Unwind with Jenna

Transcript

Hi, baby. Oh, you look so tired. I know, it's been a really, really long day.

But you don't have anything to worry about now. You're home, and you're here with me. So come on, lie down.

Lie down on your side, and I'm going to curl around you. Put one arm over you, and the other under your head. And you're going to be my little spoon.

And I'm going to hold you, and I want you to do something for me. I want you to breathe. Breathe along with me, okay? In through your nose, and out through your mouth.

One more. And now, close your eyes, snuggle into me, and relax. I know all day long, people have wanted things from you.

Nobody more so than yourself. Sometimes you're too hard on yourself. You've got to be nicer.

Be nice to the person I care about, okay? Be nice to you. Don't be hard on yourself.

You can accomplish so much. I know you can. But right now, you don't have any responsibilities.

I'm here, and I'm taking care of you. I'm going to stroke your hair, run my fingers up and down your arms, hold you tight. Do you want a little extra squeeze? No.

I'm going to tell you a little story. And I want you just to do nothing other than listen to my voice and relax. When I was little, my dad used to drive a fish truck.

He used to deliver fish from Maine down to Massachusetts. And when I was 7, 8, 9 years old, sometimes if I was very good and I didn't have school, I got to ride in the truck with him. Now, I know you wonder, why would that be exciting? Well, first of all, it wasn't something I got to do every time.

So that was exciting. And I never have felt as relaxed as I did as a little 8-year-old kid. It was usually about 7 hours.

And then we would unload the truck and drive back. Boring, right? But on the way home, usually it was dark.

And I had stopped asking my dad why, why, why, why, why. Which is all I did as a kid. And he would put the Red Sox game on.

And I would hear the announcer's voice. And I would feel the turning of the wheels and the cluck, cluck, cluck, cluck of the big, heavy truck. And I would feel so safe and so warm and so happy.

Because I was completely relaxed. I was doing this thing that I liked. And I had no idea that it wasn't special, because it was special.

And sometimes, I got to lean against my dad and fall asleep. But usually, I just kind of curled up on the big bench seat. And was at peace.

It was a really special moment for me. That time when I didn't have any worries, any concerns, no responsibilities, of course. Just the sound of the ballgame on the radio.

And the sound of the air coming in the window when my dad rolled it down. It was wonderful. And now here you are, in my arms, safe, relaxed, comfortable.

I like to think that I can be, I can be your safe place. You can relax with me. You can let go.

You can let go.