Rest: Sleepy Bedtime Stories

Can't sleep? Escape to The Floral Atelier — a cozy village flower shop where there are buckets of autumn chrysanthemums and dahlias waiting to be arranged, hot tea to drink and the steady patter of rain on the windows.   A slow, cozy bedtime story for adults told in a calm female voice to help with insomnia, overthinking and nighttime anxiety. 🌧️ Sound effects: gentle rain + soft ambient music 💤...

Can't sleep? Escape to The Sleepy Crumb — a cozy village bakery where there's warm lamplight, apple and cinnamon buns and steady rain on the windows. Fall asleep fast with this cozy rain sounds sleep story for adults.  🌧️ Sound effects: gentle rain + soft ambient music 💤 Perfect for: falling asleep fast, stress relief, anxiety at night, and cozy rainy night relaxation 🔊 For the best experience,...

Can't sleep? Fall asleep fast in a cozy train hiding from the rain — a sleep story for grown ups with gentle rain sounds for sleep and soft music to quiet racing thoughts. Tonight, step in from the rainy platform into warm lamplight, soft seats and quiet windows that feel like they've been waiting for you. Let the rain on the glass and low, relaxing music slow your breathing and carry you off to s...

Can't sleep? Fall asleep fast in a lighthouse on a starry night - a cozy sleep story for grown-ups with gentle ocean waves and soft music throughout. Tonight, escape to the island of Lumera with Mabel, the Lighthouse Keeper. Step in from the cool night air into warm lamplight, climb the spiral stairs to the lantern room as the lens turns softly above you, and watch a rare meteor shower cross the s...

Can't sleep? Fall asleep fast in a secret treehouse hideaway high in the rainforest - a cozy sleep story with gentle rain, rainforest ambience and soft music throughout. Tonight, step off the damp forest floor and climb a creaking wooden walkway into warm lamplight above the canopy, past orchids and butterflies, over a clear stream, to a small wooden hideaway tucked deep in the treetops. Settle in...

Can't sleep? Fall asleep fast to 5 and a 1/2 hours of classic fairytales for sleep, read slowly for grown-ups with gentle rain sounds throughout and soft music. This cozy bedtime compilation gathers 13 classic bedtime stories for adults in one uninterrupted sleep story — no interruptions, no loud changes, just calm narration to help you unwind, relax, and drift off. 💤 Settle in, you don't need to...

Can't sleep? Fall asleep fast in a Victorian mansion that remembers you — a cozy sleep story for grown ups with gentle rain and soft music to quiet racing thoughts. Tonight, step in from the rainy street into warm lamplight, creaking wood and quiet rooms that feel like they've been waiting for you. Let the rain on the windows and low, relaxing music for sleep slow your breathing and carry you off...

Can't sleep? Fall asleep fast in Mr. Whitlock's cozy clock repair shop on a rainy night — a calming sleep story for grown-ups with immersive rain sounds throughout. Tonight, step in from the rainy street into a warm, dry clock shop filled with golden lamplight, shelves of ticking clocks, and the smell of old wood and warm tea. Mr. Whitlock, the Snooze-Button Repairman, believes five extra minutes...

Can't sleep? Escape to Thistledown Books — a tiny rainy bookshop where the fire is always lit, the tea is always warm, and a tabby cat sleeps on the counter. Fall asleep fast with this cozy rain sounds sleep story for adults.  🌧️ Sound effects: gentle rain 💤 Perfect for: falling asleep fast, stress relief, anxiety at night, and cozy rainy night relaxation 🔊 For the best experience, listen out lo...

Can't sleep? Escape to a small wooden cabin deep in the woods while a thunderstorm rolls through the pines 🌧️⛈️ Sound effects: gentle rain and thunder  Let the steady rain on the roof, distant thunder, and crackling fireplace do the work of getting you to sleep. This cozy sleep story with rain and thunder sounds is designed for grown-ups who need to feel safe, warm, and held — until you drift off....

On a rainy afternoon, Ava discovers a forgotten photo album in her grandparents' attic. When she pauses on a single faded photograph, she's carried to a heartwarming place she never expected.📷 Writer: Alicia Steffann✍️  Follow Rest so there's always a story waiting when you need one 😊 Does a song, a smell or an old photograph ever take you straight back to childhood? Drop a 📷 on this episode. I...

In tonight's bedtime story, two siblings set up a lemonade stand at the end of their quiet street with a handpainted sign 🍋  As the afternoon grows warmer, their neighbours start to arrive, and through each cup of lemonade, we learn a little about everyone who lives on this quiet street.  Follow Rest so there's always a story waiting when you need one 😊 Did you ever have a lemonade stand as a ch...

Tonight, Alice follows a White Rabbit down a rabbit-hole, and everything she thought she knew about the world goes wonderfully, impossibly sideways 🐇  This is Chapters 1 and 2 of Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll; the beginning of one of the most magical stories ever written, read slowly and softly for the part of you that just needs to fall gently into somewhere extraordinary.  Drop a 🐇 if A...

It is a summer morning in 1530, and the fair has come to Shrewsbury 🏰  Tonight you'll wander through the cloth merchants and the food stalls, past the spice trader whose wares have travelled through a dozen countries to reach this square, past the glove-maker's beautiful rows and the travelling players on the market cross steps — before finding your bench in the shade of an old elm tree, where th...

You know the story of Little Red Riding Hood... But you've never heard it like this 🐺🧺 Tonight, we follow the wolf, as he tracks something dangerous moving through his forest toward a red-hooded girl and a little cottage at the end of the trees. Follow Rest so there's always a story waiting when you need one. 🌙 I'm Jessika - storyteller, narrator, and the English voice behind Rest. I created th...

Tonight, the Librarian is holding something that hums 📖✨ We return to the Library Between Dreams... but tonight it opens into a garden where lullabies grow like flowers, where drowsy bees drift between blossoms and where the river that runs through the centre of everything rocks you slowly, gently, further into sleep than you have ever been. The Book of Lullabies is waiting for you. Narrated by...

Tonight, the map to sweet dreams is waiting for you... 🗺️🌙 Tonight's journey will take you to the Foggy Shore of Yawns, through the Weighted Hills, and into the deepest, most velvet-dark cavern you have ever rested in. Narrated by Jessika Gössl 🎙️ Written by Grace Ford✍️  🔔 Follow Rest so there's always a story waiting when you need one.  Have you visited the Library Between Dreams before? Drop...

Spring has come to Heidi's mountain — but so has an unwelcome visitor ⛰️🐐 In tonight's chapter, of Johanna Spyri's beloved classic, the world below the mountain comes knocking, and everything is about to change. Follow Rest so there's always a story waiting when you need one 😊 I'm Jessika - storyteller, narrator, and the English voice behind Rest. I created this podcast because I believe everyon...

Tonight, I'm taking you to the lavender fields of Provence 🪻🌿 A young woman named Elise wakes early at her grandmother's farmhouse in the south of France and steps outside into the most peaceful morning imaginable. Long rows of lavender stretching into the mist, the hum of bees arriving with the warmth, an orange cat appearing to sit beside her on a weathered old bench. Nothing is asked of her h...

In tonight’s bedtime story, we spend the laziest, most golden morning at a farmers market in Melbourne, Australia with Leo and his grandfather — pausing to smell spices, taste wild raspberries, watch cheese being made and collect small treasures along the way.🌻 🎙️ Follow Rest so there's always a story waiting when you need one 🌙  Did you have a grandparent who took you somewhere special as a chi...

Tonight, we're stepping into The Secret Garden, written by Frances Hodgson Burnett, at the most beautiful moment of all. Spring has arrived, the garden is waking up and two children move quietly through the green, barely daring to breathe, as a robin builds his nest in the corner.  🎙️ Follow Rest so there's always a story waiting when you need one. Have you read The Secret Garden? Drop a 🌿 on thi...

Down the path, in a small and humble cottage, someone special is waiting for Heidi. A meeting is about to take place that will leave a mark on both their hearts for a very long time 🏔️ A beloved classic written by Johanna Spyri. Follow Rest so there's always a story waiting when you need one 😊 I'm Jessika - storyteller, narrator, and the English voice behind Rest. I created this podcast because I...

Tonight, we're travelling somewhere between the waking world and the world of dreams. Deep beneath the city, a train has stopped, and three unlikely companions must venture further underground than anyone has gone before.  Host & Narrator: Jessika Gössl 🌙  Writer: Betty Mbandu ✍️  Follow Rest so there's always a story waiting when you need one.  I'm Jessika - storyteller, narrator, and the En...

Fall asleep in the Hundred Acre Wood🍯🧸 Tonight, we'll follow Winnie-the-Pooh through the soft, golden world of A.A. Milne's classic story. In this first chapter, there will be honey bees, a quiet forest, and the sweet simple friendship of Christopher Robin and Pooh Bear. Follow Rest so there's always a story waiting when you need one. I'm Jessika - storyteller, narrator, and the English voice be...

Drift into sleep with a peaceful nighttime visit to the British Museum 🌙🏛️ Stroll through quiet halls and softly lit galleries after hours, where centuries of history surround you and leads you into rest. If you’d enjoy more bedtime stories set in England, feel free to leave a comment and let me know 💤 Support us: Rate the show on Spotify and leave comments on your favourite episodes Leave us a...