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Steph and the Storytime Crew
Steph and the Storytime Crew is a podcast of gentle, engaging stories that help kids regulate emotions, feel safe in their bodies, and navigate the ups and downs of growing up.
Created by therapist and mum Steph McCarter, each 15–30 minute story supports emotional resilience, self-worth, and nervous system regulation - covering everything from anxiety and big feelings to friendships, confidence, and self-trust.
While many families love the stories at bedtime, teachers and educators also use them in classrooms, calm corners, and transition times to support focus, connection, and emotional balance.
Perfect for ages 5 through to 12 (and the grown-ups who listen too), especially sensitive, deep-feeling, neurodivergent, or anxious kids who experience the world a little more intensely.
Blending storytelling with nervous system wisdom, Steph also supports families through neurodiversity coaching - helping parents better understand and support their beautifully unique kids.
Think: big feelings, funny animals, gentle tools, and moments of calm that kids actually enjoy.
New stories added regularly.
Steph and the Storytime Crew
Noah the Nimbus Dragon and the Feeling of Home
Use Left/Right to seek, Home/End to jump to start or end. Hold shift to jump forward or backward.
Noah the Nimbus Dragon lives high up in the sky, floating gently from cloud to cloud. There is one part of the sky that makes his wings soften and his breath slow in such a magical way. A place that feels like home.
But when the sky changes and a storm rolls through, Noah discovers something very important.
In this calming, heart-led story, children are guided to explore what belonging really feels like and how safety can live inside their own bodies, even when the world around them is changing, feels noisy or may be unfamiliar.
Through gentle imagery, steady pacing, and simple nervous system tools woven into the story, Noah the Nimbus Dragon and the Feeling of Home also helps kids learn that they don’t have to absorb the emotions around them to belong, and that other people’s storms are not theirs to carry.
Perfect for sensitive children, big feelers, and anyone navigating change, this story offers a soothing reminder that home and that sense of belonging isn’t just a place. It’s a feeling you can take with you, wherever you go.