<description>&lt;p&gt;ASMR seems to be gaining popularity thanks to platforms like TikTok but what exactly is it?&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;How do these videos of people whispering into big fluffy microphones and pretending to brush our hair have such a calming mental and physical effect on some people&amp;hellip; but do nothing for others?&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Is ASMR the magic cure for anxiety and insomnia? Tully seems to think so!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;One of Tully&amp;rsquo;s favourite ASMR artists, Tori aka. Restful Rambles joins her on the podcast today all the way from Florida, USA to chat about the weird and wonderful world of ASMR.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;On today&amp;rsquo;s episode:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li aria-level="1"&gt;What does ASMR stand for?&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li aria-level="1"&gt;How did Tori get into it?&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li aria-level="1"&gt;Why does ASMR affect some but not others?&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li aria-level="1"&gt;What are &amp;ldquo;triggers&amp;rdquo;?&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li aria-level="1"&gt;Why &amp;ldquo;personal attention&amp;rdquo; videos are so popular&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li aria-level="1"&gt;Audio vs. visual triggers&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li aria-level="1"&gt;Sexy ASMR&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;You find find Tori on TikTok, YouTube, Instagram and Spotify by searching &amp;ldquo;Restful Rambles&amp;rdquo;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;As always, we'd love to hear from you, &lt;a href="https://instagram.com/toomuchtully"&gt;slide on into our DMs&lt;/a&gt; - nothing's off-limits.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Instagram&lt;/strong&gt; - &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/toomuchtully/"&gt;@TooMuchTully&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Facebook&lt;/strong&gt; - &lt;a href="https://www.facebook.com/toomuchtully"&gt;@TooMuchTully&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Twitter&lt;/strong&gt; - &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/toomuchtully"&gt;@TooMuchTully&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;This podcast was hosted by Tully Smyth &amp;amp; Jess Lucas and produced by Matt Sofo for NOVA Entertainment&amp;rsquo;s Podcast Network. &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener"&gt;omnystudio.com/listener&lt;/a&gt; for privacy information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Too Much Tully

Nova Podcasts

ASMR with Restful Rambles

JUN 6, 202230 MIN
Too Much Tully

ASMR with Restful Rambles

JUN 6, 202230 MIN

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ASMR seems to be gaining popularity thanks to platforms like TikTok but what exactly is it? How do these videos of people whispering into big fluffy microphones and pretending to brush our hair have such a calming mental and physical effect on some people… but do nothing for others? Is ASMR the magic cure for anxiety and insomnia? Tully seems to think so! One of Tully’s favourite ASMR artists, Tori aka. Restful Rambles joins her on the podcast today all the way from Florida, USA to chat about the weird and wonderful world of ASMR. On today’s episode: What does ASMR stand for? How did Tori get into it? Why does ASMR affect some but not others? What are “triggers”? Why “personal attention” videos are so popular Audio vs. visual triggers Sexy ASMR   You find find Tori on TikTok, YouTube, Instagram and Spotify by searching “Restful Rambles”.  As always, we'd love to hear from you, slide on into our DMs - nothing's off-limits.  Instagram - @TooMuchTully Facebook - @TooMuchTully Twitter - @TooMuchTully   This podcast was hosted by Tully Smyth & Jess Lucas and produced by Matt Sofo for NOVA Entertainment’s Podcast Network. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.