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

You feel good, and then you fall asleep.

All stories are written and read by me, Katherine Nicolai, with audio engineering by Bob Witter

Scheim.

Thank you for listening and for sharing our stories with anyone you know who likes relaxing.

And good sleep.

And be sure to follow us on Facebook and Instagram for some extra coziness.

Now let me say a little about how to use this podcast.

I'm about to tell you a bedtime story.

And just like the stories you heard when you were little, it's meant to ease you into

peaceful sleep.

I'll tell our story twice.

And I'll go a bit slower the second time through.

The story is like a cozy nest for your mind.

A soft place for it to focus on, so that the thoughts and the worries of the day can lose

their grip on you.

If you find that you are still awake at the end of the first or second telling, don't

worry.

Relax.

And think your way back through the details of the story.

Especially any parts that seemed sweet or comforting.

This works even if you wake again in the middle of the night.

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