Welcome to Bedtime Stories for Everyone, in which nothing much happens.

You feel good, and then you fall asleep.

I'm Catherine Nikolai.

I create everything you hear on nothing much happens.

Audio engineering is by Bob Wittersheim.

We give to a different charity each week, and this week we are giving to empower.

They provide children, teens, and young adults relief from grief,

and guide them through life following the loss of a parent. Learn more in our show notes.

I spend a lot of time thinking about how to help you, not just sleep, but wind down and relax. And I want you to have

as many tools in your toolbox as you need for that. One that I use a lot, and I'm actually using right now as I record this is a weighted pillow.

I'm holding it on my lap as I tell your bedtime stories.

For me, it's easier to use than a weighted blanket.

I can take it with me when I go to yoga,

lay it on my chest during shavasana,

or at home I might hug it while I'm watching a movie.

The weight grounds and relaxes me. I just want to give you ways to feel good.

So if you want to learn more about this, you can go to nothing much happens.com.

We've also got a link in our notes. Now, there is a sweet spot in which your brain will just naturally fall asleep.

And bedtime stories can take us there.

This isn't new information. It works by giving your thoughts a rhythm to follow.

And all you need to do is listen. I'll tell the story twice, and I'll go a little slower the second time through.

If you wake later in the night, don't hesitate to turn an episode back on, or let them play

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