Retired soccer star Ashlyn Harris is bravely sharing the deeply personal struggles she faced with addiction in her college years, shedding light on her misuse of Adderall and the impact it had on her life.
In a candid interview on the Question Everything with Danielle Robay podcast, Ashlyn, now 39, detailed her battle with Adderall abuse during her time at the University of North Carolina. Reflecting on that dark period, she said, “I was getting really heavily addicted to Adderall and misusing it… I was taking it all the time. I would go days without sleeping. It was wild. I felt like I was gonna give myself a heart attack. I was crushing it. I was snorting it. It was so problematic.”
The former professional soccer player went on to describe how, in addition to helping her stay awake, Adderall made her feel thinner, which only fueled the cycle of misuse. “Then I was like, ‘Oh, it makes me skinny. It curbs my appetite.’ It was just a toxic, toxic time for me,” she confessed, explaining that her addiction began to take hold after several injuries, including multiple ACL and labrum issues.
Despite the darkness surrounding that period, Ashlyn found support from her college soccer coach, Anson Dorrance, who helped her navigate the difficult challenges she faced. “It got really, really dark and I had to make some serious adjustments,” she recalled. “Anson would have me read books. I started reading a book called Man’s Search for Meaning and it’s about suffering and reframing it. It changed my life.”
Today, Ashlyn is focused on ensuring that her past experiences don’t affect her children—Sloane, 4, and Ocean, 2, whom she shares with ex-wife Ali Krieger. The two-time FIFA Women’s World Cup champion is determined to raise her kids with the strength and wisdom she gained from overcoming her personal battles.
“I have a lot of trauma in my life and I have a lot of scars,” Ashlyn shared. “I do not want to project and place that on my children. When you become a mom and you’re molding young humans, your perspective in life changes. You have to get your s–t together because they see and hear everything.”
Ashlyn’s dedication to providing her kids with a solid foundation is clear. “I just want to give my kids the best tools to be whoever they want to be. But at the core of them, they need to be good people. They have to be good people. How they serve their community, how they show up for their friends, that matters,” she emphasized.
With the lessons learned from her past, Ashlyn is not only building a healthier future for herself but for her family as well, ensuring that her children have the best possible start in life.
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