Abby Wambach

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.

I didn't know a single person that was sober in my life until I met her. And now I think, wow, I'm so proud that our kids will never, ever see me intoxicated. I'm so proud that I have built a life that feels not boring. My biggest concern was like, it's going to be so boring. What the fuck am I going to do?

I didn't know a single person that was sober in my life until I met her. And now I think, wow, I'm so proud that our kids will never, ever see me intoxicated. I'm so proud that I have built a life that feels not boring. My biggest concern was like, it's going to be so boring. What the fuck am I going to do?

I didn't know a single person that was sober in my life until I met her. And now I think, wow, I'm so proud that our kids will never, ever see me intoxicated. I'm so proud that I have built a life that feels not boring. My biggest concern was like, it's going to be so boring. What the fuck am I going to do?

And the truth is when you have three children, there is a lot to do all the time, every day. And so, and then we're both full-time working people. And so there's a lot that I wouldn't be able to have the life that I have now, had it not been for me getting sober, I wouldn't, I would have probably missed Glennon. This whole thing would never, you know?

And the truth is when you have three children, there is a lot to do all the time, every day. And so, and then we're both full-time working people. And so there's a lot that I wouldn't be able to have the life that I have now, had it not been for me getting sober, I wouldn't, I would have probably missed Glennon. This whole thing would never, you know?

And the truth is when you have three children, there is a lot to do all the time, every day. And so, and then we're both full-time working people. And so there's a lot that I wouldn't be able to have the life that I have now, had it not been for me getting sober, I wouldn't, I would have probably missed Glennon. This whole thing would never, you know?

So it's like, when I look back, it's like my life just got exponentially better. Um, Being sober.

So it's like, when I look back, it's like my life just got exponentially better. Um, Being sober.

So it's like, when I look back, it's like my life just got exponentially better. Um, Being sober.

First of all, you spend so much less money I couldn't believe how much a dinner was without alcohol. It was insane. I was like, this is great. Big bonus. And then I think, too, like, just go home a little bit earlier. Like, once your friends start to get louder and they repeat their first story, that's your Irish goodbye moment. Like, buh-bye. Get out of there. They'll never remember.

First of all, you spend so much less money I couldn't believe how much a dinner was without alcohol. It was insane. I was like, this is great. Big bonus. And then I think, too, like, just go home a little bit earlier. Like, once your friends start to get louder and they repeat their first story, that's your Irish goodbye moment. Like, buh-bye. Get out of there. They'll never remember.

First of all, you spend so much less money I couldn't believe how much a dinner was without alcohol. It was insane. I was like, this is great. Big bonus. And then I think, too, like, just go home a little bit earlier. Like, once your friends start to get louder and they repeat their first story, that's your Irish goodbye moment. Like, buh-bye. Get out of there. They'll never remember.