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.

Audioengineering is by Bob Witterschheim.

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If you need an extra bit of coziness.

A beautiful book of our bedtime stories is coming out all over the world in a few months.

It will have many of your favorite stories, along with 16 new stories that will only ever appear in the book.

It also has really beautiful illustrations, recipes, guided meditations, and lots more.

To learn more, or to pre-order your copy, go to nothingmuchhappens.com.

Now let me say a little about how this podcast works.

Your brain needs a place to rest, a soft landing spot at the end of the day.

And the story I'm about to tell you is that place.

If you'll just follow along with the sound of my voice, and let the simple details of our story draw you in.

Your mind will settle, and you will sleep.

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

If you wake in the middle of the night, you could listen again, or just think back through any part of the story that you can remember.

And you'll drop right back off.

We're training your brain with each story, and each night of sleep.

You'll notice over time, as the habit builds, that you fall asleep faster and more easily.

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