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

You feel good and then you fall asleep.

I'm Catherine Nicolai.

I write and read everything you hear on nothing much happens with audio engineering by Bob

Wooder Shime.

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Let me say something about how to use this podcast.

I'm about to tell you a bedtime story.

It's a simple story without much action but full of relaxing detail.

Sometimes when you try to fall asleep, you might find that your mind races.

And it's tricky to slow it down or direct it.

Well the story is like an inviting well organized garage that we steer your racing mind into.

And as you follow along with the sound of my voice, your mind will slow to a stop until

there is nothing left to do but sleep.

I'll tell the story twice and I'll go a little slower the second time through.

If you find yourself a week again later in the night, think your way back through the

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