The Willow Tree

Nothing much happens: bedtime stories to help you sleep

Wellness Loud

Fiction, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 10.2K Ratings

🗓️ 10 March 2025

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Our story tonight is called The Willow Tree, and it’s a story about the first signs of spring on an open field beside a lake. It’s also about stepping stones, a bench up high on the bluff, geese paddling at the shore, tall rubber boots, a breeze that blows the hat from your head and the calm quiet that comes when you stop chasing some other moment and make a home in this one. We give to a different charity each week and this week we are giving to A Home for Hooves Sanctuary. They offer a forever home for rescued farmed animals. Visit our partner page to learn about the products featured in our ads. Order your own NMH weighted pillow now! Subscribe for ad-free, bonus and extra long episodes now, as well as ad-free and early episodes of Stories from the Village of Nothing Much! Search for NMH Premium channel on Apple podcast or follow this link. Listen to our daytime show Stories from the Village of Nothing Much on your favorite podcast app. Join us tomorrow morning for a meditation.

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0:00.0	If you're listening, you know self-care is vital for overall wellness,
0:05.8	but it can be hard to prioritize yourself and ask for what you need.
0:10.1	If you're a veteran going through a tough time,
0:13.3	there are people who want to listen and help with no pressure or judgment.
0:19.0	Dial 988, then press 1. Chat at veteranscrisisline.net or text 838255 to reach the
0:29.1	Veterans Crisis Line. Responders are ready to support you no matter what you're going through.
0:36.8	Welcome to Bed stories for everyone,
0:42.1	in which nothing much happens.
0:46.2	You feel good, and then you fall asleep.
0:51.7	I'm Catherine Nikolai.
0:59.0	I create everything you hear, and nothing much happens.
1:03.0	Audio engineering is by Bob Wittersheim.
1:13.7	We give to a different charity each week, and this week we are giving to a home for hooves sanctuary.
1:22.3	They offer a forever home for rescued farmed animals. You can learn more about them in our show notes. If you are looking for more ways to invite coziness into your life, we have some ideas for that.
1:33.4	We just put together a coloring pack with a nothing much happens mini coloring book, colored pencils,
1:41.8	and a downloadable exclusive story.
1:45.5	It's such a nice gift.
1:47.7	We also have our signature, Bob Wittersheim T-shirt,
1:52.1	our weighted pillow and wind-down box,
1:55.4	our premium subscriptions and autographed books.
1:59.4	It's all at Nothing much happens.com.
2:03.6	Now, I've made a place for you to rest your mind. A very simple story to pull around you,
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