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

You feel good and then you fall asleep.

I'm Katherine Nicolai.

I write and read all the stories you hear on nothing much happens.

My engineering is by Bob Witterschheim.

My book, also called Nothing Much Happens, is available wherever books are sold.

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Your mind needs a place to rest.

Without one it will likely wander off and keep you up.

The story I'm about to tell you is like a nest to settle your mind into.

Just by listening to the sound of my voice and the simple shape of the tail, you'll begin

to train your brain to stay in the nest, to rest and to sleep.

I'll tell the story twice, going a little slower the second time through.

If you wake in the middle of the night, try thinking your way back through any parts of

the story you can remember.

Or even just walking yourself through a fond memory.

We're building better sleep habits and that takes a bit of time and patience.

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