FROM ATHLETE TO FOUNDER

Hi there! My name is Gabrielle Ewing & I am the creator & founder of The Athlete Confidential. 

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I've been playing sports as long as I can remember. Pretty sure I could dribble a ball before I could walk. At some point soccer was the sport that stuck. I played collegiate soccer from 2015-2018 & in 2019 I signed my first professional contract to play soccer overseas. It was everything I had worked for my entire athletic career.

 

& in 2020 that all came to a devastating & unexpected halt. The combination of a major ankle injury & a global pandemic led me to hang up my boots and walk away from the one thing I loved most, soccer. It was all I knew, it was my entire identity. I had no idea who I was without it. My mental health hit an alarming low. After a major identity crisis, crippling anxiety & bouts of depression I eventually came out on the other side, but it wasn't easy. 

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During my time away from soccer I felt alone, unseen & lost. But the truth is, hundreds of athletes face these challenges on a regular basis. However, it feels like no one is talking about it. Not as much as we should anyway & it rarely comes from the people we need to hear it from most. So, I decided I needed to tell my story because these are conversations that need to be had.

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Thus, The Athlete Confidential was born. A platform where I and other athlete's can tell their story so that we all feel seen & heard because we are not alone.​