Podcast
Rest: Sleepy Bedtime Stories
Hosted by Jessika Gössl · EN
Rest is a bedtime story podcast for adults, designed to help you drift off to sleep with calming narration.
Whether you're trying to escape daily stresses, calm your thoughts, or find a peaceful companion for the night, join popular sleep narrator Jessika Gössl as she reads bedtime stories that will gently guide you into a deep, restful sleep.
Each episode is crafted to ease you into relaxation, making bedtime a tranquil and comforting experience. If you're searching for the perfect bedtime story to quiet your mind, you've come to the right place.
Whether you're trying to escape daily stresses, calm your thoughts, or find a peaceful companion for the night, join popular sleep narrator Jessika Gössl as she reads bedtime stories that will gently guide you into a deep, restful sleep.
Each episode is crafted to ease you into relaxation, making bedtime a tranquil and comforting experience. If you're searching for the perfect bedtime story to quiet your mind, you've come to the right place.
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When the Fair Came to Shrewsbury on a Tudor Morning 🏰🌙 - A Bedtime Story for Grown-Ups
2w ago00:29:16Tap to summarizeIt 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 the morning will hold you, gently and without condition, until you sleep.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 everyone deserves a moment of peace and calm at the end of the day. I'm so glad you're here.🌙 Download a free Rest bedtime story — "The Library Between Dreams": restpodcast.beehiiv.com✨ Find everything Rest in one place: linktr.ee/RestPodcast📱 Instagram: instagram.com/unwindwithrest ▶️ YouTube: youtube.com/@UnwindWithRest🎙️ If Rest has ever helped you sleep — a review on Apple Podcasts or a rating on Spotify helps more grown-ups find their way here.Music from Uppbeathttps://uppbeat.io/t/tranquilium/still-centerLicense code: NSWMHWI9IHSYGQQP
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The Wolf's Tale: A Little Red Riding Hood Story 🐺🌙
3w ago00:25:51Tap to summarizeYou 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 this podcast because I believe everyone deserves a moment of peace and calm at the end of the day. I'm so glad you're here 🌙Support Rest:Rate the show on Spotify and leave comments on your favourite episodesLeave me a review on Apple PodcastsSubscribe to my YouTube channelConnect with Rest:Stay up to date with all things Rest on Instagram Music from Uppbeathttps://uppbeat.io/t/tranquilium/boundlessLicense code: YAZQVYDTVAJI1GOG
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The Lullaby of Dreams - A Peaceful Bedtime Story for Grownups
4w ago00:28:40Tap to summarizeTonight, 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 Jessika Gössl 🎙️Written by Grace Ford✍️ 🌙 Follow Rest so there's always a story waiting when you need one. Has the Library Between Dreams helped you sleep? Drop a 📖 on this episode and let me know - it means so much to hear from you.I'm Jessika - storyteller, narrator, and the English voice behind Rest. I created this podcast because I believe everyone deserves a moment of peace and calm at the end of the day. I'm so glad you're here 🌙Support Rest:Rate the show on Spotify and leave comments on your favourite episodesLeave me a review on Apple PodcastsSubscribe to my YouTube channelConnect with Rest:Stay up to date with all things Rest on Instagram Music from Uppbeathttps://uppbeat.io/t/tranquilium/roseLicense code: IAZCKRYDDNA4TAZL
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The Atlas of Dreams - A Magical Bedtime Story for Adults
May 500:31:01Tap to summarizeTonight, the map to sweet dreams is waiting for you... 🗺️🌙Deep inside the Library Between Dreams, the Librarian is holding something different tonight. Not a book — a map. A map not drawn with ink, but with mist, lullabies and that quiet moment just before sleep takes 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.You don't need to do anything except follow.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 a 🗺️ on this episode and tell me which story is your favourite so far - I'd love to know.I'm Jessika - storyteller, narrator, and the English voice behind Rest. I created this podcast because I believe everyone deserves a moment of peace and calm at the end of the day. I'm so glad you're here 🌙Support Rest:Rate the show on Spotify and leave comments on your favourite episodesLeave me a review on Apple PodcastsSubscribe to my YouTube channelConnect with Rest:Stay up to date with all things Rest on Instagram Music from Uppbeathttps://uppbeat.io/t/tranquilium/roseLicense code: CFSHDAI8LHFKMNPC
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Heidi — Chapter 5: Two Visits and What Came of Them (A Cozy Bedtime Story for Adults)
Apr 2800:28:50Tap to summarizeSpring has come to Heidi's mountain — but so has an unwelcome visitor ⛰️🐐 In tonight's chapter, the world below the mountain comes knocking, and everything is about to change.Each month I read a chapter of Johanna Spyri's beloved classic "Heidi". A classic story of love, nature and belonging set in the Swiss Alps. Follow along and enjoy the journey one chapter at a time.Follow for NEW Bedtime Stories every Tuesday at 6pm (GMT) 💤I'm Jessika - storyteller, narrator, and the English voice behind Rest. I created this podcast because I believe everyone deserves a moment of peace and calm at the end of the day. I'm so glad you're here 🌙Support Rest:Rate the show on Spotify and leave comments on your favourite episodesLeave me a review on Apple PodcastsSubscribe to my YouTube channelConnect with Rest:Stay up to date with all things Rest on Instagram (This is the place to help me decide what stories to read next!)Music from Uppbeathttps://uppbeat.io/t/tranquilium/ambient-lullLicense code: 1P6UWZ6INYUZYQJZ
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A Gentle Morning in a Lavender Field - Slow & Dreamy Bedtime Story for Grown-Ups
Apr 2100:23:51Tap to summarizeTonight, 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 here, and nothing is asked of you either.Narrated by Jessika Gössl🎙️Follow Rest so there's always a story waiting when you need one 🌙Have you ever been somewhere that made time feel completely different? Drop a 💜 on this episode - I'd love to know where it was.Support Rest:Rate the show on Spotify and leave comments on your favourite episodesLeave me a review on Apple PodcastsSubscribe to my YouTube channelConnect with Rest:Stay up to date with all things Rest on Instagram (This is the place to help me decide what stories to read next!)Music from Uppbeathttps://uppbeat.io/t/tranquilium/still-centerLicense code: QIC3VEZ39CMTIE2T
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A Lazy Day at the Farmers Market - Sleepy Bedtime Story
Apr 1400:37:31Tap to summarizeIn 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.🌻This bedtime story made me smile as I read it - I hope it does the same for you (.. a sleepy smily of course) Narrated by Jessika Gössl🎙️ 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 child? Drop a 🌻 on this episode - I'd love to know.Support Rest:Rate the show on Spotify and leave comments on your favourite episodesLeave me a review on Apple PodcastsSubscribe to my YouTube channelConnect with Rest:Stay up to date with all things Rest on Instagram (This is the place to help me decide what stories to read next!)Music from Uppbeathttps://uppbeat.io/t/tranquilium/still-centerLicense code: AQORNPESLYRO4THP
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The Secret Garden: When Spring Came - A Cozy Bedtime Story for Adults
Apr 700:26:21Tap to summarizeTonight I'm taking you somewhere I've been looking forward to sharing with you for a long time. 🌿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. Narrated by Jessika Gössl🎙️ Follow Rest so there's always a story waiting when you need one 🌙 Have you read The Secret Garden? Drop a 🌿 on this episode and let me know - I'd love to hear what this story means to you.Support Rest:Rate the show on Spotify and leave comments on your favourite episodesLeave me a review on Apple PodcastsSubscribe to my YouTube channelConnect with Rest:Stay up to date with all things Rest on Instagram (This is the place to help me decide what stories to read next!)Music from Uppbeathttps://uppbeat.io/t/tranquilium/arrivalLicense code: XVHPXCHY7T2PJAAP
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Heidi — Chapter 4: The Visit to Grandmother (A Cozy Bedtime Story for Adults)
Mar 3100:39:44Tap to summarizeDown 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 🏔️Each month I read a chapter of Johanna Spyri's beloved classic "Heidi". A classic story of love, nature and belonging set in the Swiss Alps. Follow along and enjoy the journey one chapter at a time.Follow for NEW Bedtime Stories every Tuesday at 6pm (GMT) 💤I'm Jessika - storyteller, narrator, and the English voice behind Rest. I created this podcast because I believe everyone deserves a moment of peace and calm at the end of the day. I'm so glad you're here 🌙Support Rest:Rate the show on Spotify and leave comments on your favourite episodesLeave me a review on Apple PodcastsSubscribe to my YouTube channelConnect with Rest:Stay up to date with all things Rest on Instagram (This is the place to help me decide what stories to read next!)Music from Uppbeathttps://uppbeat.io/t/tranquilium/ambient-lullLicense code: OMKC49TSTTMCN23D
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The Night Train - A Gentle Sleep Story for Adults
Mar 2400:31:51Tap to summarizeTonight, 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. 🌙Support us:Rate the show on Spotify and leave comments on your favourite episodesLeave us a review on Apple PodcastsSubscribe to our YouTube channelConnect with Us:Stay up to date with all our latest news on our Instagram.Music from Uppbeathttps://uppbeat.io/t/tranquilium/boundlessLicense code: GJ50KGM6TOYDBJ58
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