01: Living the Unconventional Life as a Hockey Wife with Krystie Letang

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