Kristie Mewis is in the form of her life for the Houston Dash, which earned her a return to United States national team camp. Kristie shares her journey of falling out of favor with the U.S. — her last cap was over six years ago — to being traded multiple times in the National Women’s Soccer League and finding herself after her ACL injury in Houston. Her revival is among the best on-field stories in a weird 2020.
Click here to subscribe on Spotify and click here to subscribe on Apple Podcasts now so you never miss an episode. You can also click here for the RSS feed that you can plug in anywhere. Find us on any platform you use for podcasts.
Please go ahead and rate and review this pod with those five stars on your favorite platform so that more people can discover it. Let us know in the comments who you would like to hear from in the future.
Editing and production: Claire Watkins.
Here are rough timestamps of our conversation:
2:00 — Her journey back to the national team, and finding her way
8:00 — “I was kind of mad at that Kristie” for lying to myself
13:00 — How the Dash changed their culture in 2020
17:00 — On being traded twice in a week in 2017
22:00 — Holding it down in Houston; life in the bubble
26:30 — Supporting Black teammates
33:30 — Hoping to wear the U.S. jersey alongside her sister, Sam, again
Members of The Equalizer Extra read about Kristie’s incredible story during the NWSL Challenge Cup in July. Start your FREE, 7-day trial NOW to get first access to stories like this:
At peace with the past, Kristie Mewis feels better than ever — and it shows
