Better Sleep and More Mindful Days

Better Sleep and More Mindful Days

Kathryn Nicolai joins Loving Later Life to discuss sleep, mindfulness, storytelling, and the practices that help create more restful nights and calmer days.

As the creator of Nothing Much Happens, Kathryn has helped millions of listeners develop healthier relationships with sleep through bedtime stories inspired by ordinary moments. In this conversation, she shares the techniques behind the podcast, the role mindfulness plays in creating lasting change, and why small daily habits can have a profound impact on wellbeing.

The discussion also explores Kathryn's experience living with aphantasia, a condition that affects mental imagery, and how it has shaped her creativity, memory, and storytelling process.

Topics discussed:

• Better sleep habits

• Mindfulness and meditation

• Storytelling as a sleep tool

• Building sustainable routines

• Living with aphantasia

• Creativity and imagination

• Nervous system regulation

• The origins of Nothing Much Happens