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

You feel good and then you fall asleep.

I'm Catherine Nicolai, my right and read all the stories you hear on nothing much happens.

With audio engineering by Bob Witter-Shine, we are building more resources for you, not

only to relax and fall asleep, but also to help you improve your focus, give you helpful

habits, and create more good feeling in your day.

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Now here is something very useful to understand about sleep.

The most effective way to fall asleep is to stop trying to fall asleep.

Instead, we need a positive distraction for your mind.

That's what keeps your brain activity in your task positive network.

Now don't worry about what that means.

All you need to know is that by following along with the bedtime story and listening to

the sound of my voice, you will be setting yourself up for reliable, consistent sleep.

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

If you wake in the middle of the night, rather than trying to fall asleep, shift your

attention to something else, you could start the story over again or think your way through

a simple familiar task.

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