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

No engineering is by Bob Witter-Shime.

Nothing much happens is a proud member of the Curiouscast podcast network.

Now is an especially good time to follow us on Instagram or Facebook or Twitter.

I'll be sharing some exciting news soon, about the ever-expanding world of nothing much

happens.

And chances are, I'll share it there first.

Now, let me say a bit about how this podcast works.

Just as your body needs a bed to sleep in, your mind needs a place to rest, some place

calm and safe and simple.

That's what the story is.

It's a sort of slot to fit your mind into.

And once you do, relaxation and sleep are right around the corner.

I'll tell the story twice and I'll go a little bit slower the second time through.

If you wake again in the middle of the night, walk yourself back through any details from

the story you can remember.

It'll slip your mind right back into its story slot.

And soon you'll be waking up tomorrow, feeling relaxed and refreshed.

This is brain training and with time you'll notice that you drop off sooner and that

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