here and now

Finding Home in Motion: A Story of Place and Purpose

When I moved back to my hometown for grad school, I told myself it was temporary—just a couple of years, then I’d be off to find my place in the world. But grad school came and went. I started dating someone. I settled into the everyday rhythms of Santa Cruz. I had my community, my family close by, a climbing gym I loved, the ocean at my doorstep. Life was good. And yet, something felt... [...]

Sienna Forest2025-03-07T20:44:03+00:00February 28, 2025|Tags: authenticity, community, connection, gratitude, here and now, mental health, mindfulness, vulnerability|

Transient Hypofronta… what now? Why should I care?

I don’t know about you, but sometimes my brain feels like it is whirring so fast with thoughts that I can’t even think straight. For years, I have struggled with an overactive mind that seems to laugh in the face of meditation then look at me with a smirk and hit me with a big dose of anxiety. The only times I have been able to truly calm my monkey mind have been while swimming, running [...]

Sienna Forest2024-09-10T22:34:18+00:00August 28, 2021|Tags: anxiety, climbing, flow state, here and now, monkey mind, overthinking, peaceful, present, running, therapy, transient hypofrontality, walking|