I’ve been using this wonderful podcast to help me sleep through the night for years, and it’s a life-saver. However…is it just me, or have the inhales and exhales gotten louder? I’ll be just about to doze off (almost as soon as I hear “Welcome to—“ lol), and then the loud (to me) breaths wake me up.

I’m a nurse and this show has been so soothing for my fried nerves. The host’s gentle voice makes me feel so safe and calm. I snuggle up at night excited to fall asleep now. Side note: I was so excited when you referenced your ✨wife✨. From one sleepy queer woman to another- thank you 😌🌙✨

PEOPLE ARE SOOO RUDE KATHRINE KEEP SHINING AND SHOW THOSE JERKS WHO IS THE LEADER OF THIS PODCAST!

I used to use Calm or Headspace sleep stories to fall asleep, but these are much more effective for me as they have a coziness element that the other apps don’t have. I also really, really appreciate the slower second telling. I often wake up in the middle of the night and I always put it back on somewhere around the middle so I can get the soft and slow second telling.

I heard about this podcast thru the stay sober club. I tried it last night when I woke up at 4am and couldn’t go back to sleep. The calm voice and story were so peaceful and relaxing. Next thing I knew it was 6:30 am! Love it!

It helps me fall asleep and clear my mind but it does not help me fall asleep faster every night it is different how fast I fall asleep. I like this podcast but it does not improve my sleep overtime. I have been listening to this podcast for over a year now so I like it, it just doesn’t make my sleep improve overtime. I hope this review helps.

Your podcasts have me to sleep in 2 seconds 💖💖💖💖💖💖

I don’t know what kind of pixie dust sorcery you use to invoke the elusive power of blessed sleep, but I am here for it. I am all in. 🪄✨🌙 It isn’t boredom that brings about the drowsiness; like a lullaby, your stories - and your voice! - soothe and lull. Without fail, a third of the way into the repeat story, I am out like a light. And only minutes before, I feared I’d be up all night (again). Sleep is essential. Many thanks for all you do to bring it about. See you in my dreams! 😴💤🥰

I’m with you! Go Katherine! 🤬go down the 🕳! Also; your. Voice. sleeps. me. in. seconds!

You have such a soothing voice. Thank you for this podcast.

I had been trying this show out for free and it was very soothing until I started getting startled by loud intrusive ads. It made me laugh because of the irony. So, I wouldn’t bother with this show unless you’re going to pay for an ad free version. Otherwise, this won’t help you sleep. It will startle you out of sleep and put you more on edge. Why can’t they just whisper the ads? Anyway, I am moving on to other healthier options!

This is the only podcast I pay for. Worth every dime for a good night’s sleep.

I am a huge fan of all things sleep related and this one truly stands out. I played it for my two little boys last night and I have never seen my 4 year old knock out as quickly as he did. The voice is so calming and puts me at ease. The content matter is just the right amount of interesting but not too much so. It brings back warm fuzzy thoughts of childhood and it’s just TOP TIER!

✨don’t listen to the haters girlie! guys, a girl gotta keep the show going somehow not EVERYONE has premium and she donates AND pays for the first month of everyone’s membership so ONE ad is not gonna kill u! but reading the ones at the end would help and reading all of them actually bc ur calming voice doesn’t make a difference to a person asleep and the normal ad at the end sometimes wakes me up but there are def NOT too MANY ads. also i have adhd so that gives me a hard time sleeping and i actually get sleep paralysis demons~ (kinda embarrassing but i’m a christian so the devil and all that-) so this helped me ignore them (sleep paralysis demons that is) and helped me focus (my adhd) and help me sleep! so keep up the good work gurlie and to the people wanting to try this podcast out; not all the people with premium are writing the good reviews i haven’t bought premium (bc i’m a kid😝👊) and it still helps me and if u have adhd this is perfect for not getting distracted, my dad has adhd too and i showed it to him and he listens to it too!✨ ✌️🫰🍓🦋🌸🧋🌺⭐️🌅☀️🐚💅✨👐🌇💋

But, it would be real fun if there were 2 PEOPLE!!!!!!! (but I still ❤️ show!)

I have listened to exactly 0 stories the whole way through. The author’s voice soothes me to sleep within minutes as she tells her charming and cozy stories.

We absolutely love the show and I have an idea for a new video it could be called honeysuckles and summer winds and it could be about a summer day in a flower field

Love this podcast so much!!

Her cadence bugs me. Weird places in mid-sentences where she breaks. Voice getting old so not as soothing.

So calming and makes me fall asleep 😴 in about 5 seconds

I’ve listened to Katherine since 2022 ~ I think my 1st was actually Old Lang Syne. The integrated ads as she red them were unobtrusive and mellow. The new format with new and loud voices popping in, were enough to unfollow.

What a wonderful way to fall asleep and get the much needed rest we all need. Has worked wonders on me.

Just when I start to relax, another ad starts. Frustrating.

This show is the only thing that helps me fall asleep and stay asleep. The minute I hear your voice I am immediately calmer and relaxed. Thank you for all your effort and work. It’s needed and appreciated.

This podcast is wonderful I fall asleep to it every night and the stories are very calming as well. I see lots of people complaining about ads, and some people being downright rude. But, you just need to listen to the 5 most recent episodes it’s not that hard don’t complain about something you can easily solve. Other people were being jerks and saying “Oh she puts profit over people, the subscription is so expensive, especially in today’s economy” No it’s not! It’s only $36.50 for the WHOLE YEAR. That’s a very good deal if you listen every day or almost every day.

This is the only podcast that truly helps me fall asleep, your voice and stories are so soothing. I struggle with falling asleep at night and everything else makes my mind wander or there voices annoy me, yours is the only one that doesn’t!! Your voice and stories are incredible. Thank you!! Keep making these free podcasts

It’s good, but I wish that you were still reading the ads yourself. It’s much harder to fall asleep to now, but I sometimes still use it to fall asleep. My favorite episode is ship in a bottle. Pls start reading the ads again

This podcast works so well for me. I usually have a lot of trouble falling and staying asleep but this helps tremendously with both. It’s like magic, idk how they do it!

I started listening to this to help me fall asleep. I literally can’t wait each night to to see if there’s another episode coming up. These stories are so calming yet so creative.

i have adhd and insomnia and this is so amazing 10/10

This show is clearly the product of many years of multiple skills from multiple ppl combined. I appreciate it and everyone involved so much💕. I do miss the gender neutrality of earlier shows cause it took away so much unnecessary details, but I understand writing that way adds difficulty and time Will y’all please do an encore episode of “Leaf House” ? Maybe you don’t even need an encore, but a replay week so y’all can get some time off cause it’s so good. Waxing poetic about spiderwebs and backyard sheds with window boxes is what originally stole my heart🖤✨🌈

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I love this podcast so much it’s the best thing I’ve ever heard you have such a soothing voice and it puts me in to sleep without this podcast I “can’t sleep” trust me I’ve tried to sleep without this podcast. Also, I am a kid and I am 11. Do you have any merchandise for kids? I think it’s a good idea for the next wind down box. You could do a kids wind down box! It is amazing that you could do three podcasts at once! Nothing much happens, the village of nothing much,and first this. You do a great job. P.s. maybe an episode of which the inn before the innkeeper got the inn and after the inn keeper got the inn. Before-🏚️. After-🏨

I can’t fall asleep to it. I’ve tried many, many times. Thankful it helps others, just not for me. Best wishes

I’ve listened for 3 years and now blaring ads have ruined it. Not many people can afford a subscription in today’s Economy, me being one of them. Thanks for putting profit over people. I thought you were better .

Nothing Much Happens is such a great podcast. It has really helped me with my sleep. The stories are so wonderfully crafted, and they put me to sleep instantly. Thanks so much Kathryn and Bob!!

You know? Like the kitty in your stories? Whatever- I LOVE the show. Your voice is soooo soothing. Honestly, the ads really don’t bother me, I understand why you need them and it gives me more time to get situated. Thank you, really, this show is amazing.

This may be the best thing that has happened in my bedroom in 10 years

I’m so thankful I discovered this podcast a couple years ago. I’ve had trouble sleeping my whole life, and this has really helped a lot to turn my brain off at night. It kind of does the same thing as reading a book except I can lay in the dark with my eyes closed and go straight to sleep. I wish Kathryn would do more stories that are about nighttime or rainy/cloudy days. The stories about morning sunshine and the smell of coffee always wake me up more when I’m trying to relax. Shout out to Bob Wittersheim! I always love saying his name with Kathryn in the intro.

I love this podcast so much. I heard about it on another podcast and thought I’d give it a try. I find it so relaxing and it completely takes my mind off whatever is in my brain. The only drawback is that I fall asleep mid story on the first run and I never know how it ends! 😂 It’s also the first podcast I’ve paid to subscribe to because I find Kathryn’s work masterful! Thank you for this podcast!

Yes. Totally AMAZING!! Stories, meditations, voice, pacing, intro- all of it- the whole thing. So deceptively simple -so magical . I can rarely get to the end of a story or even a 10/11. minute meditation. I have introduced this to my Yoga students and friends- Pretty universally loved in this neighborhood. Hypnotic on some level as the stories are so effective in bringing fairly hardcore insomniacs to sleep. Really fantastic! Thank you! More meditations please!!! Longer meditations please. Thank you again.

At least read the ads in ur calm voice. Absolute trash with the disruptive ads.

It helps me sleep but the adds are a little annoying like if I am listening to a 40 minute episode there will be 7-10 minutes of adds !!!!!!!Thank you so much for addressing the add situation !!!!!! I especially love “The Pantry ” and “A Cool Walk and a Hot Bath” I listen them and I fall asleep in a snap🫰🏻

I used to love this show and looked forward to a new episode each week on Sundays. Then, most of the new episodes switched over to being for paid subscribers only, but at least there were still some new episodes for people who cannot afford a paid subscription. There were more ads, but at least they were still Kathryn Nicolai reading them. Now, there are regular, horrible blaringly loud ads at the beginning of the episodes. This is so disappointing and is the opposite of what I thought this show stood for.

Magic! Pure magic. By the way it is Otto and thank you so very much for the signed book! I love it! Please make more episodes of this! Pretty please 🙏 ( how can people give this one star? Like what ). Can you please feature me in one of your episodes? Please? Please, please, please? Can you please answer my back to my review?

Used to be, if I woke up after 4:00 am I would rarely fall back to sleep. Now I hit Replay and off I go for another couple hours of much-needed sleep. Changes my whole perspective on the day ahead. Many thanks.

But the new ads are horrible. I may be looking elsewhere.

As somebody who has been listening to this show for 2 years, I can truly say that yes, this does work, and yes, it is absolutely life changing. In my experience, Nothing Much Happens works better than anything I’ve tried, even melatonin! If you are struggling with sleeplessness, definitely give this a try.

Got introduced from my sister after a long flight, bad jetlag. It worked so easily! Even when you need to force yourself to a quick nap. Even to patients complaining about trouble sleeping, I tell them to tune into this because I believe in it so much.

Don’t stop, ok?