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'll 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 the Trevor Project.

They work to support and safeguard LGBTQIA plus young people.

You can learn more in our show notes.

Before we dig in tonight, I just want to share something with you.

I hear from so many folks who are feeling anxious,

and I want to give you all the tools I can to help.

We have this show, we have our daytime version, and our guided meditation show, all of that linked in our notes.

And now we've added one more soothing aid to our offerings.

It's a weighted pillow designed to rest on your chest, lap, or be hugged close,

providing a comforting, grounded sensation to help you relax. These pillows provide deep pressure

stimulation, and that encourages your body to release natural calming

hormones while lowering stress hormones. I use one when I record. I have it right now on my lap.

So if you need extra help these days, I recommend it, and you can order it

through the link in our notes. Now here's how this works. We're going to do a little cognitive

reshuffling. We need your brain to have some little job to do,

a small, simple focal point in order for you to fall asleep.

And that job just amounts to you listening, following along with the simple shape of the story

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