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Descend Into Decency

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Hi, Sleepy. I start on a rainy afternoon in Stockholm and go wherever my head takes me. Marble statues of sorrow. Craving sugar. A monk's TV room and a beard brushing my forehead. Carrying too many plastic bags. I talk about illusions and instant gratification. About loneliness. About disappointing…

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A podcast you don't have to listen to. Swedish storyteller Henrik Ståhl talks unscripted – calm, curious and just uninteresting enough to help you let go of the day.

Episodes
131
Since
2024
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Weekly
Price
Free

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About the show

A voice in the night that asks nothing of you

Henrik has helped Sweden fall asleep since 2018 with the country's biggest sleep podcast. Fall asleep with Henrik is the English sister show: the same unscripted, meandering calm – bedtime stories, gentle thoughts and the occasional lost train of thought.

You can of course listen while wide awake too. It's rather funny.

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calm cozy sleepy safe dreamy vibe

"calm cozy sleepy safe" that's it; that's the dreamy vibe!❤️

Little Patti · · Apple Podcasts

Helps me fall asleep

Henrik’s voice helps me to fall asleep when my mind won’t stop and my body keeps wanting to move!

spalmer515 · · Apple Podcasts

Lulling

Hi Sleepy, With no commercials to cause a wake up except at the start, this podcast has been my go-to to help me fall back to sleep. Henrik is just the right amount of entertaining with a soothing voice to lull you back to dreamy land.

Rainbo_Mo · · Apple Podcasts

My absolute favorite podcast!!

I’m so happy to have found this podcast. I listen every time I’m ready for sleep. I have listened to every episode over and over. It helps me to clear my mind and I always drift off to sleep. Keep the episodes coming!!

samlc69 · · Apple Podcasts

Thanks

Thanks I am taking final exams this week and so stressed out, and this helped me just chill out

E-dubsilson · · Apple Podcasts

Love

I really love this! It relaxes me and I sleep so well. You can call me Sleepy 😊. I hope you continue this podcast for a very long time. I’m from Ohio

Cindy0008S · · Apple Podcasts

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