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Ever feel like your inner critic just won't clock out?

That's exactly what getting better with Jonathan Van Ness is here for.

Each week, Jonathan talks with experts and real people about the stuff that keeps us stuck,

like stress, self-doubt, and burnout, and how to move through it.

It's honest, practical, and it's not about being perfect, just about getting a little bit better.

Listen to Getting Better with Jonathan Van Ness, wherever you get your podcasts or watch on YouTube. Welcome to bedtime stories

for everyone, in which nothing much happens.

You feel good, and then you fall asleep.

I'm Catherine Nikolai.

I write and read all the stories you hear on Nothing Much Happens.

Audio engineering is by Bob Witterstein.

Now, here's how this works.

If we can occupy your mind, just enough,

we can rock it to sleep.

That's sort of what this is. A lullaby for your thinking mind.

All you have to do is attend, listen, follow along with the sound of my voice, and we will get there. If you're new to this,

know that it is a kind of conditioning. It improves with regular use, so be patient, keep tuning in.

I'll tell the story twice,

and I'll go a little slower

on the second read-through.

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