About Anne Penman

Before she started helping thousands of people quit smoking through the laser therapy centers that bear her name, Anne Penman was a three-pack-a-day smoker with little hope for finding a way to quit the habit herself.
Currently based in Glasgow, Scotland, Anne and her husband, Ron, originally worked together in Ireland, helping to run her family's business - a tavern. Both were long-time smokers working in an environment that helped to perpetuate their habit. In 1987, Ron suffered his first major heart attack at the age of 37. Despite this serious health scare, both Anne and Ron continued to smoke. Ron's health continued to decline when in 1991 he suffered a massive heart attack and underwent triple bypass surgery. The wake-up call was not ignored by Ron this time (he has been a non smoker since Feb. 14, 1991), but Anne found quitting much more difficult.

Informed by her husband's doctors that she would need to quit smoking and support her husband if she wanted to keep him alive, Anne tried all methods available at the time - including, hypnosis, acupuncture, and Nicorette chewing gum - with no success. Desperate to quit, Anne tried laser therapy as a last resort, and on April 19, 1991, was able to quit smoking.

Inspired by her own experiences, Anne developed a passion to help others who felt as hopeless as she did about quitting the habit. She trained as a laser technician in June 1991 and soon began to develop her unique Program, which combines laser therapy with personalized guidance and advice, as well as a 24-hour helpline. She became a practicing smoking-cessation advisor in 1992 and opened up her first smoking cessation laser center in Glasgow, Scotland.

In those early days, Penman's business grew almost entirely by referral business - a testament to the effectiveness of her program. Branching out from her core consumer-based business, Penman created relationships in the corporate sector, hospitals and medical centers. Today, Anne Penman is considered a pioneer in the field, a notoriety that has helped her to grow her business throughout the United Kingdom, and to expand her reach by training technicians in Europe, from Denmark to Portugal.

How will your life's smoking story end? Take a stand today and kick the habit.