The True Story of My Mom

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I feel like I put such a huge expectation on what kind of love I needed. My mom really did love me in the most amount of way that she possibly was capable of. That generation had a certain memo about parenting. There was a certain kind of conversation around what love was and how to love a child. And ever since I've retired, I've been getting more and more of that because gone are my famous soccer days.

Today, we celebrate the one-and-only Abby – and her rare gift of vulnerability and storytelling.

Our favorite person on the planet – Abby Wambach – is going deep, answering the questions that we all have, but that only Glennon and Amanda can ask.

Abby shares, in an intensely new and courageous way, about her lifelong pursuit of love – including her complicated relationships with her mom, soccer, her first marriage, queerness, and her “shadow self” – and why she has questioned her own lovability for so much of her life.

For the other Abby episodes in this series, check out:

189. Abby for the 1st Time On Divorce & Her Unrequited Love

190. Abby’s Christmas Miracle: When All the Heartbreak Made Sense

About Abby:

Olympian, Activist, Author, and Co-host of the We Can Do Hard Things Podcast

Abby Wambach is a two-time Olympic gold medalist, FIFA World Cup Champion, and six-time winner of the U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year award. She was the United States’ leading scorer in the 2007 and 2011 Women’s World Cup tournaments and the 2004 and 2012 Olympics. Abby is the host of ABBY’S PLACES on ESPN+, in which she showcases what makes her beloved sport of soccer a worldwide sensation. An activist for equality and inclusion, she is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller WOLFPACK as well as the adaptation of WOLFPACK for the next generation, an instant New York Times bestseller. She is a founder and part owner of Angel City FC, the first majority-female-owned soccer team in history, and is a member of the Board of Directors for the non-profit organization Together Rising. Abby lives in California with her wife and their three children.

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