Steph and the Storytime Crew
Steph and the Storytime Crew is a podcast of calming bedtime stories designed to help kids wind down, feel safe, and fall asleep faster.
Created by therapist and mum Steph McCarter, each 15-30 minute story supports emotional regulation, builds self-worth, and helps kids process anxiety, friendship struggles, big feelings and more.
Perfect for ages 5 through to 12 (and adults too!) especially big feelers, sensitive, neurodivergent or anxious kids who need a little extra support at night.
Think: big feelings, funny animals, and gentle tools for emotional resilience.
New stories added regularly.
Steph and the Storytime Crew
Helping Sensitive Kids Shine: Emmy the Axolotl and the Glitter-Apocalypse
Hold onto your fins, little legends… things are about to get very sparkly.
In this hilarious new Steph and the Storytime Crew episode, we dive deep into Fish School where Emmy the Axolotl faces the loudest, wildest, most glitter-covered day of her life. Between a shouty teacher, a pufferfish who keeps exploding like a disco balloon, Koko the Koi Fish's questionable “extra sparkle spray,” and a glitter cloud so big it basically becomes a weather event… Emmy’s gentle heart hits its tipping point.
With a little help from Mrs Snail and a whole lot of heart, Emmy discovers her secret superpower:
The Bubble of Fabulous Calm
…a magical, invisible bubble kids can create anytime the world feels too loud, too busy, or too sparkly (in the wrong sort of way).
This story is perfect for sensitive kids, deep feelers, anxious little ones and the mini-empaths who absorb everything. Through giggles and chaos and glitter in the most unexpected places (yes… even there), kids learn how to:
• understand big feelings
• reset when overwhelmed
• build their own calm bubble
• keep their sparkle for themselves first
And of course, Ollie the Otter makes a ridiculous cameo… because what is life without butt-drawing with glitter?
A funny, heart-squeezing, gently empowering story for every sensitive soul who’s ever felt like the world was a little too loud.
Let’s help your little legends shine from the inside out. 💖✨