Some of the people Mark has worked with, in their own words and on national TV.
207kg
Jordan's story
An Australian weight loss record for any method, and a story that went around the world.
Jordan's journey, stage by stage.
March 2012
Lose 200kg or die
At 44, Sydney small business owner Jordan Tirekidis weighed more than 300kg. He wore custom-made 12XL clothes and could only stand for short periods of time.
Breakfast was 10 hash browns and two large coffees. Lunch was two Big Macs with fries, and dinner was often four Whoppers, washed down with almost a litre of Coke. He had tried scores of diets and an exercise regime, and nothing had worked.
“I have to do something about it because it's getting to me and I didn't want to die sitting in a chair.”
Jordan TirekidisHerald Sun, 20 March 2012
The turnaround
Changing the mind first
As a last resort, Jordan turned to Mark. Together with a team of fitness experts and nutritionists, Mark used hypnosis to change the way Jordan felt about the foods that were hurting him.
“I'll make sure Jordan never, ever, ever wants to touch a custard tart and a lamington again.”
Mark StephensHerald Sun, 2012
Over the following years, Jordan released a staggering 207 kilos using the power of his own mind. It set an Australian weight loss record for any method.
Before and after. The chair that once disappeared under him.
Covered around the world
Jordan in the news
Jordan's story was first broken as an A Current Affair exclusive. Within 24 hours it was picked up by newspapers and websites from Sydney to Brazil, Belgium, Malta and beyond. Tap any clipping to read it.
Tziporah, formerly Kate Fischer, lost 50 kilos working with Mark. Her story featured twice on A Current Affair and twice on Today, plus Today Extra, The Morning Show, Sunday Night, Today Tonight and New Idea.
From three family-sized blocks of chocolate a day to 40 kilos lighter.
Before and after. As seen on A Current Affair.
A Current Affair, 2022
Breaking the chocolate habit
Aussie mum Luana was eating three family-sized blocks of chocolate a day. She knew it was hurting her health, but she couldn't stop.
She turned to Mark, a habit-breaking specialist. Through hypnosis, Mark helped her change how she felt about chocolate, so the cravings lost their pull.
Luana went on to lose 40 kilos, and her life has been transformed.
At 14, Chloe had battled for years with complex regional pain syndrome, a condition that causes severe, ongoing pain. After working with Mark, she turned to her mum and said, “Mum, the pain's gone.”
Years later she still has the condition, but not the pain. She keeps it that way with self-hypnosis sessions morning and night. Her story was featured on A Current Affair.
