The Worry Wizard Podcast

Amy Smythe | The Worry Wizard
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Helping you journey from worries to wellbeing, one moment of wonder at a time. The Worry Wizard Podcast is a cosy, imaginative space where we explore anxiety, emotional wellbeing, and the everyday struggles that shape our inner lives. For children, adults, and families. Hosted by Amy Smythe, BACP accredited counsellor and creator of The Worry Wizard, alongside therapeutic colleague Denise Bevan, a family therapist, this podcast offers something different. We meet worry with wonder, not instruction. Instead of chasing perfect answers, we open space for the questions, the wobbles, and the messy middle ground where real growth happens. What to expect: Each 15 to 20 minute episode explores a theme. From childhood anxiety and adult stress to self-kindness, resilience, and the emotional patterns we carry through life. Through warm conversation, gentle storytelling, and thoughtful reflection, we offer practical takeaways you can carry into your week. Not techniques to master, but invitations to wonder differently. Who this is for: Whether you're navigating your own anxiety, supporting a child through big feelings, lying awake with worry spirals, or simply seeking a kinder relationship with yourself, there's space here for you. Parents, carers, therapists, educators, and anyone curious about emotional wellbeing will find something to hold onto. Though The Worry Wizard began supporting anxious children and families, this podcast embraces the full landscape of human experience. Because worry doesn't stay in neat boxes, and neither should our conversations about it. Why this podcast matters: In a world full of quick fixes and expert solutions, we offer something rarer: a cosy corner where you can slow down, settle in, and meet your inner world with curiosity. We believe in the power of wondering together. When we make room for uncertainty, something meaningful emerges. You'll leave each episode feeling a little less alone and a little more strengthened to manage whatever the week brings. This podcast is freely available to everyone, because everyone deserves support, comfort, and a place to wonder. Perfect for: emotional wellbeing, anxiety support, mental health, resilience, stress management, therapeutic conversations, gentle parenting, family mental health, self-kindness, personal growth, worry management

Episódios

  1. When Advocating For Your Child Makes You Feel 'Too Much'

    22/01

    When Advocating For Your Child Makes You Feel 'Too Much'

    What happens to you when you keep advocating for your child and the spaces around them resist?   In this episode, Amy and family therapist Denise reflect on the emotional experience many parents carry quietly.  The feeling of being seen as too demanding.  The effort of staying composed so you will be taken seriously.  The slow shift from noticing resistance around you to questioning yourself.   This conversation explores what it can be like to advocate in schools, healthcare settings, family systems, or professional spaces, and how easily parents can begin to shrink alongside their children.   This is not an episode about strategies or solutions.  It is an invitation to pause and notice what advocacy is asking of you, and to gently name that parents need care, tenderness, and support too.   You matter in this story as much as your child does.

    37 min
  2. When Being 'Too Much' Starts to Feel Unsafe

    15/01

    When Being 'Too Much' Starts to Feel Unsafe

    There are times when children begin to make themselves smaller. They apologise for taking up space, soften their needs, or quieten parts of themselves that once felt free. Often, this is not a problem to fix, but a response to what feels safe around them. In this conversation, Amy and Denise reflect on how children adapt to their environments, and what it can mean when being fully themselves no longer feels safe.

    29 min
  3. When Your Child Feels Like A Failure And Nothing You Say Helps

    8/01

    When Your Child Feels Like A Failure And Nothing You Say Helps

    When your child feels like a failure, even your most loving words can start to feel as though they are not landing. You may find yourself repeating reassurance, trying to soften the harshness, and quietly wondering why nothing you say seems to help. In this episode, Amy Smythe and family therapist Denise Bevan explore what is happening beneath the surface when children speak about themselves with criticism or shame. They reflect on why kind or positive words can feel untrue or uncomfortable, while harsh self talk can feel more honest or protective. They also explore how children gradually learn that thoughts are not the same as facts, and why this awareness can come and go, especially during times of stress, pressure, or change.

    29 min
  4. When My Child Only Sees What They Did Wrong: What Can I Say?

    18/12/2025

    When My Child Only Sees What They Did Wrong: What Can I Say?

    When a child can only see what they have done wrong, reassurance often is not enough. In this compassionate conversation, Amy Smythe and Denise Bevan gently explore why children can become stuck in self critical stories, and what it can mean for a grown up to hold the good stories a child cannot yet see. They reflect on why reassurance so often fails in these moments, and how witnessing rather than convincing can help children feel safer when big feelings and self doubt take over.

    34 min
  5. The Power of Repair: Reconnecting After Emotional Rupture

    11/12/2025

    The Power of Repair: Reconnecting After Emotional Rupture

    When things wobble in our relationships with children, partners, or ourselves, it can feel unsettling and confusing. Moments of disconnection can arrive suddenly, leaving us unsure how to find our way back. In this gentle conversation, Amy Smythe and Denise Bevan explore rupture and repair. They reflect on why wobbles are a natural part of being human, how children experience these moments differently from adults, and what helps us return to connection when things feel too big. This episode offers reassurance that small moments of repair can carry great healing.

    27 min
  6. When Feelings Are Too Big for Words

    04/12/2025

    When Feelings Are Too Big for Words

    When feelings grow too overwhelming for words, children do not need perfect explanations. They need us. In this grounding conversation, Amy Smythe and Denise Bevan explore why a calm, steady presence can be the safety children are searching for. They reflect on co regulation, emotional safety, and the power of staying alongside rather than rushing to fix or explain. This episode offers reassurance that when words fall short, your presence is doing far more than you might realise.

    18 min
  7. Where Anxiety Lives in the Body: Listening to Big Feelings

    27/11/2025

    Where Anxiety Lives in the Body: Listening to Big Feelings

    Big feelings often show up in the body before there are words for them, especially for children. In this episode, Amy Smythe and Denise Bevan explore how listening to the body can help us understand what is happening beneath anxiety and overwhelm. They share gentle, compassionate ways to pause, notice, and respond, and include a playful invitation to try the Body Detective game at home.

    16 min
  8. Making Friends With Fear: A Kinder Way to Work With Anxiety

    20/11/2025

    Making Friends With Fear: A Kinder Way to Work With Anxiety

    Stepping into uncomfortable spaces can stir fear, worry, and a strong urge to fix things quickly, especially when children are involved. In this opening episode, Amy Smythe and Denise Bevan explore what might shift when we meet anxiety with curiosity instead of urgency. They reflect on courage, fear, and the delicate balance between wanting to protect and needing to grow. This conversation invites a kinder way of being with big feelings, reminding us that discomfort does not always need fixing. Sometimes, it needs witnessing, and you do not have to navigate these moments alone.

    19 min
  • 8 episódios

Sobre

Helping you journey from worries to wellbeing, one moment of wonder at a time. The Worry Wizard Podcast is a cosy, imaginative space where we explore anxiety, emotional wellbeing, and the everyday struggles that shape our inner lives. For children, adults, and families. Hosted by Amy Smythe, BACP accredited counsellor and creator of The Worry Wizard, alongside therapeutic colleague Denise Bevan, a family therapist, this podcast offers something different. We meet worry with wonder, not instruction. Instead of chasing perfect answers, we open space for the questions, the wobbles, and the messy middle ground where real growth happens. What to expect: Each 15 to 20 minute episode explores a theme. From childhood anxiety and adult stress to self-kindness, resilience, and the emotional patterns we carry through life. Through warm conversation, gentle storytelling, and thoughtful reflection, we offer practical takeaways you can carry into your week. Not techniques to master, but invitations to wonder differently. Who this is for: Whether you're navigating your own anxiety, supporting a child through big feelings, lying awake with worry spirals, or simply seeking a kinder relationship with yourself, there's space here for you. Parents, carers, therapists, educators, and anyone curious about emotional wellbeing will find something to hold onto. Though The Worry Wizard began supporting anxious children and families, this podcast embraces the full landscape of human experience. Because worry doesn't stay in neat boxes, and neither should our conversations about it. Why this podcast matters: In a world full of quick fixes and expert solutions, we offer something rarer: a cosy corner where you can slow down, settle in, and meet your inner world with curiosity. We believe in the power of wondering together. When we make room for uncertainty, something meaningful emerges. You'll leave each episode feeling a little less alone and a little more strengthened to manage whatever the week brings. This podcast is freely available to everyone, because everyone deserves support, comfort, and a place to wonder. Perfect for: emotional wellbeing, anxiety support, mental health, resilience, stress management, therapeutic conversations, gentle parenting, family mental health, self-kindness, personal growth, worry management

Informação

  • Autoria
    Amy Smythe | The Worry Wizard
  • Anos em atividade
    2025 - 2026
  • Episódios
    8
  • Classificação
    Para todos
  • Copyright
    © 2025
  • Site do programa
    The Worry Wizard Podcast
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