“I let alcohol prevail over me”

Hopefully Solo takes responsibility after her last one Arrest of DWIcalling this moment “the biggest mistake of my life.”

“I let alcohol take over in a decision I’ll never live on,” she said in the August 18 episode. Podcast “Hope Solo Speaks”further calling this error “a decision that was a great cost to me and my family.”

The football star was arrested on March 31 after she was discovered behind the wheel of a vehicle sitting in a Walmart parking lot in North Carolina, with her two-year-old twins, Lozen and Vittorio, in the back seat.

The engine was still running when it was discovered.

After this incident, Solo entered rehab for alcoholism and postponed the induction ceremony to the National Soccer Hall of Fame.

“I contacted the Hall of Fame and respectfully requested that my Hall of Fame inauguration ceremony be postponed until 2023,” the former athlete wrote. “I will be voluntarily enrolling in an Inpatient Alcoholism Treatment Program to meet my alcohol challenges.

“Right now my energy and focus is totally focused on my health, healing and caring for my family. Thank you Hall of Fame for your support and understanding of my decision. “

At the end of July, Solo had plead guilty before DWI and was sentenced to 30 days ‘active sentence and 24 months’ probation, as well as a $ 2,500 fine and a $ 600 laboratory fee.

Her rehabilitation was 30 days and she was also ordered to undergo a substance abuse assessment and complete all recommended treatment before she was released from the hook.

“Getting treated, waiting for the legal system, dealing with international and national headlines, canceling my participation in the Hall of Fame inauguration, seemed to be confused with embarrassment,” she recalled in her podcast. “There were many days and nights when I cried uncontrollably after my first panic attack. The thought of leaving the family to fend for themselves was almost unbearable. “

Ultimately, however, she is thankful for the time spent convalescing.

“Today I am grateful for my 30 days of absence to read, think, pray, mediate and learn. There is no shame in dealing with alcohol or addiction. Thank you to the beautiful men and women who taught me this. “