We recently had the chance to connect with Sienna Nguyen and have shared our conversation below.
Good morning Sienna, it’s such a great way to kick off the day – I think our readers will love hearing your stories, experiences and about how you think about life and work. Let’s jump right in? What is a normal day like for you right now?
These days, my normal day varies but for the most part, I am spending my time with my little family. I gave birth to a beautiful baby girl back in October 2024, and life has changed in various ways. I’ve always dreamt of living a life with my little dogs, children, and my spouse. So right now my main focus is most definitely daughter – playing, learning, and growing each day. I still start my day off with some healthy food and snacks and homemade coffee drinks or matcha lattes. I go on walks with my dogs and baby girl, enjoy time to myself when my baby naps, eat dinner with the husband and family, and end the night with some family time. Some could say this is a very mundane lifestyle and routine. However, to me, it feels like I am living the dream – getting to be with my loved ones and cherishing the craziness in between. I still work as a Registered Nurse, but a normal day with my family is always a memorable day to me.
Can you briefly introduce yourself and share what makes you or your brand unique?
Hello all! My name is Sienna and I am many things – I wear different titles and hats each and everyday, but here a few to point out. I am a new mom to a sweet baby girl, I am a wife to an amazing supportive husband, I am a registered nurse for a big hospital system and specialize in Medical-Surgical Telemetry Clinical Support, I am a coffee lover, I love cooking and eating delicious foods, I am an avid self-care and health advocate, and many more things in between. If I had to narrow down my many titles, I love to focus on self, lifestyle, beauty/skincare, and family.
Although I carry many titles with me on a regular basis, everything is interconnected. I am a fairly busy body, but I find this as a strong motivator to keep myself in check so that I can succeed in all roles. I believe in a strong life-work balance, so life will always be a priority for me. I am a believer in practicing what I preach, so if there are motives, beliefs, or morals that I stand on, I maintain a pretty strong stance. However, I also consider myself a life-long learner too, so I am always open to different dialogue and maintaining an open-mind.
Most of my life these days revolve around family, especially as a new mom. It’s been a fun adventure so far, but definitely took some time getting used to. Nowadays, I am finding it easier to grasp my role as a mom and hope to keep nurturing my daughter and raising her to be the best human possible. Along with my husband, and two pups, I think we’re doing pretty well so far. Career-wise, I plan on continuing my role as a bedside nurse, as it provides me with optimal life-work balance, as well as different opportunities to grow.
Besides that, I am all about living life, enjoying life even through the mundane, and finding meaningful moments each day.
Amazing, so let’s take a moment to go back in time. What part of you has served its purpose and must now be released?
In the last 5 years, I think I experienced the most exponential growth and change. Within the last 5 years, I moved 3 times, graduated nursing school, started my life-long career path, lived with my now-spouse, got engaged then legally married, had a baby, and now entering a new phase of my life. As cliche as it may sound, I think growing into my new title as a mom and parenthood has changed my life’s perspectives. I still focus and care for myself, and believe it is important to know who I am as an individual. However, I found that being a mom really changed my priorities. My family comes first and that is something I don’t mind at all.
The younger version of me in my late 20’s built my foundation for me as I just turned 30 this year. So to me, I’ve entered a new era of life, my life ventures, and my life endeavors. It’s funny because I claimed my 30th year as my “rebirth” year – my Phoenix Era so to speak.
One thing many may not realize, but when the baby is born, a mom is born too. And of course my husband as well! This provides me with a great reminder that I am changing and growing, just as my baby is changing and growing. We are experiencing a new phase of life and this new change is the ultimate gateway to a new chapter. So I’ve been reborn and living a newly found path.
What have been the defining wounds of your life—and how have you healed them?
I could date this back to maybe my mid to late 20’s, where I finally experienced some of the drastic and inevitable changes. Amidst the many exciting moments the last 5 or so years, there were moments where I had to change and grow.
For the last few years, prior to becoming, I did my own soul-searching and needed to work on myself. Although I had many highs, there were also moments of low lows. I worked on myself by healing my inner child and my inner teen. I know many may not have the privilege to do these things, but I had the opportunity to heal my inner child by investing into hobbies I enjoyed. I had the opportunity to read again, read books for entertainment and fun, and do this alongside friends. I had a chance to enjoy creative works and cook and bake. I had the opportunity to cook foods and meals I enjoyed as a kid. Not only that, but I also had a chance to raise my puppies, just like my childhood.
My inner teen dealt with other types of challenges, particularly around friendships. Parts of my teenage years dealt with finding the right friends or believing that I was not capable of maintaining friendships. Unfortunately I dealt with some bullying and passive-aggressive natures in previous friendships. I found it partially hard to make friends or know who my “true” friends were. Of course, now that I am much older, I’ve been able to maintain wonderful friendships and have many close friends in my life. Even as a younger adult, I still struggled with people who I considered friends to walk out or “ghost” me, which still leaves a mark. Fortunately, I’ve learned to cope with these situations and only hope and wish the best for past friends.
One of the things I’ve learned to accept that some friendships are meant to be around for a small chapter of our lives. Although they could not be here for the entirety of our lives, their presence mattered when it happened, and that’s something I’ve learned to cope with.
I’d like to think I’ve healed from these challenges in my life, but I know that parts of me will always carry these hardships. However, I know that there is always more room for love and friendship, and I try to embrace that wherever I go.
Sure, so let’s go deeper into your values and how you think. Is the public version of you the real you?
I know I’ve mentioned this many times to others, but I like to tell others “what you see is what you get.” I’ve always believed that I put my heart on my sleeve. I am a person who preaches what they pray and follows what I say. I believe in being a good human, and do what it means to be a good human in all aspects of my life. Both personally and professionally, I think that who I am is who I will always be. I am emotional, caring, happy, crazy, energetic, and loving. However, as a human being, I also have feelings of frustrations, anger, irritability, sleepiness, and then some. Very rarely do I showcase the negative aspects of myself to others, since I believe others around me deserve the best of me. Just as I deserve to be my best self as well. For these reasons, this is why I believe that knowing one’s self and knowing yourself at your core is essential to knowing who the “real” you could be. A quirky little quote is “check yourself before you wreck yourself,” and this is a reminder to keep you in check or the side of you you don’t want others to see will show.
Okay, so before we go, let’s tackle one more area. When do you feel most at peace?
I feel most at peace when I am at home with my family. I love watching my family settle in together and enjoy time on the couch or on walks. To me, this feels like the dream, where I can look at my daughter, my husband, and my dogs and feel like I’ve accomplished everything. There is true beauty in the mundane, and I think I’ve achieved that so far. Right now this is my peace and I hope to keep it while it lasts.
Contact Info:
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/siennanguyen/?hl=en
- Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/siennanguyen/
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@Siennanguyen
Image Credits
To my husband and daughter & doggos (not pictured) for being the best little family ever <3
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