MEDIA MENTIONS
Featured Press
My work has earned mentions in local, national, and international media, including Fast Company, Ask Dr. Drew, Publishers Weekly, Reader's Digest, and more.
ESSENCE & STYLE

Better Aging Habits To Start in Your 40's, According to Experts

Essence & Style highlighted my insights on reframing aging with optimism, explaining how our beliefs about aging can be as powerful as our fitness habits, with research showing that positive aging mindsets lead to longer lifespans and better health outcomes.
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MEDITECH TODAY

Addressing Health Inequities: Health Tech’s Role in Equal Access

Meditech Today featured how Zoom for Healthcare has transformed access to my services nationwide, eliminating geographic barriers and making specialized care available to clients who previously couldn't access these services due to distance, mobility challenges, or scheduling constraints.
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FEATURED BLOG

Zoom AI Companion Automates Hypnotherapy Notes

Featured Blog showcased how Zoom's AI Companion has revolutionized my session documentation, allowing me to focus entirely on client care while maintaining detailed, HIPAA-compliant notes that enhance session planning and track progress more effectively.
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FAST COMPANY

Five Easy Ways To Calm Your Nerves Five Minutes Before Your Job Interview

Fast Company featured my mental rehearsal technique for pre-interview anxiety, explaining how visualizing success, even imagined experience, increases confidence and performance during high-pressure situations.
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PHARMATECH NEWS

Stress Management Techniques for Healthy Tech Habits

PharmaTech News included my recommendations for healthy tech habits, emphasizing intentional technology use and purposeful engagement strategies.
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READER'S DIGEST

11 Weird Tricks That Really Do Help You Go to Sleep

Reader's Digest included my 4-7-8 breathing technique as one of 11 evidence-based methods for better sleep, demonstrating how controlled breathing fully charges the lungs with oxygen and promotes deep relaxation.
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MEDSHADOW FOUNDATION

Ways to Lower High Blood Pressure Without Relying on Drugs

MedShadow Foundation published my personal story of managing hypertension through daily meditation instead of medication, illustrating how deep breathing, muscle relaxation, and mindfulness can influence the autonomic nervous system to naturally lower blood pressure.
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BUSTLE

Breathing Techniques To Try When The News Is Giving You Anxiety

Bustle shared my "Heart Focus" breathing technique for managing news-induced anxiety, a three-step method that changes heart rhythm, calms the autonomic nervous system, and replaces anxious feelings with positive emotions.
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THE PHOENIX TIMES

Author signing event benefits Little Green Libraries

The Phoenix Times covered my attendance at a Barnes & Noble author event benefiting Little Green Libraries, where I signed copies of The Magic in Metaphor.
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YOUTUBE

British actor Rohan Gotobed from Harry Potter

YouTube features a congratulations video message from British actor Rohan Gotobed, who played young Sirius Black in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2, celebrating my award-winning book The Magic In Metaphor.
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ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT

The Simpsons: Meet Hypnotherapist "Dr Wendy Sage"

Entertainment Tonight included my comments on The Simpsons episode introducing Dr. Wendy Sage, a hypnotherapist and breast cancer survivor with a unilateral mastectomy, portrayed authentically with visible representation of her mastectomy scar.
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BOLD JOURNEY

Interview: Meet Harley Sears

Bold Journey Magazine conducted a full-length interview with me about my career journey and finding purpose in life.
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PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

Book Review: Harley Sears and 'The Magic in Metaphor'

Publishers Weekly reviewed The Magic in Metaphor with a 9 out of 10 rating and selected it as a Quarter Finalist in their BookLife Prize, praising the book as "overflowing with originality" with "practically flawless execution" and calling it "a creative, eloquent book that transforms the concept of children's stories into usable, healing life lessons."
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JOHNSON COUNTY POST

Hypnotherapist Harley Sears pens book of ‘magic metaphors’

The Johnson County Post featured my newly released book The Magic in Metaphor, highlighting how I'm helping children and parents overcome mental health struggles together through healing metaphors and storytelling.
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VOYAGEKC MAGAZINE

Meet Hypnotherapist Harley Sears

VoyageKC Magazine conducted an in-depth interview with me about my private practice journey and the evolution of my hypnotherapy work.
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STORY MONSTERS INK

Award-winning author Cynthia Kern OBrien reviews my book for Story Monsters Ink

Award-winning author Cynthia Kern OBrien (author of Marky The Magnificent Fairy) praised The Magic in Metaphor by Harley Sears as an "excellent parenting and teacher guide" noting: "This is a collection of 25 short stories and activities that help children with well-being, social and emotional growth, and development. Easy for children to understand and the activities allow them to 'work through it themselves,' which I think is more impactful. I could have used this book as a kid!"
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PHARMATECH NEWS

How Healthy Eating Habits Can Save You Money: Real Stories

Pharmatech News featured my story on growing vegetables and medicinal herbs at home, demonstrating how container gardening can save hundreds of dollars annually while providing pesticide-free produce, natural stress relief through chamomile and lemon balm, and the health benefits of fresh herbs rich in antioxidants and anti-inflammatory compounds.
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ALMA BLOG

COVID–19 Preparedness Guide for Mental Health Care Providers

Alma Blog included my COVID-19 preparedness practices in their guide for mental health care providers, highlighting my protocols for client safety including virtual sessions for symptomatic clients, surface sanitization, HEPA air filtration, and enhanced ventilation measures.
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CAPITAL MAGAZIN (GERMANY)

5 Tipps um die Nerven zu beruhigen

Capital, Germany's leading monthly business and finance magazine, featured my mental rehearsal technique for interview preparation in their article "5 Tipps um die Nerven zu beruhigen" (5 Tips to Calm Your Nerves), explaining how visualizing successful outcomes strengthens confidence regardless of whether the experience is real or imagined.
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SELECCIONES (MEXICO)

11 trucos extraños que realmente te ayudan a dormir

Selecciones (Reader's Digest Mexico) published my 4-7-8 breathing technique in Spanish as part of their article "11 trucos extraños que realmente te ayudan a dormir" (11 Weird Tricks That Really Do Help You Go to Sleep).
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