Ashlyn Harris—World Cup champion, activist, mother, and the goalkeeper with the most saves in U.S. Women's National Team history—opens up about the reality of high-performance culture, the addiction that almost consumed her, and why she walked away from everything she built to start over. Now, she's in a new chapter—one that includes radical self-work, protecting her peace, and an unexpected love story. In this episode, Ashlyn shares:

• The moment she realized she was living a life that wasn't hers & what she did about it
• How Adderall addiction almost derailed her career—and what pulled her out
• The moment she realized she was living a life that wasn't truly hers
• What it really took to leave her marriage and start over
• The price of protecting your peace—and why it's always worth it
• The shocking truth about women's soccer's pay gap (and why she was done fighting)
• How her friendship with Sophia Bush turned into something more
• What the media gets wrong about their relationship—and why she doesn't care
• The hardest lesson she learned in therapy—and the question that changed everything
• Why she refuses to settle for an "average" life (and how it shapes her relationships)
• What elite athletes and Hollywood actors really have in common
• How she's rebuilding her life—on her own terms
• The problem with hustle culture, and why true success is about more than just winning
• Her new podcast "Wide Open" – how she named it and the one episode she thinks everyone should start with!

This is a conversation about reinvention and the radical act of choosing yourself—even when the whole world is watching.

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Listen to her podcast "Wide Open with Ashlyn Harris" produced by iHeart Women's Sports. New episodes drop weekly on Mondays, on the iHeartRadio app and anywhere you get your podcasts.

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