Calming Anxiety
70 episodes

Every Calming Anxiety episode

Every session with a script, newest first: guided meditations for anxiety, panic and sleep, and Books at Bedtime stories. Each page has the audio and the full words, so you can listen, read along, or find the one you need again.

SleepPanicOverthinkingWork stressSocial anxietyAffirmationsBreathingBooks at Bedtime
  1. The Story of an Invertation by Lucy M MontgomeryBooks at Bedtime · 13 Oct 2026 · 11 minDrift off to sleep with The Story of an Invitation by L. M. Montgomery, a gentle and heart-warming short story read aloud by Martin Hewlett on Books at Bedtime, the slee…
  2. Anxiety About a Parent's Health - I'm Scared of Losing My Mum or Dad13 Oct 2026 · 11 minAnxiety about your parents' health is one of the quietest, heaviest worries there is. It arrives in an unexpected phone call, in an "I'm fine" said a little too quickly…
  3. A Case of Trespass by Lucy M MontgomeryBooks at Bedtime · 12 Oct 2026 · 25 minDrift off to sleep with A Case of Trespass by L. M. Montgomery, a gentle and warm-hearted short story read aloud by Martin Hewlett on Books at Bedtime, the sleep story s…
  4. I'm on My Own Again Tonight - Being Alone Isn't Being Unloved - 10 Minute Meditation12 Oct 2026 · 11 minLoneliness is not a character flaw. It is not evidence that something is wrong with you. It is a signal — as old and as ordinary as hunger or thirst. Your nervous system…
  5. I'm on My Own Again Tonight - Being Alone Isn't Being Unloved - 10 Minute Meditation12 Oct 2026 · 11 minReady for More Calm?Thank you for listening to the Calming Anxiety Podcast, featuring guided meditation, mindfulness, and sleep hypnosis sessions with Martin Hewlett. Ou…
  6. A Golden Wedding by Lucy M MontgomeryBooks at Bedtime · 11 Oct 2026 · 15 minSettle in and drift off to sleep with A Golden Wedding by L.M. Montgomery, the much-loved author of Anne of Green Gables, read aloud by Martin Hewlett on Books at Bedtim…
  7. I Don't Want Tomorrow to Come - Let Go of Tomorrow's Anxiety - 10 Minute Meditation11 Oct 2026 · 11 minThe Sunday Scaries are that late-evening feeling of dread — the anticipatory anxiety that arrives when the light goes amber and a small voice says "I don't want tomorrow…
  8. Uncle Richard's New Year's Dinner by Lucy M MontgomeryBooks at Bedtime · 10 Oct 2026 · 11 minCurl up and drift off to sleep with Uncle Richard's New Year's Dinner by L.M. Montgomery, the beloved author of Anne of Green Gables, read aloud by Martin Hewlett on Boo…
  9. Breathe With Me — 10-Minute Breathing Meditation for Anxiety10 Oct 2026 · 12 minToday, 10 October, is World Mental Health Day. If you've spent the day holding yourself together, being fine, answering properly and getting on with it, this 10-minute g…
  10. The Sums That Came Right by E NesbitBooks at Bedtime · 9 Oct 2026 · 26 minDrift off to sleep with The Sums That Came Right by E. Nesbit, a gentle and funny Edwardian fairy tale read aloud by Martin Hewlett on Books at Bedtime, the sleep story…
  11. Why Can't I Stop Scrolling -- 10 Minute Anxiety Reset9 Oct 2026 · 11 minYour thumb knows the way, doesn't it — down and down and down again. Nothing has happened to you. Nobody has said an unkind word. And yet your chest is tight, your jaw i…
  12. The Twopenny Spell by E NesbitBooks at Bedtime · 8 Oct 2026 · 20 minDrift off to sleep with this gentle bedtime story, a classic audiobook narrated aloud for insomnia relief and deep relaxation as part of Calming Anxiety's Books at Bedti…
  13. Anxiety at Work - The Physiological Sigh - Guided Meditation for a Calmer Life8 Oct 2026 · 11 minAnxious at work and telling everyone you're fine? This 10 minute guided meditation is for workplace anxiety — the particular kind of tired that has nothing to do with sl…
  14. The Magician's Heart by E NesbitBooks at Bedtime · 7 Oct 2026 · 33 minDrift off to sleep with this gentle bedtime story, a classic audiobook narrated aloud for insomnia relief and deep relaxation as part of Calming Anxiety's Books at Bedti…
  15. Living With Uncertainty - What Happens Next - 10 Minute Guided Breathing7 Oct 2026 · 10 minWhat if thoughts won't stop when you are waiting on news, waiting on a decision, waiting on a door you cannot see behind. This 10 minute guided meditation is for anticip…
  16. JustNowLand by E NesbitBooks at Bedtime · 6 Oct 2026 · 34 minDrift off to sleep with this gentle bedtime story, a classic audiobook narrated aloud for insomnia relief and deep relaxation as part of Calming Anxiety's Books at Bedti…
  17. Racing Thoughts - Quieting a Mind That Won't Stop Talking - Guided Meditation6 Oct 2026 · 11 minRacing thoughts at night are exhausting. There's a room in your mind and the light is still on — somebody in there is still talking, turning the same thought over and ov…
  18. The Aunt And Amabel by E NesbitBooks at Bedtime · 5 Oct 2026 · 26 minDrift off to sleep with this gentle bedtime story, a classic audiobook narrated aloud for insomnia relief and deep relaxation as part of Calming Anxiety's Books at Bedti…
  19. Anxious Chest & Tight Breathing - When You Can't Seem to Get a Full Breath5 Oct 2026 · 11 minTight chest anxiety is one of the most frightening symptoms there is — that band across the ribs, the shallow breathing, the feeling that no matter how hard you try you…
  20. The Related Muff by E NesbitBooks at Bedtime · 4 Oct 2026 · 20 minDrift off to sleep with this gentle bedtime story, a classic audiobook narrated aloud for insomnia relief and deep relaxation as part of Calming Anxiety's Books at Bedti…