I have tried many of the “Sleepy Stories” podcasts to help me go to sleep, but Drift Off is the best for me. Joanne’s soft voice is so calming and relaxing. I also appreciate the guided imagery and body scan she starts with. Thank you, Joanne for helping me to return to sleep. We all need restorative sleep to function the next day and Drift Off helps me do just that.

So helpful for falling back to sleep in the middle of the night. Joanne’s voice is so calming and relaxing. And before I know it, it’s morning.

So helpful for falling asleep. Look forward to the new posts each week and love that it’s ad-free

After a long day at school I am so tired, because we are preparing for high school. I love to just lay down and listen to your podcast and soft voice

I’ve been suffering from insomnia since I was a little kid and found Joanne a few months ago. Her story choices and voice are both very soothing and she goes above and beyond by also incorporating sleep hypnosis in some of her episodes. I usually end up conking out within seconds of a story starting. I love that she has books I loved in childhood and that she has introduced me to many stories from cultures outside of my own. The only small adjustment I would like is occasionally a track of background noises are added, like fire crackles in the Little House in the Big Woods, and for me those take away from the soothing nature of the standard episodes.

I just love this podcast. Joanne’s voice is so soothing. I love hearing the stories I read as a child, and being introduced to ones I missed. I usually fall asleep minutes into the reading, so I often replay them in the morning, so I can hear the whole thing! Kids would love these stories too. Great to listen to for calming down, as well as for going to sleep. I definitely adore this podcast. I recommend it to a lot of people whenever sleep challenges come up in conversation.

I listen to one of Joanne’s stories every night when I settle in bed. Getting to sleep has been a problem for me for years. However, I now float away, peaceful and dare I say “happy” before the story is finished. I actually look forward to getting in bed!

My husband and I very much enjoy Joanne’s voice and timing while reading any story. Fabulous to hear a voice for the books I grew up on and other short stories. Thank you so much for your beautiful work.

𝕋𝕙𝕖Best also I hope Emily feels better ❤️🧡💛💚🩵💙💜🖤

This podcast helped me so much over the past few years with my insomnia and anxiety. I‘ve had panic attacks and severe anxiety ESPECIALLY when trying to go to bed. Some nights I would be unable to sleep until the sun rose at 6am. I was like a zombie. I tried melatonin, no screen time, herbal teas and many other methods and podcasts, but this one is really something special. Joanne’s soothing voice, breathing techniques and stories allow me to calm down and eventually get real and lasting rest. Some of my favorite stories are the One-Handed Girl, the Velveteen Rabbit and the Hidden One. I also love that Joanne doesn’t do those annoying and startling Ads. The only stories I don’t like, are the stories with racism, which is not very calming to listen to at bedtime. But, I understand stories like Little House on the Prairie are highly requested and classic reads. I can just happily skip those and save+listen to my favorite fairy tales instead. To end on a positive note, some of my favorite stories are ones that I’ve never heard before because they’re from different cultures. Thank you Joanne for bringing us these stories and making a difference!!!💗

I’m a lifelong poor sleeper, but Joanne’s calm and soothing readings, particularly of my childhood favorite “Little House” series, lulls me peacefully to sleep, usually before my bedtime story is done. Thank you!

There is a preliminary recitation to the stories: relax your arms and your hands, and now your fingers. . . (etc. etc) in Joanne's haunting voice. It's like hypnotism! I frequently am asleep before the story begins. Drift Off has been balm to my soul especially during this difficult election fight, and I am so grateful to have found it. I'm a premium subscriber with undying gratitude!

There are many choices for sleep time podcasts, and Joanne’s voice is great to listen to. Calm, soothing, like a soft blanket, I almost never get to hear the end of an episode. There are stories new to me as well as old favorites. Brava!!

I mean it on the title you do so good I can’t make it through half of an episode!!! 😜 SO RELAXING 😌!!!! I really enjoy your little house books. Keep up the great work!!!

A soft and soothing voice helps me relax and drift off to sleep. Thank you!

Hi, just wanted to let you know that I throughly enjoy your bedtime stories. They are soothing and warm , Joanne, your voice is soft , soothing and perfect for sleep stories. I’m a grandmother of three beautiful little girls and when we have sleepovers, and after our chamomile tea, we play one of your story episodes, they listen intensely and always fall asleep before it’s over. We then have to listen to the rest of the story the next day at nap time lol. Thank you for making a grandmothers life easier and for reading to my precious granddaughters a safe, soothing, calming and sometimes exciting story each time we listen. Our favorites are little house on prairie and maida’s little shop and Mada’s little house. The girls can’t wait to here what’s coming next! Again, thank you for your hard work and time in putting together these stories and with no interruptions , to alarm the girls just as they are going to sleep, they do go to sleep swiftly and quietly and sleep well. My daughter ask me “ mom, how do you do it?, how do you get them to bed so early and quickly and get them to sleep so well? So I had to share my, our, success with her and now she’s a listener too! Yours thankfully; Grandy of 3 💕💕💕

Drift off helps me fall asleep. The stories are wonderful and since I fall asleep before the podcast is over, I wind up listening to them more than once. Thank you for this wonderful podcast. They are a blessing.

Her voice is quiet and friendly. It’s like being a child and being read to sleep. Enjoy.

Voice is soothing and encourages relaxation and sleeping. Stories are not alarming or confrontational. So pleased to have found this calming podcast. Thank You.

Joanne has such a soothing caring voice and these stories are the only thing that has been able to help my insomnia. It’s so good of her to put this out there and I hope others will support her.

I recently stumbled across this podcast and have enjoyed utilizing it to quiet my mind and body why falling asleep. Following along with the soothing voice quiets focuses my brain on preparing for sleep. 10:10 recommend.

Hi their, I listen to these stories every night and i love these things that are incredible I love you guys that made theses stories I love you thank you guys for these stories❤️

I am so thankful I stumbled upon “Drift Off” to hear Joanne’s soothing voice. I really enjoy the stories about Maida and her friends. I usually fall asleep before the story ends so the next night I try to remember where I left off at. I love that there are no interruptions during the sleep stories!

Thank you for this I am a subscriber and I will tell you this has helped me alot with my sleep issues and wandering dreams. It calms me and keeps me at peace. I notice when I just fall asleep sometimes without it my body is less at peace. I always come back to it and subscribed for the year!

I’ve listened and listen to a few sleepy time podcasts but always come back to Drift Off as my favorite. The content selection and voice is just perfect for me to drift off.

OMG I love your podcast 🤩and so does my family 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦

The host’s voice is so calming, it puts me to sleep so fast I barely hear the episode!! The no ads is WONDERFUL, I’m so grateful. My favorite episodes are the Little House books! They were my favorite series as a kid, so they make me smile (as I’m drifting off). Absolute favorite sleep podcast EVER. <3

Helps me fall asleep when my other tricks aren’t working

I so appreciate this very calming podcast, and it really helps with my insomnia. The host has a soft and pleasant voice, and the story choices are perfect for bedtime.

I love listening to the soothing voice of Joanne every night. The stories are wonderful and I feel like I'm a kid again with my mom reading to me as soon as I turn it on all my worries of the day belt away and I almost drift off by the end of the story.

I listen to this podcast every night, my favorite are the Laura Ingalls Wilder stories! The stories are told so nicely I usually fall asleep before she even starts the story! Love, love, love it.

Listening to this podcast has helped me tremendously in getting to sleep. Joanne’s story choices are varied and interesting. Her voice helps me to calm my mind and focus enough to relax into sleep. I recommend this podcast to all my friends. One request- it is possible to check the correct pronunciation of a word in a dictionary prior to reading the story. Would love to hear a selection of 1000 and One Arabian Nights. Thank you for your very important work. Amy

Like correct way to say “ethereal”. Call me a crazy but if you have a podcast put out to the world and want them to pay you for it maybe it would be a good idea to make sure you read the story correctly. Rather jarring to hear fairly egregious mispronunciations; you keep waiting for the next one to appear and the whole exercise of relaxation seems pointless.

So calming I love it. By the way I’m 11

Not sure when or how this was recommended but I followed it. Recently having a harder time getting to sleep so tried this. I was out within the first few minutes of Chap 1-3 of Wizard of Oz and woke during Chap 4-6, having slept through the in between episodes. Woke during the Tin Man’s back story which I’ve never heard before as I was raised on the movie. I keep trying to listen to the whole story but I’m always out before the house lands… That is in no way a complaint. Thank you for this magic. Maybe one day I’ll actually get to listen but do not mind at all if I don’t. Love that the tone stays the same all the way through (I think) whether it’s introducing, relaxation or storytelling. No jarring noises to disrupt sleep.

I enjoyed the story very much and your soft voice. Thank you

At the risk of sounding crass, I literally wanted to celestially wall twerk when Maida’s Little Shop Ch. 4 came out. Love Joanne so much. Edited: I subscribed monthly. I don’t like the added minutes of silence that make the episode seem longer than it is. I have severe treatment-resistant sleep disorder, so when I see 40 mins listed on an episode, I expect 40 mins of content.

I really enjoy this podcast , I usually fall asleep so fast I get to listen to them more then once . Joanne’s voice it very smoothing and the little meditation before hand is very calming !! - thanks for all you do !!

Enjoying the stories, please keep them coming ❤️💕Love Joanna voice

I Love this podcast and really can’t get to sleep without it! I find her voice enjoyable to listen to.I love the stories and the way she reads them! I always have to rewind the next day because I fall asleep within 10 minutes! Maida is one of my favorites! Thank you!

I love this podcast soooo much I use this every night to go to sleep and over all I just love this podcast

I LOVE this podcast, especially the Maida series. These episodes are very calming and relaxing. I love listening to this podcast and hope to hear every story on Drift Off one day.

This podcast is my go-to sleep podcast, I’ve literally fallen asleep so many times with the soft, calm voice of Joanne reading a story as I flop into my bed and sleep 🥱📖. Would definetly recommend to anyone who is new to the sleep podcast genre and to those who have anxiety.

It’s very helpful! Makes me fall asleep every time! But I do have a story suggestions one Farmer boy (boom three of the little house on the prairie) and Anne of green gables.

I’m listening to an episode right now and it’s pretty good but I’m not asleep yet! Ees amaazing!!😀 I have to go to sleep now so goodbyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyye!☺️

This is a really good podcast and I definitely recommend it. Her stories are so good and it helps me fall asleep in like 10 to 20 minutes. I’m so glad I started watching her podcast because I used to not be able to sleep on time so I definitely recommend this podcast.!!!!!

The best stories I have to re-listen too for 3 days because I fall asleep within the first 10 minutes!

I listen to this show ever night!!! Maida’s story is my favorite!

Every night I listen and enjoy a lovely story that sends me to peaceful sleep. Thank you.

Ok so I was looking for a good night time podcast and I saw one I listened to a episode and did not like it and then I found a drift off and loved it listen to it now