Today on the podcast we have Angel City FC's Simone Charley. Simone played college soccer at Vanderbilt as well as track and field. Today we chat about mental health and how to support our teammates' mental health. We talk with Simone about how being part of a new team that is learning to forge new traditions. We also discuss learning to find joy in the present while still working towards reaching our goals.

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142. Simone Charley- Angel City FC & Vanderbilt Soccer and Track & Field Athlete

The Soccer Girl Problems Podcast is a fun, entertaining, and informative look into the life of a Ladyballer, on and beyond the field. The three founders and podcast hosts, Carly Beyar, Shannon Fay and Alanna Locast are the Ladyballers behind the hilarious viral YouTube, Twitter, and Instagram account, SoccerGrlProbs. Whether it’s talking about their experience as collegiate soccer players and struggles of being a female athlete, current soccer news, or interviews with professionals, the insights you get here will inspire you to transform your game, your mentality and your overall life as a ladyballer. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/soccergrlprobs/support

Sports

Today on the podcast we chat with former NWSL Kealia Watt. We chat with Kealia about the challenging decision to retire and finding her purpose after leaving the game. Kealia tells us about how becoming a mom is the best thing to ever happen to her. We have a heartfelt discussion on the challenges of parenting while balancing professional commitments, emphasizing the importance of cherishing special moments with loved ones.

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239. Kealia Watt

Today on the podcast we chat with Sports Nutritionist, Reilly Beatty. Reilly answers a ton of your questions about how to fuel your body as a female athlete. Topics we discuss include:
-pregame/training food 
-post training fuel
-foods to help build muscle
-best snacks
-favorite sports drink


Check out more tips from Reilly at her website www.reillybeatty.com and her IG @reilly.beatty.nutrition

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238. Sports Nutritionist Reilly Beatty

This week on the podcast we chat with Utah Royal's Carly Nelson. Carly tells us about her transformative experience of playng overseas and why she recommends it for other pros. She also tells us about the impact of having a coach who communicates transparently with their players. 

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237. Carly Nelson

This week on the podcast we chat with Houston Dash's Belle Briede! We chat about:

 finishing training and practice on a high note
 shifting mindset for growth 
  finding positives in adversity 
  embracing discomfort in growth 
  learning soccer isn’t your whole identity


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236. Belle Briede

This week on the podcast we chat with Angel City FC's, M.A. Vignola. M.A. talks to us about falling out of love with the game and falling back in love with it. She also tells us about the silver lining of her injury was discovering her self-identity outside of soccer and how to be a great teammate from the sideline. M.A. also tells us about having feelings of self-doubt and how she believes it's something prevalent in women's sports that we need to talk about more.

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142. Simone Charley- Angel City FC & Vanderbilt Soccer and Track & Field Athlete

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