Season 2

Nov. 4, 2025

When Grief Visits at Unexpected Times

Grief doesn't follow a schedule. It arrives uninvited—triggered by a song, a smell, or a random Tuesday morning. Michael explores how to be present with grief when it shows up unexpectedly, offering practical tools for honori...

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Oct. 28, 2025

The Night Baker's Kitchen

A peaceful sleep story set in a night bakery. Experience the meditative process of bread-making while the town sleeps—mixing sourdough, kneading dough, and enjoying the warm atmosphere of traditional baking. -- Follow Michael...

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Oct. 21, 2025

Finding Rest In The Middle Of Everything

Exhausted but can't stop? Feel like you're running on empty but life won't slow down? Michael shares how to find moments of rest even in the midst of busy seasons. You'll learn the art of micro-recovery, how to create rest wi...

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Oct. 12, 2025

The Lighthouse Keeper's Evening

In this short sleep story set in a peaceful lighthouse. Michael guides you through the gentle evening routine of a lighthouse keeper as day transitions to night, with soothing imagery of calm seas, rotating beacon light, and ...

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Oct. 7, 2025

Your Permission to Be Imperfect

You don't need to have it all figured out. You don't need to be perfect to be worthy of love. Michael offers a gentle reminder that your imperfections aren't flaws to fix—they're part of your humanity to embrace. Learn three ...

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Sept. 30, 2025

Coming Home to Connection

Join Michael as he guides you through a soothing bedtime story designed to help you settle into sleep. In the quiet comfort of Emma’s home, moonlight and treasured memories set the scene for her grandmother’s favorite tale of...

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Sept. 23, 2025

Loving Someone Through Their Seasons

How do you love someone who's struggling? How do you stay present when someone you care about is going through their own winter? Michael offers gentle guidance on supporting others without losing yourself, learning to hold sp...

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Sept. 16, 2025

The Library Beneath The Moon: A Children's Sleep Story

Tonight’s bedtime story is called The Library Beneath the Moon — a soft and whimsical journey to a magical library in the sky, where books float, stories whisper, and nothing at all is in a hurry. You’ll meet Maren, a curious...

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Sept. 9, 2025

The Stories We Tell Ourselves

The story you tell yourself about yourself becomes your reality. Michael explores how to recognize the narratives that no longer serve you and gently rewrite them with more compassion and truth. You'll learn to identify yo...

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Sept. 2, 2025

The Starlit Forest Journey: A Sleep Story

Tonight, you’re invited on a peaceful stroll through moonlit meadows and quiet forest paths in The Starlit Forest Journey — a gentle, dreamlike sleep story designed to lull your body and mind into deep rest. In this calming t...

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Aug. 26, 2025

The Gentle Power of Acceptance

What if the thing you're fighting hardest is exactly what you need to accept Michael explores the difference between acceptance and resignation, sharing how true acceptance can be the most powerful choice you make. You'll lea...

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Aug. 19, 2025

Lanterns Over Sky Lake

Slip out of the day’s noise and drift toward dreams as Michael guides you up a pine-scented mountain path, into a lantern-lit rowboat, and across the mirror-still waters of Sky Lake. Paper lanterns rise, crickets hush, and th...

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Aug. 12, 2025

What Your Younger Self Needs to Hear

What would you tell the younger version of yourself who was struggling, scared, or confused? Michael explores the healing power of self-compassion across time, sharing how to reparent yourself with the kindness you deserved t...

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July 29, 2025

Doing Less, Being More

In a world that glorifies busy, what if the secret to a meaningful life is actually doing less? Michael explores how to break free from the productivity trap and discover the profound peace that comes from simply being presen...

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July 8, 2025

Your Inner Weather Isn't You

Ever feel like one bad day means you’re broken? You’re not. In this episode, Michael gently reminds you that your thoughts and feelings aren’t the whole story—they’re just your inner weather. He shares three practices to help...

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July 1, 2025

How to Speak Kindly To Yourself

In this episode of Letting It Settle, Michael offers a gentle reminder: you're not meant to have it all figured out. You're human — and that means feeling tender, messy, and uncertain sometimes. But too often, we meet those m...

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June 17, 2025

When The World Feels Too Loud

Are you feeling overwhelmed by the noise of everyday life? You’re not imagining it—and you’re not alone. In this episode, Michael explores how to stay grounded when the world feels too loud to bear. Through personal stories, ...

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June 10, 2025

You Don't Have To Fix It To Feel It

What if your emotions weren’t problems to solve—but messages to receive? In this episode, Michael invites you to step away from the pressure to push through and instead practice the radical art of staying with what you feel. ...

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