The Worry Wizard Podcast

Amy Smythe | The Worry Wizard
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If your child worries, chances are you worry too. About them. About whether you are getting this right. The Worry Wizard Podcast was built for exactly that moment. I am Amy, The Worry Wizard. An accredited counsellor and psychotherapist with over twenty years of experience supporting children and the grownups who love them. Alongside family therapist Denise Bevan, I explore children's worries, emotional wellbeing, and the questions that keep grownups awake at night. Not fixing. Not managing. Understanding. Each episode runs for around 15 to 20 minutes and explores a theme. From the worries children carry at bedtime to the questions grownups lie awake with. Through warm conversation and gentle storytelling, we offer something to hold onto. Not techniques to master. Invitations to wonder differently. You will leave each episode feeling a little less alone with it. This podcast is freely available because no family should have to navigate worries without support. You are very welcome here. Perfect for: child anxiety, worried children, children's emotional wellbeing, big feelings, sensitive children, bedtime worries, childhood worries, supporting anxious children, parenting support, emotional regulation, child mental health, parenting highly sensitive children, therapy informed parenting.

Episodes

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

    Jan 22

    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

    Jan 15

    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

    Jan 8

    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?

    12/18/2025

    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

    12/11/2025

    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

    12/04/2025

    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

    11/27/2025

    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

    11/20/2025

    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 Episodes

About

If your child worries, chances are you worry too. About them. About whether you are getting this right. The Worry Wizard Podcast was built for exactly that moment. I am Amy, The Worry Wizard. An accredited counsellor and psychotherapist with over twenty years of experience supporting children and the grownups who love them. Alongside family therapist Denise Bevan, I explore children's worries, emotional wellbeing, and the questions that keep grownups awake at night. Not fixing. Not managing. Understanding. Each episode runs for around 15 to 20 minutes and explores a theme. From the worries children carry at bedtime to the questions grownups lie awake with. Through warm conversation and gentle storytelling, we offer something to hold onto. Not techniques to master. Invitations to wonder differently. You will leave each episode feeling a little less alone with it. This podcast is freely available because no family should have to navigate worries without support. You are very welcome here. Perfect for: child anxiety, worried children, children's emotional wellbeing, big feelings, sensitive children, bedtime worries, childhood worries, supporting anxious children, parenting support, emotional regulation, child mental health, parenting highly sensitive children, therapy informed parenting.

Information

  • Creator
    Amy Smythe | The Worry Wizard
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    8
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2025
  • Show Website
    The Worry Wizard Podcast