Winters’ Day In

Spilling the tea since 2006. Wanna cuppa?

Conversations on life, faith, stories, and creativity from author and songwriter (and aspiring mermaid) Talena Winters.

Blog Archives

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Life Lessons from a Late-Undiagnosed ADHD-er

I’m still new on the journey of learning about my ADHD, but I’ve been learning about how to deal with it for a long time—and these are a few things I’d love my kids, or anyone else learning to deal with executive disfunction (or even just life), to learn earlier rather than later.

Talena Winters 9/6/22 Talena Winters 9/6/22

Getting Serious about Rest

On the book Rest: Why you get more done when you work less by Alex Soojung-Kim Pang, and how it’s affecting my shift into slow productivity.

Talena Winters 8/29/22 Talena Winters 8/29/22

Slower

It’s time to rethink how I do work. Here’s to embracing “Slow Productivity.”

Talena Winters 12/12/21 Talena Winters 12/12/21

Does Insomnia mean I'm recovering from Burnout?

Middle-of-the-night thoughts about returning to my old night-owl ways and what that might mean for my recovery from burnout. Plus a free holiday story.

Talena Winters 6/19/21 Talena Winters 6/19/21

Searching for my Voice

On dissatisfaction, healing from burnout, and losing my voice. (And maybe finding it again.)

Talena Winters 5/17/21 Talena Winters 5/17/21

I Made it Through the Fire Swamp... Okay, close.

After many moons of silence, I recap why it’s been so quiet here for the last six months: my journey through burnout.

Talena Winters 1/28/20 Talena Winters 1/28/20

Like a Phoenix

When I crashed and burned, it made room for a new paradigm—accepting who I am as an artist and what I truly want from my life. This year is looking brighter already.