Hello, Sleepy. Tonight we wander into snow and silence, into a lonely cabin where a map maker hides from the world, and a girl named Maya knocks on his door. You’ll hear boots crunching through icy forests, the stillness of a man who hasn’t spoken in decades, and the flicker of impossible maps — rivers flowing into clouds, forests made of glass, and secret tunnels that stretch under Europe.

It’s a story, but not quite. A dream, but not quite. A drifting between silence and symbols, where each turn of the page could lead to wonder or ruin. You don’t need to keep up. Let your mind slip, let the maps redraw themselves in your sleep.

It is what it is. What happens, happens. And right now, there’s nothing we can do about it. Let’s begin.

Sleep Tight!

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Hi, Sleepy. Tonight, I stumble into a story about watery vegetable soup, forbidden teenage love, and a dog named M who pinned me to a leather sofa with his smelly breath and fifty kilos of stubbornness.

From there, we drift to wrinkled birthday balloons, the sad fate of helium, barbershop choirs full of old drunk men, gooey macaroni comfort food, and the odd arrogance of singing “My Wild Irish Rose” with too much confidence.

Somehow, it all turns into a meditation on love, gas, sadness, laughter, and whether one should ever preemptively murder a balloon.

It is what it is. What happens, happens. And right now, there’s nothing we can do. Let’s begin.

Sleep Tight!

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Hi Sleepy.

Imagine a quilt made out of clouds, moth wings, and half-forgotten conversations. This is that quilt. Only instead of keeping you warm, it might keep you... asleep. Or not. It is what it is. What happens, happens.

In this hours-long, slow-moving meteor of sound, I’ve stitched together five journeys through the strange and familiar landscapes of my own head. We begin with a denial (“This is not a sleeppodcast”), tumble into a curious caretaker dynamic (“I feel like I’m taking care of Henrik”), explore the bare bones of human aloneness (“The anatomy of loneliness”), take a left turn into the rear-end of knowledge (“Arses and information”), and finally sink into a quiet tête-à-tête where time forgets to tick (“Tranquil tête-à-tête”).

The result? An unhurried, wandering, oddly comforting stretch of sound where ideas dissolve like sugar in tea, and you, Sleepy, can drift, sway, hover… and eventually slide into a peaceful night.

Sleep Tight!

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Hi, Sleepy.

It’s vacation. That ambiguous soup of time where everything’s supposed to soften, slow down, sparkle. But what if it doesn’t? What if your inner rhythm just… refuses to change? In this summer-soaked episode, I step out of my apartment and wander through Stockholm’s shaded parks. I meet roses, ducks, and eventually a sarcastic, unexpectedly wise beetle who calls me a melancholic ape and asks what I’m going to do about it.

We talk. About loss. About bark peeling like scrolls of memory. About wings being a trap. About loneliness, goo, and the cruel softness of metamorphosis. And no, this isn’t a children’s story, although maybe it is. Maybe everything is, if you listen while drifting off.

It is what it is. What happens, happens. And right now, there’s nothing we can do about it.

Sleep tight!

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Hi Sleepy. Tonight we investigate the duties of a dude, explore the dangers of barfing in Bermuda, and invent book titles together in a kind of dreamy publishing house of the mind. I’ll be your messy thinker while you drift off to sleep, and together we’ll wander into absurd forests, revisit long-lost friendships, contemplate public pouting birch trees, and relive the time I failed gracefully in front of the late literary elite of Sweden. There’s also a sour face in a tree, a runaway boy on a kick bike, and a heartfelt reminder that the darkness isn’t afraid of you. And that, my dear Sleepy, might be enough.

Sleep Tight!

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Hi Sleepy. This episode starts somewhere between a weather forecast and an unknown song, and then tumbles headfirst into illusions, windmills, and the inexplicable human need to throw raw eggs into fans. I talk about nutcases (actual nuts may be involved), being a self-observing street rat, and my unwavering defence of my mother when I was seventeen and vibrating with teenage fury.

We ponder the pedestal of purpose, the ghost of Don Quixote, and the mysterious romance of telepathy across time. There’s also a forest. And a stove. And a scandal involving a man who snored through an entire audiobook.

Somewhere in all this, Sleepy, we might discover the meaning of life. Or not. But either way — this is your cue to loosen your grip, tilt your mind slightly to the left, and begin your peculiar little journey to sleep.

Sleep tight!

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Welcome to Fall Asleep with Henrik! This isn’t meditation. And it’s not a bedtime story. It’s me — Henrik — talking softly, strangely, truthfully, until your brain gives up. Fall Asleep with Henrik. A podcast like nothing else. Every week.

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Hi Sleepy.

I’m not inspired today. Which is perfect, really. Because what better place to begin than from absolutely nowhere?

We start with a cheerful dead mouse – not a real one – but a rollercoaster. We imagine its wild, happy face as we plunge into the Stockholm archipelago, which I pronounce about seven times too many. Somewhere along the way I try to explain the meaning of “Stockholm” while forgetting what “Holme” means. I get interrupted by an imaginary mouse who wants to discuss existentialism. Fair enough.

This is not your average journey to sleep. We tumble through carnival metaphors, church summer camps, ancient Greek statues, teenage identity loss, and the unbearable tightness of fitting rooms. Also: why cats are secretly our enemies, the mystery of polar beers, and how to house anxiety like a loud but lovable guest.

I don’t know anything, and that’s sort of the point.

Sleep Tight!

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Hi Sleepy. Do you ever feel like you’ve swapped yourself out, part by part, until you’re a totally different person, yet somehow still…you? Tonight, we set sail on the ship of Theseus, only to lose the rudder and find a violin instead. We spiral through liquid glass interfaces from the ’90s, winter mornings at minus 30°C, the dizzy terror of spinning taxis, and an oak tree that may or may not live inside me.

This is a swirling, windy episode. An introspective drift through memories of childhood fires, self-doubt, violin camps, and the inexplicable beauty of being the very fingertip of bliss in a clam-indifferent universe.

You’re welcome to join the Facebook group, by the way. You’ll find some friendly Swedes and maybe even a giggling god or two.

It is what it is. What happens, happens. And right now, there’s nothing we can do about it. Let’s begin.

Sleep Tight!

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Welcome, Sleepy. Tonight we travel nowhere and everywhere. From rain-soaked Stockholm afternoons to marble statues of sorrow in the dark, from sugar-longings and beard-brushed foreheads in a monk’s TV room to the simple bewilderment of carrying too many plastic bags—this episode drifts through it all.

There will be illusions, instant gratification, loneliness, monks with “French nerves,” disappointing first kisses, and the strange normalcy of dreams after staring grief straight in the face. And all the while, I just want to be a decent person. Not perfect. Just decent.

It’s okay to feel lost. It’s okay to not know what to do with your arms. It’s okay to want to be held.

Let’s just sit here a while, in our quiet little room of sound.

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