Welcome to bedtime stories for everyone in which nothing much happens. You feel good and then you fall asleep.

I'm Catherine Nikolai.

I read and write all the stories you hear

on nothing much happens.

With audio engineering by Bob Widdersheim.

Thank you for listening, raiding, and sharing what we do.

We donate to a different charity each week,

and this week we are giving to Brother Wolf.

Brother Wolf Animal Rescue enhances the lives of companion animals and the people who love them.

We have a link to them in our show notes.

Now, I have a story to tell you. It's a soft landing after your day. A quiet, safe place to rest your mind, and all you have to do is listen.

Just by following along with the sound of my voice, we'll deactivate your default mode network and turn on task mode

and you don't have to understand that for it to work. It just means you'll sleep. I'll tell it twice a little slower

the second time through. If you wake later in the night, turn a story right back on,

you'll drop right back off. This response builds over time, so be patient if you are new to this.

Now, lights out.

Set everything else aside.

It's all about comfort now.

There is nothing to do.

Your work is done for the day.

Take a deep breath in through your nose and sigh through the mouth.

Again, breathe in.

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