MONDAY 19 AUGUST 2019The woman whose voice has
soothed the world
Tamara Levitt is the mindfulness instructor who speaks to millions
through the app Calm. Amanda Hess – who listens to her every night –
wants to find out who she really is
Levitt says she still deals with anxiety (Tamara Levitt)
Last year, during a stretch of anxious nights, I stumbled upon an app that offered to help me fall into a deep
and restful sleep. It would do this by, essentially, programming my phone to lull me into unconsciousness.
Now, every night, I crawl into bed and scroll aimlessly through my phone in the dark until I have exhausted
all of its mindless distractions – email, Instagram, a virtual wooden-block puzzle. Then I open one last app.
My phone speaks to me for 20 minutes, and then it plays nature songs for a very long time.