The Importance of Awareness in Family Units

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I think it also, everything you're saying applies maybe to a lesser extent, but to family units. Even that level of awareness of yourself has got to help. I see it in the way that the moms are in this environment, or raising their kids. A kid will have a big emotion instead of being like, "Oh, we're having a big emotion" It's not like you can either have emotions or you can't. We obviously know we all have them. So even just like seeing that, I feel like has changed in a lot of ways. Just my perspective on things. Andmaybe mature enough to like handle in a different way than Marcel and Charlie are. But you

Laser-focused on her final World Cup, MEGAN RAPINOE chooses our podcast to go *deep* on her bittersweet decision to retire from her iconic soccer career:

Why she is excited – and ready – to say goodbye to soccer;
Why representing America is so important to her in this moment;
Why she doesn’t believe in sacrificing herself for the team;
How dissociation helped her on the field – and hurt her in life – and how she’s working to give it up.

Plus, Megan explores the question: Does greatness have to cost you your humanity?

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