Tonight’s Night Shift is a love letter to the women who live in “quiet” houses and still cannot rest.

You know the moment: dishes done (or close enough), last light off, everyone who needs to be asleep is asleep. Technically this is the peace you have been fantasising about since mid afternoon, and yet your head is still loud, ears pricked for every tap, footstep and phantom notification.

This episode is a small rebellion against the idea that “quiet” and “restful” are the same thing. We walk you through your own home at night, barefoot, and teach your nervous system the difference between sounds that want something from you and sounds that are just house stuff. From the hum of the fridge to the Japanese idea of ma, the pause between notes, you will practice letting the building do the night shift so you can finally clock out.

Listen to this one when the house is calm, the phone is allegedly down, and your brain still thinks it is on security detail.

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