Welcome to 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, Catherine Nicolai, with audio engineering by Bob Wittersheim.

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

and good sleep.

You can also follow us on Instagram and Facebook for a bit of extra coziness.

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

This podcast is designed to put you to sleep or to just help you relax.

I'll tell you a story to give your busy mind a sweet to put you to sleep, or to just help you relax.

I'll tell you a story to give your busy mind a sweet place to lie down.

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

Just listen to the sound of my voice and follow along with the details of the story.

And before you know it, you'll be drifting into deep, restful sleep.

If you wake later in the night, just think back through the bits of the story that you can remember.

This puts your brain right back on track for sleep, rather than letting it wander and race.

The more you listen, the more your sleep will improve as we are training your brain for better sleep

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Responders are ready to support you no matter what you're going through.

Now it's time to stop looking at and checking things.

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