About Us

The idea of Creekside Active came from my personal journey with anxiety and derealization. I've dealt with anxiety my entire life, but in 2022, after getting into marijuana, I developed a constant fearful state of derealization. I would go daily, pretending I was fine and nothing was happening inside my mind. It was a continuous battle. I thought I was going crazy, I thought my life was over because of a mistake I made at just 16 years old.

I struggled to live an everyday life and could not wait for the day to be over, so I could go to sleep and wake up hoping tomorrow would be different. I wish I could put into words just how genuinely scared I was during this. I was distant from God, who had been an essential part of my life, all my life. I lived with this feeling for years before I started to press back in with Jesus. I began to realize that he never left me.

He was right there with me the whole time, despite me being a curious, young teenager. When I came to that conclusion, I gave my struggles entirely to him, trusting that he would provide comfort and peace. Fast forward three years from that day - ever since that moment, my life has not been the same. Those anxious thoughts and that fearfulness were not like they used to be.

I never thought I would escape what I was dealing with. But through Jesus I did. Along this journey, I would channel my emotions towards the gym daily. Lifting weights helped me get my mind off this struggle. I would bring this fear of the unknown and all the other built-up emotions to the gym every day. Working for something physical, such as, at the time, building a stronger, more defined physique, allowed me to take these emotions out with every rep I completed in the gym.

I've always thought of starting my own clothing business but never had the drive to do it.  I prayed and prayed, days on end. I was given the idea to start Creekside Active with a brand logo summarizing my story. It represents anxiety having a tight grip around you, being the lasso. But staying strong, knowing God has you, being the longhorn.  I am feeling like God is equipping me to do so for this purpose- to tell my story through clothing. 

I am starting Creekside Active not just to bring people the utmost high-quality apparel for their everyday active needs, whether that's the gym, running, or just spending a day outside, but to tell others who might be dealing with this. I know you are scared, but you are not alone. God is right there with you and is waiting; give it to him!

 

In Him,

Tyler Truini,

CEO/Founder