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Mental Health · Erik Ireland

Listen To Sleep - Quiet Bedtime Stories & Meditations

by Erik Ireland

Stories to calm your thinking mind and help you find your way back to yourself, read by your mountain grandpa from his cozy mountain cabin in Northern California. For less than $5/month, supporters get access over 500 premium, ad-free episodes, including nature sounds and eight classic audiobooks. Subscribe in Apple Podcasts or at https://www.listentosleep.com/support/. 💜 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Latest episodes

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The Snail on the Step - The Story of a Girl Who Wanted to Write

#35 trending · Mental Health

Noor could read now, all by herself. Writing, it turned out, was a different thing. You can get my new book, Awaken Your Myth, at https://awakenyourmyth.com/book/. Yo

Oct 5
41 min

Bodhi and Joey and the Acorn Jay - A Gentle Story About Things That Grow in Their Own Time

Acorns fall on the cabin roof, a jay tucks them into the earth, and Bodhi and Joey settle into the slow turning of autumn on the mountain. You can get my new book, Awak

Sep 27
37 min

The Even Middle - Part Two: The Ridge

Two girls from opposite sides of an old boundary follow the light from the night before to the top of a ridge, not knowing what, or who, they'll find there. You can get

Sep 20
35 min

The Even Middle - Part One: The Vigil

A girl spends her coming-of-age night alone in the forest, keeping an old vigil her people have kept for generations, until something unexpected catches her eye across th

Sep 13
39 min

The Chrysalis - The Story of the Transformation of a Monarch

Before a caterpillar becomes a butterfly, it has to disappear completely first. You can get my new book, Awaken Your Myth, at https://awakenyourmyth.com/book/. Please l

Sep 6
38 min

The Bakery at Dawn - The Story of a Starter and the Hands that Tend It

Iris spent her twenties sure she didn't want to spend her life in a bakery. She's opened the same one before dawn every day since. You can get my new book, Awaken Your

Aug 30
35 min

The Quiet Cove - Two Porpoises and an Afternoon with Nowhere to Be

The best hunter in her family rarely stops moving. Then, for one golden afternoon, she does. You can get my new book, Awaken Your Myth, at https://awakenyourmyth.com/bo

Aug 23
34 min

Tenzin's Dam - A Story About What Outlives Your Own Two Paws

An old beaver who built the biggest dam in Canada finds a new way to be useful once his teeth can no longer do the work. You can get my new book, Awaken Your Myth, at h

Aug 16
34 min

Larkspur Cove - A Story of Seeing What Others Don’t

A painfully honest young man arrives in a small coastal town and befriends the one person everyone else has agreed not to see. You can get my new book, Awaken Your Myth

Aug 9
33 min

The Mill in the Hollow - A Tale of Finding Shelter in Each Other

A quiet bedtime story about four unlikely companions who build a home together by learning to lean on each other. Follow a horse, a goat, a goose, and a fox as an early w

Aug 2
33 min

Fenn and the Long Way Home - A Journey to the Sea and Back

A gentle bedtime story about growing, letting go, and finding the way home again. Follow Fenn, a young rainbow trout born in a quiet Northern California creek, as instinc

Jul 24
38 min

The Horn of Ragnar - A Tale of Friendship and Remembrance

Einar walks a stretch of coastline with his lifelong friend to scatter his father’s ashes in the cove where he first taught them to swim. Along the way, cherished memorie

Jul 19
29 min

Grandpa’s River - A Story of Finding Life’s Flow

A gentle story about a girl and her grandfather on a day-long river journey, and the quiet lessons that pass between them without ever being said aloud. It follows them f

Jul 12
33 min

The Lookout - A Story of Climbing Above the Noise

A slow, sensory story about elevation, silence, and the particular peace of a job that asks only for attention. We’ll follow a weary traveler up a two-day mountain trail

Jul 5
40 min

Lamplight at the Hall - A Story of Cozy Companionship

A cozy story about a reunion of two best friends. On a rainy day, Bramwell prepares the hall for a visitor who may never arrive and falls in love with his family home all

Jun 28
37 min

The Owl on the Road - A Story for Trusting the Dark You Can't See Through

A dreamy story about trusting what you can't fully see. A weary traveler loses the road in the dark, and the unlikely guide who finds him won't explain the way, only ask

Jun 20
36 min

Maren & the Dragons - A Story of an Obstacle That Becomes an Invitation

A gentle story about moving through life’s challenges and what might be waiting on the other side. Maren has spent twelve years moving dragons along, but one won't be mov

Jun 14
36 min

The Slow River - A Story for the Questions That Don’t Have a Shape Yet

A slow, quiet story about sitting with not-knowing until it gets a little easier to carry. Rue the otter has something on his mind and goes to the river, where Amos the b

Jun 7
36 min

The Unlit Wick - A Story of Letting the Fire Rest

A quiet hero's journey into the unnamed space between one life and the next, for anyone who has ever stood at the edge of something they couldn't yet see. Meet Silas, a m

May 30
34 min

The Unmapping - A Journey Back to Yourself

A story about solitude, wonder, and the quiet joy of coming back to yourself. A woman packs one broken suitcase and follows her heart to a small stone town in rural Spain

May 24
36 min

Chart trend

Position in the Mental Health chart (US), last 90 days.

#6
all-time peak
6
days in the top 10 since Nov 2024

Chart positions

Where Listen To Sleep - Quiet Bedtime Stories & Meditations ranks today in each Apple Podcasts chart (US, Oct 6, 2026).

#123 ▲ 4 Health & Fitness US
#40 ▲ 2 Mental Health US

What listeners say

A curated, balanced selection of Apple Podcasts reviews.

I listen to two different sleep casts and Erik’s is definitely my favorite. His voice is authentic and soothing. The subject matter of his stories evoke deep reflection and I’ve even had spiritual breakthroughs in my sleep! Bonus that I also have a dog named Bodhi ♥️😌😍

Hoopalicious · Aug 2026

This podcast is awesome! I’ve tried many different sleep podcasts, and this one is by far my favorite. Erik’s voice is so calming, and the stories are very relaxing. Also, I love how you have included characters that are LGBTQ+! I myself use they/them pronouns, and when I listened to an episode with a nonbinary character, I actually gasped and said, “that character is nonbinary!!” Keep up the good work!

🖤💀SOLANGELO☀️💛 · Jan 2026

Eric is so generous with his access to his stories, his calm, peaceful tone, his even delivery, I plan to become a subscribing member as soon as I get a small boost in income, just because I appreciate him so much. I don’t think I’ve ever heard a whole story through before I’m sound asleep, and it happens even quicker with the guided meditations. Thank you, Eric! I’m a terrible sleeper and you’re really helping!🩵🩵

IWillBeHealthy · Oct 2025

The story’s make me feel good. They have all different types of stories for all different types of opinions, moods, or beliefs that you might have or be in! I’m quite young (about to go to college) and this helps keep me calm before going to bed. It help’s my brain focus on one thing rather than the stresses of the world.

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