The best podcasts and apps to help you fall asleep

If you're having trouble falling asleep, these podcasts and apps can help.ALDECAstock/Shutterstock

• Apps like Calm and Headspace offer guided meditations and mindfulness exercises.
• Podcasts such as "Sleep With Me," "Phoebe Reads a Mystery," and "Boring Books for Bedtime" feature sleep-inducing bedtime stories.
• The soothing sounds of "The ASMR Podcast" and "Rain, Rain Sleep Sounds" can also lull listeners to sleep.
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Getting enough sleep is crucial anytime, but especially during the coronavirus pandemic. Insufficient sleep has been shown to affect the immune system and increase the chances of getting sick, according to Psychology Today.

Yet, in this highly stressful time, it can be difficult to get a good night's sleep. Lingering worries about the state of the world and health of loved ones, and the uncertainty of when things can return to normal, make it difficult to relax at all. Many are also reporting more vivid dreams since the pandemic started.

If you're having trouble falling asleep, here are 10 podcasts and apps that can help quiet your restless mind through meditation, soothing sounds, and bedtime stories.