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

You feel good and then you fall asleep.

I'm Catherine Nicolai.

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

Audioengineering is by Bob Witter-Shine.

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

In a few weeks, we'll be launching a special version of the show.

It costs a few dollars a month and gives you access to add free versions of my stories,

as well as bonus stories that won't be available anywhere else.

I'll be telling you more about it soon. It would make a fantastic Mother's Day gift.

So please follow Nothing Much Happens on Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter to stay in the loop.

Now, I have a story to tell you. When the story is a place to rest your mind.

Especially at night, our minds can feel so busy and overloaded, like an overwhelmed clock.

Just by following along with my voice and the general shape of the story,

your mind can passively unwind.

Soon you'll be ticking along at your own natural pace, sleeping deeply, and waking up feeling

rested and relaxed.

I'll tell the story twice, and I'll go a little slower on the second read through.

If you wake in the middle of the night and feel your mind winding back up, you could listen

again or just think your way through any part of the story you remember or even any soothing

memory. It will shift networks in your brain and help you to drop right back off.

This, like most anything, gets better with practice, so be patient if you are new to it.

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