Do your usual checks once, lock up, then get into bed and play this with the lights low. It takes two or three minutes and can loop for as long as you need. Keep your phone by the bed, so you know help is always one call away.
Read by Nora
01Home alone tonight, and my body is more alert than usual. It’s looking out for me.
02The doors are locked and the windows checked. Once, properly, is enough.
03My phone is beside me. Help is one call away.
04Pipes tick and the wood settles. Houses make these sounds every night.
05When a sound catches my ear, my breath stays slow. Most have simple causes.
06A small light can stay on.
07The whole bed is mine tonight, so I stretch out.
08Shoulders drop, and my body starts to trust the quiet.
09People I love are out there, near and far. I feel close to them from here.
10The house is quiet and locked up for the night. I close my eyes.
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Why it’s written this way
Sleeping alone in a house, especially when you aren’t used to it, can make every creak sound like a footstep. This loop starts by explaining that feeling as your body looking out for you, which is true and kinder than calling it silly.
The second note settles the checking: you locked up once, properly, and that’s enough. Going back again and again tends to feed the worry. The third note is about connection: your phone is close, and help is one call away.
The middle notes take on the sounds themselves, naming the ordinary noises houses make at night and giving you a calm way to respond. The small light and the whole bed to yourself are little comforts that turn being alone into something a bit more pleasant. Then the loop slows your breath and brings to mind the people you love. It ends with the house quiet and locked up, and sleep allowed to come.