Welcome to bedtime stories for grown-ups, in which nothing much happens.

You feel good, and then you fall asleep.

I'm Katherine Nikolai.

I read and write all the stories you hear on nothing much happens.

Audio engineering is by Bob Witterschheim.

You can follow us on Instagram or Facebook or Twitter for a bit of extra coziness.

A beautiful book of our bedtime stories is coming out all over the world in a few months.

It will have many of your favorite stories, along with 16 new stories that will only ever

appear in the book.

It also has really charming illustrations, recipes, meditations, and lots more.

To learn more or to pre-order your copy, go to nothingmuchappens.com.

Let me say a little about how to use this podcast.

I have a story to tell you.

And the story is a soft landing place for your mind.

Whatever your day has been like, it can end in soothing rest, just by following along

with the sound of my voice and the simple shape of our tale.

I'll tell it twice, and I'll go a little slower on the second telling.

Let the details you hear pull you into the world of the story, as if you were seeing

and hearing and tasting what it has to offer.

If you wake again in the middle of the night, turn your mind right back to those details.

And before you know it, you'll be waking up tomorrow, feeling refreshed.

This is a simple but effective form of brain training.

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