Episode 119: Toni Pressley & Leading With Kindness

“How is this still going on? It’s hard for me to understand how people don’t live with compassion, don’t live with the need to be kind.”On this week’s episode of the Eat Green Make Green Podcast, I sit down with the one and only Toni Pressley. Toni is professional soccer player for the Orlando Pride, a breast cancer survivor, and vegan. We talk about the current status of US women’s professional soccer, what it’s like in Orlando right now during the pandemic, her path to becoming a pro soccer player, how a cancer diagnosis last year caught by surprise, how she overcame it and got back on the field in a matter of months, how the experience has changed her perspective, what she’s learned from being in a relationship with worldwide soccer legend Marta Vieira da Silva, her take on the current conversation around race, and her experience as a black woman in the US. This is a beautiful conversation about life, strength, and compassion. Not only is Toni a world-class athlete, she is also a shining light and a force for good in a world that can often feel unkind.Show NotesToni’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tonideion/Orlando Pride Website: https://www.orlandocitysc.com/Libby’s Legacy Breast Cancer Foundation: http://libbyslegacy.org/The Mindful Project: http://www.iamherenow.com/From The Ground Up Film: https://www.fromthegroundupfilm.com/