Imagine this....you're faced with the decision to leave a 7-year career as a stable ICU nurse in the town you grew up in, complete with a leadership role and financial security, to follow a hockey player you barely know across the globe? What do you do, and how do you deal with the "witching hour" of contract negotiations while living with your parents and trying to avoid the constant question: "Where are you going next year?" Today, I'm sitting down with an amazing young woman, Audrey Somoza, wife of European veteran Ethan Somoza, for a conversation that's as real and refreshing as it gets.

Audrey shares the feeling of entering the hockey world blind, the intimidation of a new social scene, and the initial shock of moving to Budapest, Hungary, where she had to "get comfortable just feeling dumb" while navigating a foreign city. We talk about the guilt of hitting pause on her nursing career, the unexpected community she found documenting her life on TikTok (and the viral story that landed her in People Magazine!), along with so much more.

This conversation is an honest look at surrendering to a life you never planned, finding joy in the constant movement, and appreciating the "blip of your life" that is the short, incredible ride of professional hockey. You won't want to miss Audrey's powerful perspective on growth and seizing every moment!

Did something in this conversation I had with Audrey resonate with you? I'd love to hear about it, so let us know over on Instagram, @wereinonepod, and we'll see you back soon for another hard-hitting episode!

Just some of the highlights you'll hear:

• How Audrey met her husband Ethan and why he decided to stay in the ECHL for an extra year to build the foundation of their relationship

• What motivated Audrey, a former ICU nurse, to leave her stable, leadership-role career to join Ethan on their global adventures

• The reasons she encourages him to play the game as long as he can, and the inspiring perspective on living in the moment that she lives by

• How entering the European hockey world in Budapest forced Audrey out of her comfort zone while initially navigating the city and going to games alone

• The story of what led to her viral TikTok video and how it ultimately resulted in her and Ethan being featured in People and Yahoo

• Audrey's candid thoughts on the struggle to find remote work led and the professional avenue she is now considering pursuing

• What no one warned her about before joining the hockey world, and why the best advice she can give others is to simply surrender to the experience and enjoy the ride
  
  

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Audrey's Instagram & TikTok

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How do you find your footing in a foreign country after falling in love with a professional hockey player, living a life you swore you'd never live? And what happens when a secret teenage fling is rekindled a decade later with a persistent DM? I am so excited to chat with Tori O'Connor, wife of undrafted European veteran Ryan O'Connor, as she gets raw and real about her journey from an independent tech sales career to embracing the "two lives" of a European hockey wife and mom.

Tori opens up about the shock of expectations versus reality in German hockey towns, the lonely days of working remote Eastern hours from Europe, and the savage intensity of European fans. Plus, you'll hear Tori's unbelievable, 5-hour natural birth story in a German hospital that involved a "sunny side up" flip, two black eyes, and an umbilical cord scare, all while her husband was texting the coach about Sunday's game!

This episode is about realizing that sometimes, the biggest wins are just finding your support system when you're thousands of miles from home. I am so honored that Tori joined me and was so open to share her experiences with us, and I can't wait for you to hear the unfiltered truth of sacrifice, surprise, and finding pride in a life you never planned.

Did something in this conversation I had with Tori resonate with you? I'd love to hear about it, so let us know over on Instagram, @wereinonepod, and we'll see you back soon for another hard-hitting episode!

Just some of the highlights you'll hear:

• The incredible story of how an undrafted player's career can lead to incredible success across the globe

• Tori and Ryan's secret college relationship and what happened when couple reconnected much later through social media

• What it's like to balance a full-time tech sales job remotely with the European hockey life, and some of the challenges Tori faces in this role

• Tips for successfully navigating a late-term international flight while pregnant, plus the surprisingly common side effect of a 9-hour flight

• How Tori's natural birth in Germany resulted in a five-hour pushing marathon, a "sunny side up" baby flip, and two black eyes

• The crucial post-birth support system she received in Germany that is non-existent in Canada

• What fan passion really looks like in Europe and a few of the crazy stories that demonstrates their enthusiasm for the game

• Why you might look back on the professional athlete life after it's over and realize your identity as a hockey wife became something you learned to be proud of

Have you ever wondered what happens when a hockey player's career dream and their family dream collide? In this episode, I chat with someone that I've known for a long time (in fact, he and my husband Jay won the Calder Cup together way back in 2001)! My guest today is the one and only Levente Szuper, the only Hungarian goaltender to ever be drafted into the NHL, and he's here to uncover the real, raw, and sometimes messy truth of a hockey life.

Levente takes us through his wild, almost unbelievable journey from a child actor and pianist in Budapest to a Calder Cup winner in North America. He gets brutally honest about the decision to retire at the height of his career, the epic story of his last-minute Memorial Cup win, and why he played in a World Championship after not even putting on his goalie gear for a year.

This isn't your average hockey story; Levente's is a true Cinderella story that is so unbelievable that you have to listen to it to believe. It's about finding your place, living two lifetimes in one, and realizing that sometimes, the biggest wins happen off the ice.

Did something in this conversation I had with Levente resonate with you? I'd love to hear about it, so let us know over on Instagram, @wereinonepod, and we'll see you back soon for another hard-hitting episode!

Just some of the highlights you'll hear:

• How acting, music, and a multi-sport upbringing created an unconventional path for this future NHL-drafted goaltender

• Why the most exciting thing in Levente's career was also the most devastating moment: winning the Memorial Cup after being pulled in a previous game

• The reason professional scouts and general managers were afraid to draft him, despite his record-breaking rookie season

• How Levente and his wife, Amy, overcame the intense challenges of long-distance and a professional hockey lifestyle to build a strong partnership that endures today

• Why this promising 32-year-old goaltender decided to retire at the top of his game after the birth of his first child

• A behind-the-scenes of Levente's incredible comeback: playing in a World Championship tournament as the starting goalie after a full year of retirement

• Some of the struggles he faced off the ice in a management capacity in Hungary from a culture he no longer understood

• How Levente has found his true purpose living a "simple life" as an author, broadcaster, and dedicated family man

Is the professional hockey lifestyle really as glamorous as it seems? What happens when your entire identity is tied to someone else's career, and you're forced to live a nomadic life? To kick off things in this very first episode of We're In One, I sit down with Krystie Letang to dive into the raw and unfiltered reality behind the rink, and trust me, we're not holding anything back. Krystie is married to Alan Letang , former Professional hockey player turned coach.

After decades in the game, Krystie reveals the true cost of the pro hockey lifestyle and why it's so misunderstood. She gets real about the loneliness of being a coach's wife, the shocking truth that the loneliest job in hockey actually isn't that of the coach, shares the brutal, in-your-face advice she has for the next generation, and a whole lot more.

So grab a drink of wine or your favorite beverage, buckle up and hit "play", because this isn't your average hockey story; this is the real, unapologetic truth. Krystie and I just scratched the surface in this conversation and as you'll hear, we have so much more to talk about. If you'd like me to bring Krystie back for a Part Two, let us know over on Instagram, @wereinonepod, and we'll see you back soon for another hard-hitting episode!

Just some of the highlights you'll hear:

• Some of the sacrifices involved in the demanding lifestyle of professional hockey

• How we've both come to realize the way to make a team work is to create a family where everyone is willing to go to war for each other

• Why the loneliest job in hockey is not the head coach, but the coach's wife

• How living abroad has given us the unique freedom to raise our kids "old school" and without judgment

• The truth behind the misconception that a professional hockey wife's life is just "one long vacation"

• Why the transition from a player's wife to a coach's wife requires a whole new level of investment

• Why the professional hockey lifestyle can be so unrelatable and confusing to those who have never experienced it

• What the advice "play until they kick you out" means to Krystie and I

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New episodes are coming real soon, and we've got lots to talk about – so stay tuned!