Evergreen Valley Tales
HEARTHWILD
Helping children fall asleep through gentle stories, leading sleep neuroscience techniques, Christian values, and calming bedtime routines.
Ages 5–12 · Season 1 out now!
For tired parents everywhere
Turn bedtime battles
into peaceful rest.
Hearthwild is a children's bedtime audio series set in Evergreen Valley — a world where every animal has a God-given gift, and the story of each episode is discovering what that gift is really for.
Each episode is an uninterrupted bedtime experience: a 35-minute story, a wind-down sequence built on sleep neuroscience, and a lullaby interlude that plays your child all the way to sleep.
Learn more about Hearthwild →Meet the Characters
The Co-Creators of Evergreen Valley — each with a gift to discover
Bramble
A young bear learning that good things take time.
Lumi
A kind fox discovering that love means thinking about others first.
Pip
A fast rabbit learning that real courage means telling the truth.
Moss
A gentle turtle learning that real peace means staying, not hiding.
Kiko
A creative otter learning to finish what she starts.
Thistle
A careful hedgehog learning to start with what matters most.
Every episode
The Bedtime Journey
A complete bedtime experience in a single play. ~95 minutes total.
The Story
~35 minAn original bedtime story from Evergreen Valley. Each episode follows one character learning what their God-given gift is really for. The story ends with the character saying their own Alphabet of Thankfulness as they drift off to bed — weaving the first wind-down step into the narrative itself.
Peripheral Vision Expansion
~2 minAn eyes-open technique where your child expands their gaze to soft, panoramic vision. This immediately activates the parasympathetic nervous system and suppresses visual cortex arousal — one of the fastest known ways to shift from alert to calm.
Tapping (God's Peace Buttons)
~7–8 minGentle tapping on acupressure points with a Christian framing — 'God's Peace Buttons'. Bilateral stimulation down-regulates the amygdala and helps clear emotional residue from the day, leaving the mind quieter for sleep.
Cyclic Muscle Relaxation
~5 minProgressive tensing and releasing of muscle groups from head to toe, adapted from Jacobson PMR for children. Teaches the body the difference between tension and release — and how to choose rest.
Sleep Meditation
~10 minA guided meditation with slow breathing, progressive body scan, safe-place visualisation, and gentle affirmations. By this point the child is emotionally regulated, cognitively quieted, and physically relaxed — optimally prepared for sleep.
Lullaby Interlude
~49 minClassic Christian children's songs arranged for bedtime. Plays on quietly while your child drifts into sleep — continuous, gentle audio that supports the transition from light to deep sleep.
Season 1 · Episode 1
Bramble's Birthday
It's Bramble's birthday, and Lumi has planned everything perfectly — the lanterns, the games, the cake. Everything except what Bramble actually loves.
See all 6 episodes →What Parents Are Saying
“My daughter asks for Hearthwild every single night. She's asleep before the lullabies even start.”
Sarah M.
Mum of two, aged 6 and 9
“We've tried everything for bedtime battles. This is the first thing that actually works. The tapping segment alone is worth it.”
David K.
Dad of three
“I love that it's faith-based without being preachy. The stories are genuinely lovely — I find myself listening too.”
Rachel T.
Mum of one, aged 7
Designed for Bedtime
Story-First
35 minutes of original storytelling that rewards repeated listening. No filler, no noise — just story.
Sleep Science
Wind-down techniques drawn from neuroscience: tapping, peripheral vision relaxation, gratitude, breathwork, and affirmations.
Faith Foundation
God as relational and present — woven through story, never preachy. Open to Christian families of all traditions.