Abby Wambach

And now I've gotten over that fear because like our kids are just happy and they are proving that acceptance is truth and acceptance is the way forward.

And now I've gotten over that fear because like our kids are just happy and they are proving that acceptance is truth and acceptance is the way forward.

Well, I had many. Being a professional athlete, I had a kind of a secret personal life that not many people knew about, and this was totally a part of it. Um, and I think being an athlete too, I just took on that persona that I just, I, I went hard all the time in every aspect of my life, except school. Um, I was the athlete. I went to parties. That's what I did.

Well, I had many. Being a professional athlete, I had a kind of a secret personal life that not many people knew about, and this was totally a part of it. Um, and I think being an athlete too, I just took on that persona that I just, I, I went hard all the time in every aspect of my life, except school. Um, I was the athlete. I went to parties. That's what I did.

Well, I had many. Being a professional athlete, I had a kind of a secret personal life that not many people knew about, and this was totally a part of it. Um, and I think being an athlete too, I just took on that persona that I just, I, I went hard all the time in every aspect of my life, except school. Um, I was the athlete. I went to parties. That's what I did.

I went to college and then I became a soccer player and started playing on the national team. And so then I started to like create these time periods where I could do it, like my times off. So I would never really drink in, in, in camp, but when I'd have the weekend off or a week off, I would, I would rage for five, five of those seven days.

I went to college and then I became a soccer player and started playing on the national team. And so then I started to like create these time periods where I could do it, like my times off. So I would never really drink in, in, in camp, but when I'd have the weekend off or a week off, I would, I would rage for five, five of those seven days.

I went to college and then I became a soccer player and started playing on the national team. And so then I started to like create these time periods where I could do it, like my times off. So I would never really drink in, in, in camp, but when I'd have the weekend off or a week off, I would, I would rage for five, five of those seven days.

And throughout a whole career of doing this 15, 20 years, It starts to take its toll. And then I start getting more injured, getting older, starting to use prescription meds. Those get kind of out of control. I'm leading towards my retirement from sport. And then I get a DUI. And that was the most important thing that ever happened to me.

And throughout a whole career of doing this 15, 20 years, It starts to take its toll. And then I start getting more injured, getting older, starting to use prescription meds. Those get kind of out of control. I'm leading towards my retirement from sport. And then I get a DUI. And that was the most important thing that ever happened to me.

And throughout a whole career of doing this 15, 20 years, It starts to take its toll. And then I start getting more injured, getting older, starting to use prescription meds. Those get kind of out of control. I'm leading towards my retirement from sport. And then I get a DUI. And that was the most important thing that ever happened to me.

I get a DUI, my mugshot is on the ESPN ticker for like seven straight days. And it was like the thing that like woke me up. And I was like, whoa, my life is way worse because of alcohol. And for a lot of my life, it was what I was telling myself, it was way better having all this fun and doing all this fun things and hanging out with all these amazing people.

I get a DUI, my mugshot is on the ESPN ticker for like seven straight days. And it was like the thing that like woke me up. And I was like, whoa, my life is way worse because of alcohol. And for a lot of my life, it was what I was telling myself, it was way better having all this fun and doing all this fun things and hanging out with all these amazing people.

I get a DUI, my mugshot is on the ESPN ticker for like seven straight days. And it was like the thing that like woke me up. And I was like, whoa, my life is way worse because of alcohol. And for a lot of my life, it was what I was telling myself, it was way better having all this fun and doing all this fun things and hanging out with all these amazing people.

And I have not had a drink since that night I got arrested. And it's one of the things I've been sober for almost for nine years now. I just hit nine years. And everything really powerfully good in my life has happened in my sobriety. And I won gold medals as a high functioning alcoholic. And a lot of professional athletes struggle with this stuff and they don't do it publicly. And I get that.

And I have not had a drink since that night I got arrested. And it's one of the things I've been sober for almost for nine years now. I just hit nine years. And everything really powerfully good in my life has happened in my sobriety. And I won gold medals as a high functioning alcoholic. And a lot of professional athletes struggle with this stuff and they don't do it publicly. And I get that.

And I have not had a drink since that night I got arrested. And it's one of the things I've been sober for almost for nine years now. I just hit nine years. And everything really powerfully good in my life has happened in my sobriety. And I won gold medals as a high functioning alcoholic. And a lot of professional athletes struggle with this stuff and they don't do it publicly. And I get that.

And there's more support for and mental health support for pro athletes now than there was when I was going through. But I was just, you know, I was just really kind of suffering, not knowing if I was doing life right. Like I didn't know. I thought that that was like the only way. And I didn't literally know a single sober person until I met Glennon.

And there's more support for and mental health support for pro athletes now than there was when I was going through. But I was just, you know, I was just really kind of suffering, not knowing if I was doing life right. Like I didn't know. I thought that that was like the only way. And I didn't literally know a single sober person until I met Glennon.

And there's more support for and mental health support for pro athletes now than there was when I was going through. But I was just, you know, I was just really kind of suffering, not knowing if I was doing life right. Like I didn't know. I thought that that was like the only way. And I didn't literally know a single sober person until I met Glennon.