What kind of advice do you have or have you given to younger players that are hoping to improve their mental health, don't know where to begin, are struggling?

A lot of times it's simple, but talking to someone is such a big one, and I think it's really hard, especially as a young athlete or young person when you feel pressure, you feel stress.

You're uncertain about your future

to keep all those thoughts and everything inside. So I think just talking about it can be really

helpful. We may laugh, we learn, we might be your game's missing peace. Today on the pod,

we've got US Women's National Team star Naomi Germa.

We talked to her about her journey as a professional, how she stays grounded through journaling,

and the importance of maintaining your mental health.

We also talk about her initiative, Create the Space, which supports teams and organizations

and their journey to become communities of care.

It was a great conversation.

We love Naomi. Check it out.

Thank you so much for coming on. Naomi. We really appreciate it. Of course. Thank you for having me.

So we're going to jump right in. We know mental health has become something you're very passionate about.

So we'd love to know why is that important to you? Yeah, I mean, I think mental health has always been

something that has been important to me, important to people around me, I mean, I think mental health has always been something that has been

important to me, important to people around me, but I think became especially important after

losing my best friend to suicide in 2022. So after that, it's just been something that I really felt

on my heart is something that I really want to try to make a change in.

And I think for me, like my community is soccer.

So that felt like the most natural communities try to make an impact in.

And what kind of advice do you have or have you given to younger players that are hoping to improve their mental health, don't know where to

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