" interviews with ], ], ], ], ] and ].<ref>{{cite news |last=Stadlen |first=Matthew |date=2015-01-26 |title=Paul McKenna's spreadsheet of destiny |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/11364836/McKennas-spreadsheet-of-destiny.html |work=The Daily Telegraph}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=20 April 2014 |title=Media Monkey's Diary: BBC, Tony Gallagher, Ipso and Zai Bennett |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/mediamonkeyblog/2014/apr/20/bbc-tony-gallagher-ipso-zai-bennett |website=]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Paul McKenna, Ph.D. |url=https://www.hayhouse.co.uk/authorbio/paul-mckenna-ph-d |website=Hay House Publishing}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Fernando |first1=Aneya |date=24 July 2014 |title=Paul McKenna on What Makes a Great Interviewer |url=https://www.adweek.com/performance-marketing/paul-mckenna-on-what-makes-a-great-interviewer/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160803173339/http://www.adweek.com/fishbowlny/paul-mckenna-on-what-makes-a-great-interviewer/221820 |archive-date=3 August 2016 |access-date=2024-01-12 |website=] |publisher=}}</ref>
*McKenna made an appearance on ] and hypnotised ]. He made him forget how to drive a car and later on made him think that a toy pedal car was his Porsche 911. Hammond then took his new car 'for a spin' around the studio making car noises and, when Jeremy Clarkson bumped into it with another pedal car he got very angry still under McKenna's 'spell'. To watch a clip of this episode, click here


=== Hypnosis ===
*McKenna recently became a patron for Noah's Ark Trust, a charity for bereaved children in ].
He became interested in hypnotism as a result of a guest who appeared on his show.<ref name="The Independent">{{Cite news |last=Jones |first=Alice |date=7 January 2016 |title=Paul McKenna is launching a new book on the psychology of influence |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/paul-mckenna-interview-the-celebrity-hypnotist-is-launching-a-new-book-on-the-psychology-of-a6801446.html |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220525/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/paul-mckenna-interview-the-celebrity-hypnotist-is-launching-a-new-book-on-the-psychology-of-a6801446.html |archive-date=25 May 2022 |access-date=12 January 2024 |work=The Independent |language=en-GB}}</ref> He was taught hypnosis by ], with whom he continued to work closely for many years. While working at Capital Radio, McKenna began experimenting with small hypnosis shows in pubs and clubs, UK military bases and university events. He then starred in a regular Sunday night show at the ], which was owned at the time by Capital Radio. The success of those shows led to his playing other theatres across the UK, Ireland, the Netherlands, the US, Australia and Hong Kong.<ref name="Observer2004">{{cite web |last=Vernon |first=Polly |date=12 December 2004 |title=Look in to my eyes |url=https://www.theguardian.com/theobserver/2004/dec/12/features.magazine67 |access-date=12 January 2024 |website=The Observer |publisher=The Guardian |type=Interview with Paul McKenna}}</ref>


==Published Works== ===Research===
In 1996, McKenna was granted a PhD from ] in Louisiana. It was legally licensed by the state, but it falsely claimed to be an accredited institution.<ref name="Scotsman" /> The school exempted McKenna from coursework based on his prior work, and his dissertation was producing a series of self-help tapes that eventually became a book, ''Change Your Life in Seven Days''.<ref name="addley">{{Cite news |last=Addley |first=Esther |date=2006-07-11 |title=McKenna sues journalist over 'bogus' PhD claim |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2006/jul/12/estheraddley.uknews2 |access-date=2023-02-10 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>
:* ''Change Your Life in Seven Days'', ISBN 0-593-05053-3 (with Hugh Willbourn)
:* ''How to Mend Your Broken Heart'', Bantam Press: 2003. ISBN 0-593-05055-X
:* ''The Hypnotic World of Paul McKenna'', Faber and Faber: 1994. ISBN 0-571-16802-7
:* ''I Can Make You Thin'', Bantam Press: 2005. ISBN 0-593-05054-1
:* ''Instant Confidence'', Bantam Press: 2006. ISBN 0-593-05535-7
:* ''The Paranormal World of Paul McKenna'', Faber and Faber: 1997. ISBN 0-571-19245-9
:* ''Paul McKenna's Hypnotic Secrets '', Boxtree: 1995. ISBN 0-7522-0192-1 (with Peter Willis and Clare Staples)
:* ''The Power to Influence'', ]: 1998. ISBN 1-905453-56-6 (audiobook with ])
:* ''Quit Smoking Today Without Gaining Weight '', Bantam Press: 2007. ISBN 0-593-05536-5 (not yet published)


Discovery of this lack of accreditation prompted McKenna to obtain another PhD from ] in 2003.<ref name="addley" /><ref>{{cite news |last1=Blau |first1=Rosie |date=16 November 2007 |title=I'm not a guru, I'm not a Svengali |url=https://www.ft.com/content/ac785c90-93f9-11dc-acd0-0000779fd2ac |access-date=20 February 2023 |work=Financial Times}}</ref> The title of his thesis was "The Effects of Fixed Action Patterns and Neuro-Linguistic Programming in Determining Outcomes in Human Behaviour".<ref name="Times">{{cite web |last1=Flintoff |first1=John-Paul |date=30 July 2006 |title=Repeat after me . . . I am not dodgy |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/repeat-after-me-i-am-not-dodgy-tdx5frcth07 |access-date=24 April 2024 |website=The Times |language=en}}</ref>{{efn|The IMCA was accredited at the time of McKenna’s study through the Distance Education and Training Council (DETC) and British Accreditation Council. As of 2005 it no longer has either status, affecting degrees awarded from 2005 onwards.<ref name="TES">{{cite web |title=Cyber university's credibility in question - News - TES |url=http://www.tes.co.uk/article.aspx?storycode=6003546 |website=tes.co.uk |access-date=24 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202190634/http://www.tes.co.uk/article.aspx?storycode=6003546 |archive-date=2 February 2014 |date=10 October 2008}}</ref>}}
McKenna has also released a number of audio recordings including ''Sleep Like a Log'', ''Eliminate Stress'', and '' Stop Smoking for Good''. He also wrote the foreword to Nikolic, Seka and Sarah Tay, ''You Can Heal Yourself: Bio-energy and the Power of Self-healing'', Sidgwick & Jackson Ltd.: 2006. ISBN 0-283-07038-2.

McKenna specialises in ], severe trauma, pain control and emotional overwhelm.<ref>{{cite web |last=Iley |first=Chrissy |date=15 January 2012 |title=Paul McKenna: 'I'm not built for relationships' |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/9010562/Paul-McKenna-Im-not-built-for-relationships.html |work=The Daily Telegraph}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Moore |first=James |date=13 May 2013 |title=Paul McKenna: I can make you better |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/features/paul-mckenna-i-can-make-you-better-8614417.html |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220525/https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/features/paul-mckenna-i-can-make-you-better-8614417.html |archive-date=25 May 2022 |work=The Independent}}</ref>

===Self-help===
McKenna is the author of self-help and personal development books.

He has practiced one-to-one ] on celebrity clients.<ref name="Observer2004" /> He helped ] cope with stage fright when she starred in ''The Seven Year Itch''.<ref>{{cite web |date=2000-10-09 |title=Daryl makes stage splash |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/963670.stm |access-date=2024-01-12 |website=BBC News}}</ref> According to one of McKenna's books, Rob Brydon claimed that McKenna helped alleviate his fear of flying, ] advocated for McKenna's weight loss strategies and ] used McKenna to help with his swim across the English Channel.<ref name="The Independent"/>

McKenna focuses on teaching people how to "deprogramme" their sugar cravings, claiming "sugar is the most dangerous drug in the world".<ref>{{cite web |last=Dunbar |first=Polly |date=22 January 2017 |title=Can Paul McKenna Fix YOUR Sugar Addiction? |url=https://www.womanandhome.com/health-and-wellbeing/can-paul-mckenna-fix-your-sugar-addiction-88676/ |work=Woman & Home}}</ref>

==Libel lawsuits==
===''Daily Star'' & ''National Enquirer''===
In 1999, McKenna successfully sued both the '']'' and '']'' for ] after they published articles that alleged he had damaged the mental health of a man whom he hypnotised in one of his shows.<ref name="bbc1999">{{cite news |date=1999-05-21 |title=McKenna wins six-figure libel |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/349627.stm |work=BBC News}}</ref> Both lawsuits resulted in six-figure settlements.<ref name="bbc1999" /> The man involved had sued McKenna in a previous trial, but the judge dismissed the suit after concluding that there was no evidence that McKenna's stage hypnosis posed any risk to those taking part.<ref name="bbc1999" /><ref>{{cite news |last=Finn |first=Gary |date=14 August 1998 |title=Hypnotist cleared over schizophrenia |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/hypnotist-cleared-over-schizophrenia-1171659.html |access-date=12 January 2024 |work=The Independent |language=en}}</ref>

===''Daily Mirror''===
In 2006, McKenna successfully sued the '']'' for libel over claims made by former TV critic ] that McKenna's qualification from LaSalle was a purchased "bogus degree" bought with the intention of deliberately defrauding the public.<ref name="Scotsman">{{cite web |date=11 July 2006 |title=Hypnotist McKenna sues over degree claim |url=https://www.scotsman.com/news/uk-news/hypnotist-mckenna-sues-over-degree-claim-2510484 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120719205508/http://news.scotsman.com/uk.cfm?id=1008282006 |archive-date=19 July 2012 |access-date=12 January 2024 |website=The Scotsman |publisher=}}</ref> McKenna won the case, and the newspaper was ordered to pay £75,000 in costs. The judge, Justice Eady, said that while the scholarly characterisation of the degree was "another matter", McKenna did not believe the degree was "bogus or that he misled anyone in allowing himself to be referred to as a PhD."<ref>{{cite news |date=28 July 2006 |title=McKenna wins 'fake degree' case |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/5223454.stm |access-date=12 January 2024 |work=BBC News}}</ref>

==Published works==
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* ''Success for Life: The Secret to Achieving Your True Potential'', Headline Publishing Group: 2024 {{ISBN|9781802797886}}
* ''Freedom from Anxiety'', Welbeck: 2023 {{ISBN|978-1-80279-550-9}}
* ''Control Stress'', ] 2017 {{ISBN|978-1-401-94913-6}}
* ''Supercharge Your Intelligence Today!'', Hay House 2017 {{ISBN|978-1-401-94897-9}}
* ''Get Control of Sugar Now!'', Hay House 2017 {{ISBN|978-0-593-07568-5}}
* ''The 3 Things That Will Change Your Destiny Today!'', Hay House 2016 {{ISBN|978-1-401-94909-9}}
* ''Freedom from Emotional Eating'', Hay House 2015 {{ISBN|978-1-401-94895-5}}
* ''Instant Influence and Charisma'', ] 2015 {{ISBN|978-0-593-07566-1}}
* ''Hypnotic Gastric Band'', ] 2013 {{ISBN|978-0-593-07074-1}}
* ''I Can Make You Smarter'', Bantam Press 2012 {{ISBN|978-0-593-06405-4}}
* ''I Can Make You Happy'', Bantam Press: 2011 {{ISBN|978-0-593-06404-7}}
* ''Change Your Life in Seven Days'' updated version, Bantam Press: 2010 {{ISBN|978-0-593-06661-4}}
* ''I Can Make You Confident'', ]: 2010. {{ISBN|1-4027-6922-9}}
* ''I Can Make You Sleep'', Bantam Press: 2009 {{ISBN|1-4027-6574-6}}
* ''Control Stress Stop Worrying and Feel Good Now!'', Bantam Press: 2009 {{ISBN|978-0-593-05629-5}}
* ''I Can Make You Rich'', Bantam Press: 2007 {{ISBN|0-593-05537-3}}
* ''Quit Smoking Today Without Gaining Weight'', Bantam Press: 2007 {{ISBN|0-593-05536-5}}
* ''Instant Confidence'', Bantam Press: 2006 {{ISBN|0-593-05535-7}}
* ''I Can Make You Thin 90-Day Success Journal'', Bantam Press: 2006 {{ISBN|978-0-593-05056-9}}
* ''I Can Make You Thin'', Bantam Press: 2005 {{ISBN|0-593-05054-1}}
* ''Change Your Life in Seven Days'', 2005 {{ISBN|0-593-05053-3}}
* ''How to Mend Your Broken Heart'', (with Hugh Willbourn) Bantam Press: 2003 {{ISBN|0-593-05055-X}}
* ''The Power to Influence'', Nightingale-Conant: 1998 {{ISBN|1-905453-56-6}} (audiobook with ])
* ''The Paranormal World of Paul McKenna'', ]: 1997 {{ISBN|0-571-19245-9}}
* ''Paul McKenna's Hypnotic Secrets'', ]: 1995 {{ISBN|0-7522-0192-1}} (with Peter Willis and Clare Staples)
* ''Hypno Slim'', Sunday Books: 1994 {{ISBN|978-1-898-88501-6}}
* ''The Hypnotic World of Paul McKenna'', Faber and Faber: 1994 {{ISBN|0-571-16802-7}}
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British hypnotist and TV personality (born 1963) This article is about the British self-improvement author and television broadcaster. For other uses, see Paul McKenna (disambiguation).

Paul McKenna
Born (1963-11-08) 8 November 1963 (age 61)
Enfield, London, England
Occupation(s)Hypnotist, writer, television & radio broadcaster
Known forHypnosis
Websitepaulmckenna.com
Neuro-linguistic
programming
Topics
Developers
Practitioners
Organisations

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 October 2009 he was a guest on Private Passions, a music discussion programme on BBC Radio 3.

From February 2014 to September 2015, McKenna hosted a talk show called McKenna, broadcast on Hulu and featuring "non-journalistic" interviews with Simon Cowell, Ryan Seacrest, Roger Moore, Rachael Ray, Tony Robbins and Richard Dawkins.

Hypnosis

He became interested in hypnotism as a result of a guest who appeared on his show. He was taught hypnosis by Richard Bandler, with whom he continued to work closely for many years. While working at Capital Radio, McKenna began experimenting with small hypnosis shows in pubs and clubs, UK military bases and university events. He then starred in a regular Sunday night show at the Duke of York's Theatre, which was owned at the time by Capital Radio. The success of those shows led to his playing other theatres across the UK, Ireland, the Netherlands, the US, Australia and Hong Kong.

Research

In 1996, McKenna was granted a PhD from LaSalle University in Louisiana. It was legally licensed by the state, but it falsely claimed to be an accredited institution. The school exempted McKenna from coursework based on his prior work, and his dissertation was producing a series of self-help tapes that eventually became a book, Change Your Life in Seven Days.

Discovery of this lack of accreditation prompted McKenna to obtain another PhD from Revans University in 2003. The title of his thesis was "The Effects of Fixed Action Patterns and Neuro-Linguistic Programming in Determining Outcomes in Human Behaviour".

McKenna specialises in post-traumatic stress disorder, severe trauma, pain control and emotional overwhelm.

Self-help

McKenna is the author of self-help and personal development books.

He has practiced one-to-one hypnotherapy on celebrity clients. He helped Daryl Hannah cope with stage fright when she starred in The Seven Year Itch. According to one of McKenna's books, Rob Brydon claimed that McKenna helped alleviate his fear of flying, Stephen Fry advocated for McKenna's weight loss strategies and David Walliams used McKenna to help with his swim across the English Channel.

McKenna focuses on teaching people how to "deprogramme" their sugar cravings, claiming "sugar is the most dangerous drug in the world".

Libel lawsuits

Daily Star & National Enquirer

In 1999, McKenna successfully sued both the Daily Star and National Enquirer for libel after they published articles that alleged he had damaged the mental health of a man whom he hypnotised in one of his shows. Both lawsuits resulted in six-figure settlements. The man involved had sued McKenna in a previous trial, but the judge dismissed the suit after concluding that there was no evidence that McKenna's stage hypnosis posed any risk to those taking part.

Daily Mirror

In 2006, McKenna successfully sued the Daily Mirror for libel over claims made by former TV critic Victor Lewis-Smith that McKenna's qualification from LaSalle was a purchased "bogus degree" bought with the intention of deliberately defrauding the public. McKenna won the case, and the newspaper was ordered to pay £75,000 in costs. The judge, Justice Eady, said that while the scholarly characterisation of the degree was "another matter", McKenna did not believe the degree was "bogus or that he misled anyone in allowing himself to be referred to as a PhD."

Published works

References

  1. "Paul McKenna". Contemporary Authors. Vol. 338. Detroit: Gale. 2013. pp. 240–242. ISBN 978-1-4144-9727-3.
  2. ^ Norman, Neil (15 July 2006). "Paul McKenna: The eyes have it". The Independent. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  3. Wignall, Alice (2 November 2004). "The hypnotist". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  4. Day, Elizabeth (4 May 2005). "How I healed my inner nerd". www.telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  5. "From small-time radio DJ to TV star attracting millions of viewers around the world". Wales Online. 10 October 2003. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  6. "Private Passions: Paul McKenna" (programme listing). BBC Radio 3. 11 October 2009. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
  7. Stadlen, Matthew (26 January 2015). "Paul McKenna's spreadsheet of destiny". The Daily Telegraph.
  8. "Media Monkey's Diary: BBC, Tony Gallagher, Ipso and Zai Bennett". The Guardian. 20 April 2014.
  9. "Paul McKenna, Ph.D." Hay House Publishing.
  10. Fernando, Aneya (24 July 2014). "Paul McKenna on What Makes a Great Interviewer". Adweek. Archived from the original on 3 August 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  11. ^ Jones, Alice (7 January 2016). "Paul McKenna is launching a new book on the psychology of influence". The Independent. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  12. ^ Vernon, Polly (12 December 2004). "Look in to my eyes". The Observer (Interview with Paul McKenna). The Guardian. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  13. ^ "Hypnotist McKenna sues over degree claim". The Scotsman. 11 July 2006. Archived from the original on 19 July 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  14. ^ Addley, Esther (11 July 2006). "McKenna sues journalist over 'bogus' PhD claim". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  15. Blau, Rosie (16 November 2007). "I'm not a guru, I'm not a Svengali". Financial Times. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  16. Flintoff, John-Paul (30 July 2006). "Repeat after me . . . I am not dodgy". The Times. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
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  1. The IMCA was accredited at the time of McKenna’s study through the Distance Education and Training Council (DETC) and British Accreditation Council. As of 2005 it no longer has either status, affecting degrees awarded from 2005 onwards.

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