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Ashlyn Harris has spoken candidly about navigating one of the most challenging seasons of her life, following her highly publicized divorce from fellow soccer star Ali Krieger. The former USWNT player, who has since moved on with new partner Sophia Bush, addressed the online harassment she and her children have faced in the wake of her marriage breakdown.
The 38-year-old athlete, who shares custody of her two young children with Krieger, emphasized the importance of prioritizing their safety and wellbeing. “I’m navigating a divorce that’s been really hard,” Harris said at a Women’s Health event on Tuesday. “I can’t control everyone else’s reaction. I can’t control everyone else’s opinions of me. I have to own myself and my body and be present and be human.”
Ashlyn Harris said her divorce, and new relationship, has led to ‘the hardest seasons’ of her life
Harris explained that her “storm” doesn’t have to affect her children, saying, “It’s one of the hardest things I’ve ever had to go through — dealing with a divorce with two very young children and not letting them see or feel my storm and rain.” She added, “It’s a really big test.”
The athlete previously spoke out against the “unbearably painful” comments she and her family received, saying, “The online hate that has happened since has been one of the most personally devastating experiences of my life. Words matter.”
‘I can’t control everyone else’s reaction,’ she said of the backlash to her Sophia Bush romance
Harris credited Bush with helping her manage her mental health struggles, saying, “I say this often to Sophia — if I’m walking into a fire, I have to be equipped for that fire. I have to get my fire suit, I’ve got to get my tools, I gotta get my oxygen mask, I gotta get my water hose.”
The former couple, who met in 2010 as teammates on the USWNT, got engaged in 2019 and tied the knot in Miami that same year. Their split became public in September 2023 when Harris filed for divorce and swiftly moved on with Bush.
Harris and Krieger share custody of their two young children, Sloane and Ocean. The athlete emphasized the importance of prioritizing their safety and wellbeing, saying, “My storm doesn’t have to be theirs. It’s one of the hardest things I’ve ever had to go through — dealing with a divorce with two very young children and not letting them see or feel my storm and rain.”
Harris and Krieger share custody of their two young children, Sloane and Ocean
Harris expressed gratitude for Bush’s support, saying, “I’m equipped to handle the process. It might not be an easy window — it might be a back door, it might be climbing through a roof. But I’m equipped to handle the process.”
